Overview
- Zilis posted on X Friday that Musk ended their multi‑year romantic relationship suddenly and that she was blindsided by the change.
- She attached a screenshot of a September 24 text exchange in which they wrote 'Love you' to each other days before the breakup.
- Public trackers flagged that Musk had unfollowed Zilis on X earlier the same day, prompting online attention that she addressed directly.
- Elon Musk had not publicly responded to Zilis’s account as of reporting and continued posting about his companies on X.
- Zilis is a senior Neuralink executive who previously worked at Tesla and OpenAI; she emphasized gratitude for their four children and asked to remain friends and co‑parents, a development that raises practical questions about custody and their shared professional ties.