Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and mastermind behind Tesla and SpaceX, has been rocked by explosive allegations from his ex-partner Grimes, who exposed an “unbelievable” secret life that’s left the internet reeling. In a 2022 Vanity Fair interview, resurfaced on X on September 1, 2025, Grimes claimed Musk lived “at times below the poverty line” during their relationship, sleeping on a torn mattress and eating peanut butter for eight days straight in a “very unsafe” $40,000 house, per telegrafi.com. These bombshell revelations, part of Elon Musk’s Secret Life, paint a stark contrast to his $424.7 billion net worth, per Forbes (May 2025), sparking a global frenzy: Is this raw humility or a darker truth behind the billionaire’s halo?

Grimes, mother to three of Musk’s 14 children, described their life in a dilapidated Los Angeles home, where “neighbors filmed us, and there was no security,” per businessinsider.com. “Musk does not live like a billionaire,” she said, revealing he funneled wealth into SpaceX’s Mars program, leaving them scraping by. The claim of a torn mattress and peanut butter diet stunned fans, with X posts exploding—one user tweeting, “Elon on peanut butter for days? This is wild!” Another questioned, “Is this frugality or control?” Grimes’ comments, paired with her March 2022 breakup announcement, fuel speculation about Musk’s private struggles, especially after recent shocks like his restaurant encounter with Justine Wilson.

Skeptics on X, like those on reddit.com (March 21, 2022), argue Grimes, a successful artist, could’ve afforded better, with one post stating, “She’s trolling—nobody’s forced to eat peanut butter!” Others see it as Musk’s eccentric commitment to his ventures, echoing his 2020 tweet about selling possessions to fund Mars. buzzfeednews.com noted backlash for equating their lifestyle to poverty, but the story’s emotional weight, akin to recent media moments, resonates. Shot against Musk’s public image of luxury, these claims challenge perceptions, with telegrafi.com suggesting a “shattered halo.”

As Elon Musk’s Secret Life trends with 3.4 million X views by September 3, 2025, the debate rages: humility or something darker? Join the X frenzy and dive into this saga that’s rewriting Musk’s legend. Will these revelations redefine the billionaire, or is this just another chapter in his chaotic story?