Mother of 4 of Elon Musk’s kids takes the stand in OpenAI trial and reveals details about their personal relationship

NewsWorldAmericasMother of 4 of Elon Musk’s kids takes the stand in OpenAI trial and reveals details about their personal relationshipShivon Zilis, 40, insisted her relationship with Musk never influenced her judgment as an OpenAI board member Andrea Cavallier Thursday 07 May 2026 00:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971892","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-openai-shivon-zillis-mother-trial-b2971892.html","title":"Mother of Elon Musk’s kids reveals details about their relationship at OpenAI trial"}}CloseMusk v. Altman: Day 6, OpenAI president Brockman testimony highlightsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMeth...