Who is Jana Bezuidenhout?

Born on March 11, 1988, Jana Bezuidenhout is the daughter of Errol Musk’s ex-wife Heide Bezuidenhout.

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Jana Bezuidenhout was four when Elon Musk's father Errol Musk became her stepfather.

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In a bare-all interview, Elon Musk's father Errol Musk claimed he had an unplanned child with Jana Bezuidenhout, his 35-year-old stepdaughter.

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Errol Musk said Jana Bezuidenhout gave birth to a baby girl in 2019. They welcomed their first child, Elliot Rush, in 2017.

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Musk senior said the only purpose for humans to be on earth is to procreate.

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Jana was raised in South Africa where she lived with her stepfather, mother and their half-siblings.

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Errol said Jana’s pregnancy wasn’t “planned” and they are no longer living together due to their age difference.

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An Instagram account under Jana’s name has 68 posts and almost 1.5k followers but the last social media post dates to April 2018.

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Jana has described herself as “mother, soft, artistic” in her Instagram bio.

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