Toxic? Timeline of Elon Musk and Amber Heard’s relationship
From when they first met to the end of their relationship, take a look at Elon Musk and Amber Heard’s timeline of romance.
South African-born billionaire Elon Musk reflected on his “brutal” relationship with American actress Amber Heard in his biography – here’s a look at the pair’s relationship timeline.
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ELON MUSK OPENS UP ABOUT AMBER HEARD
Pretoria-born billionaire reflected on his relationship with American actress Amber Heard in his biography written by Walter Isaacson. The pair began dating after Amber field for divorce from actor Johnny Depp.
“It was brutal,” he said summing up their romance.
Walter also noted that Musk’s friends and family weren’t too fond of the relationship. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s brother, Kimbal described Amber as “toxic” and “a nightmare. He went on to say that his billionaire brother has a tendency of falling for women who are “beautiful, no question, but they have a very dark side.”
“Because I’m just a fool for love. I am often a fool, but especially for love,” said Musk in response to his brother’s comment.
The father of 11 and Amber eventually called in quits in 2017. Musk described this as enduring “18 months of unrelenting insanity” that was “mind-bogglingly painful.”
Take a look at the pair’s relationship timeline.
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2013: ELON MUSK AND AMBER HEARD FIRST MET
The pair met on the set of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills in 2013 in which Heard played the role of leading actress and the billionaire had a cameo role.
The Tesla CEO insisted that they were just friends until Heard divorced Depp in 2016 and he divorced Talulah Riley the same year.
APRIL 2017: INSTAGRAM OFFICIAL
Heard posted the below photo of herself with Musk on Instagram in April 2017. Musk is seen with a kiss mark on his cheek.
AUGUST 2017: THE COUPLE’S BREAK UP
Rumours of the pair’s break up surfaced in August 2017. The billionaire then confirmed the break up via an Instagram post.
“Btw, just to clear up some of the press storms this weekend, although Amber and I did break up, we are still friends, remain close and love one another,” he wrote.
He later added that the pair split due to long distance and their busy schedules.
“Long-distance relationships when both partners have intense work obligations are always difficult, but who knows what the future holds,” wrote Musk.
LATER IN 2017: THE PAIR VISITED EASTER ISLAND
Musk and Heard were spotted visiting Easter Island, in Chile, towards the end of 2017.
FEBRUARY 2018: ELON MUSK AND AMBER HEARD FINALLY CALL IT QUITS
After a break up and make up, the pair officially called it quits for the final time in February 2018.
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