Elon Musk and Talulah Riley divorced after 5 years, 6 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $16M. Full timeline and prenup facts inside.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Riley reportedly received about $16 million in cash and other assets after the first divorce (2012). They remarried in 2013 and divorced again in 2016; no amount was reported for the second divorce.
Elon Musk and the English actress Talulah Riley, who appeared in Pride and Prejudice, St Trinian's and later in Westworld, met in 2008 in London, shortly after Musk's divorce from Justine. They married in September 2010 in a ceremony in Dornoch, Scotland. Riley was 24 and Musk 39. The couple had no children, and they divorced twice: first in 2012 and then again in 2016, after they had remarried in 2013.
By the time of the marriage Musk had become a leading entrepreneur through Tesla and SpaceX, and his wealth increased dramatically over the following years. Tesla's share price rose after the company's 2010 initial public offering, and SpaceX won large contracts from NASA. Riley's wealth came from acting and was a fraction of Musk's. Most of the increase in Musk's wealth took place during the period of their on-off marriage.
The couple married in 2010, divorced in 2012, and remarried in July 2013. Musk filed for divorce again in 2014 but withdrew the petition. Riley filed in March 2016, and the marriage ended later that year, about six years in total across the two marriages. Riley has since said she remained on good terms with Musk.
Reports said Riley received about $16 million in cash and other assets from Musk after the first divorce in 2012, with a prenuptial agreement governing the rest of the property. No settlement amount was reported for the second divorce in 2016. The couple had no children, so the arrangements were about money and property only. The numbers come from press reports, and the terms were never published.
The sum reflects the rapid rise in Musk's wealth in the years around the marriage, though a prenuptial agreement limited what Riley could claim. The on-off nature of the marriage, with two weddings and two divorces, added to the complexity.
Musk's control of Tesla and SpaceX was not affected. He went on to found Neuralink and the Boring Company and later to buy Twitter in 2022. Riley's career continued in film and television, and she wrote a novel. The divorce had no effect on either side's businesses.
Talulah Riley and Justine Musk are Musk's first two ex-wives. The $16 million reported for Riley was larger than the $2 million in cash that Justine reportedly received, reflecting how much Musk's fortune had grown. It is small compared with the settlements of other billionaires of his generation.
Riley and Musk married twice, and Riley has said she wished to keep a friendly relationship. She has written about her experiences. The $16 million figure is a press report, not a confirmed total.
Talulah Riley's reported settlement was about $16 million.
They married in 2010 and divorced in 2016, a marriage of roughly 6 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Reported assets include: Cash settlement, properties.
The sum reflects the rapid rise in Musk's wealth during the six years of marriage. Californian law divides property acquired during a marriage equally, but a prenuptial agreement might have limited this.