Elon Musk and Grimes might be expecting a baby — here’s where their relationship began and everything that’s happened since

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes have been dating since 2018, when they made their debut as a couple at the annual Met Gala.
The couple has weathered ups and downs, like Musk’s infamous “funding secured” tweet.
Now, Grimes hinted that she may be pregnant.
Here’s how their relationship has progressed since 2018.
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Elon Musk and the musician Grimes took both the business and music worlds by surprise in 2018 when they revealed they were dating.

Since then, the couple has weathered ups and downs, and possibly even a breakup or two. Now, Grimes — whose real name is Claire Boucher — has hinted that she may be pregnant.

Here’s a look at how their relationship has progressed from the beginning.

Sean Wolfe contributed to an earlier version of this story.

Claire Boucher, better known by her stage name, Grimes, is also a producer and outspoken advocate for female artists and their treatment by the press and music industry. She’s released multiple albums to critical acclaim, and her breakout album, “Visions,” won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.
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Source: Juno Awards

Grimes and Elon Musk met over Twitter. Musk was planning to make a joke about artificial intelligence — specifically, about the Rococo Basilisk character in her “Flesh Without Blood” video — and discovered she had beaten him to the punch.
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Source: Twitter

In May, shortly before the Met Gala, Page Six reported that the pair had been “quietly dating” for a few weeks.
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