SpaceX founder Elon Musk capped off his first day of rehearsals hosting Saturday Night Live by having a dinner date with his babymama Grimes in Manhattan on Tuesday night.
At 49, the South African-born billionaire is 16 years older than the Canadian art-pop musician, with whom he has a year-old son X Æ A-Xii.
Elon and Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) originally bonded over Twitter before making their official red carpet debut as a couple at the Met Gala in May 2018.
Charting new territories: SpaceX founder Elon Musk (R) capped off his first day of rehearsals hosting Saturday Night Live by having a dinner date with his babymama Grimes (L) in Manhattan on Tuesday night
The pop experimentalist – who just signed with Columbia Records -showcased her eccentric style in a white knit hat, goggle-style shades, a purple top, and ‘Human’ leggings.
The cerebral couple – who’ve both survived bouts with COVID-19 – wore disposable black face masks despite the CDC’s new guidelines to only do so indoors or in crowds.
And it’s a good thing Elon did since he stopped to sign autographs for several waiting fans.
One of the autograph seekers handed Musk a small model of a car, which he closely examined once safely inside his Tesla Model X.
Innovative duo: At 49, the South African-born billionaire is 16 years older than the Canadian art-pop musician, with whom he has a year-old son X Æ A-Xii
Still going strong! Elon and Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) originally bonded over Twitter before making their official red carpet debut as a couple at the Met Gala in May 2018
Incognito: The pop experimentalist – who just signed with Columbia Records -showcased her eccentric style in a white knit hat, goggle-style shades, a purple top, and ‘Human’ leggings
They’ve both survived bouts with COVID-19: The cerebral couple wore disposable black face masks despite the CDC’s new guidelines to only do so indoors or in crowds
That same morning, the Tesla CEO told TMZ he felt ‘good’ about his controversial SNL debut considering he’s watched the NBC sketch show since attending college in the nineties.
When asked if he could perform any impersonations, Elon scoffed: ‘I don’t know. Do I seem like an actor?’
Musk reiterated his desire for a Godfather-style sketch about the trendy cryptocurrency Dogecoin asking fans, ‘Is Doge your number one choice? We’ll see…’
The thrice-divorced father-of-six was so excited about a ‘Baby Shark Tank’ skit he dreamed up last Saturday that he started singing the infectious 2016 children’s song.
Greeting his public: And it’s a good thing Elon did since he stopped to sign autographs for several waiting fans
New toy: One of the autograph seekers handed Musk a small model of a car, which he closely examined once safely inside his Tesla Model X
Big fan: That morning, the Tesla CEO told TMZ he felt ‘good’ about his controversial SNL debut considering he’s watched the NBC sketch show since attending college in the nineties
When asked if he could perform any impersonations, Elon scoffed: ‘I don’t know. Do I seem like an actor?’
Meanwhile, Grammy nominee Miley Cyrus – who’s serving SNL musical guest duties – tagged Elon in a supportive message on Tuesday.
‘Imma keep workin’ from dawn to dusk so I can keep buyin’ cars off @ElonMusk,’ the 28-year-old pop diva – who boasts 236.9M social media followers – wrote in the caption.
‘See you soon dude!’
Musk reiterated his desire for a Godfather-style sketch about the trendy cryptocurrency Dogecoin asking fans, ‘Is Doge your number one choice? We’ll see…’
Earworm: The thrice-divorced father-of-six was so excited about a ‘Baby Shark Tank’ skit he dreamed up last Saturday that he started singing the infectious 2016 children’s song
‘See you soon dude!’ Meanwhile, Grammy nominee Miley Cyrus – who’s serving SNL musical guest duties – tagged Elon in a supportive message on Tuesday
‘Live from New York with little bro!’ The 28-year-old pop diva (R, pictured last Wednesday) already said she’ll be performing her new remix of Without You alongside Australian rapper Kid Laroi (L)
Miley (born Destiny) already said she’ll be performing her new remix of Without You alongside Australian rapper Kid Laroi.
However, at least two of the not ready for primetime players have spoken out against the idea of Musk taking the stage at Studio 8H inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
When the industrial designer wisecracked, ‘Let’s find out how live Saturday Night Live really is’ – Bowen Yang Instastoried: ‘What the f*** does this even mean?’
‘No cast members have pulled out of the show yet’: However, at least two of the not ready for primetime players have spoken out against the idea of Musk taking the stage at Studio 8H
When the industrial designer wisecracked, ‘Let’s find out how live Saturday Night Live really is’ – Bowen Yang Instastoried: ‘What the f*** does this even mean?’
And Aidy Bryant Instastoried a March 25 tweet from Senator Bernie Sanders about the ‘moral obscenity’ of the ’50 wealthiest people owning more than 165M Americans’
A source told Page Six last Friday: ‘SNL boss Lorne Michaels won’t ever make cast members do anything they don’t want to do…Whether you like him or not, Elon is a very interesting character. He’s very much a showman’
And Aidy Bryant Instastoried a March 25 tweet from Senator Bernie Sanders about the ‘moral obscenity’ of the ’50 wealthiest people owning more than 165M Americans.’
‘No cast members have pulled out of the show yet,’ a source told Page Six last Friday.
‘SNL boss Lorne Michaels won’t ever make cast members do anything they don’t want to do…Whether you like him or not, Elon is a very interesting character. He’s very much a showman.’