At their wedding reception, Justine encountered the other side of the conquering hero. Musk pulled Justine close while they danced, and informed her, “I am the alpha in this relationship.”
Two months later, Justine signed a postnuptial financial agreement that would come back to haunt her and entered into an enduring power struggle.
She described the situation years later in an article for Marie Claire, writing, “He was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking.
‘I am your wife,’ I told him repeatedly, ‘not your employee.’
‘If you were my employee,’ he said just as often, ‘I would fire you.’”
— Elon Musk (Ashlee Vance), Loc. 1249–54
What a red flag that guy is, huh. Was he rich when they married? Sounds like rather a gold-diggerish behaviour, otherwise why would you marry such a prick?