PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk ... [+] attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Elon Musk is visiting Paris for the VivaTech show where he gives a conference in front of 4,000 technology enthusiasts. He also took the opportunity to meet Bernard Arnaud, CEO of LVMH and the French President. Emmanuel Macron, who has already met Elon Musk twice in recent months, hopes to convince him to set up a Tesla battery factory in France, his pioneer company in electric cars. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe clapperboard snaps. The camera zooms into focus, right on his face. He stares straight into it, his demeanor tense. So, how was your week, a disembodied voice asks, out of frame. Elon Musk briefly turns away, pensive. Then he gazes back into the lens.This isnt a real scene and it isnt a real movie. But it could be especially after the very real week Musk has had.The South African, who is the second richest man on earth with an eye-watering net worth of $195 billion, has lived a life of affluence and opulence. A descendant of a prominent family, he has been intimately familiar with the weight of money and power from a young age.His dad, Errol Musk, was the owner of a lucrative emerald mining business and a politician. He has said the mining endeavor generated profits so huge that he couldnt even close the safe where he kept the cash.But as the adage goes, money doesnt buy happiness. Elon Musk ought to know that better than anyone.In an interview in 2022, his father was asked a simple question: Are you proud of your sons accomplishments?"No. he answered. "You know, we are a family that have been doing a lot of things for a long time, its not as if we suddenly started doing something.MORE FOR YOUElon Musks Push For PowerA co-founder at PayPal, Musk is the top dog at some of the worlds biggest companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and X, which he bought for $44 billion in 2022.If that wasnt enough, for the past few months hes been moonlighting as the head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a temporary government organization contracted to action a series of federal spending cuts and deregulation initiatives, designed to improve efficiency and productivity.The tech mogul secured the position after becoming the largest Republican donor, sinking a whopping $277 million into the Trump-Vance ticket, and actively canvassing for Donald Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. Election, which the Mar-a-Lago boss ultimately won.Since then, he has routinely appeared at public events alongside President Trump, including during a visit at the Oval Office with his son X A-Xii also known as X earlier this week. This is X, and hes a great guy," said Trump, looking at Musks son. High IQ.Musk has revealed the President and he speak almost every day much to the chagrin of top Trump aides, according to Reuters.Musks involvement in the private sector and the government has drawn controversy.Just this week, the entrepreneur met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C. Asked about the nature of their rendezvous, Trump commented he was uncertain whether Musk met Modi in his capacity as a tech chief or a government employee.I dont know, Trump told reporters in the White House. They met, and I assume he wants to do business in India," noting hes personally monitoring Musk for potential conflicts of interest.Juggling between a career as one of the most influential businessmen and, now, a henchman of one of the most powerful men on earth, Musk must be used to high-stress situations.But even for him, the past few days mustve been particularly stressful.Elon Musks $97.4 Billion OpenAI Takeover AttemptOn February 10, news broke that Musk had attempted a $97.4 billion hostile takeover of OpenAI the multibillion developer of ChatGPT.The maneuver, orchestrated to snatch control away from CEO Sam Altman, marked yet another escalation in the ongoing tussle between the two tech tycoons, stemming back to Musks 2018 departure from the non-profit, which he helped co-found in 2015.The Tesla chiefs unsolicited overture was purportedly backed by a consortium of big wig investors including Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Endeavor CEO Ari Emmanuel and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.No, thank you, Altman said on X. But we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.Altmans counter-punch was a one-two combo. For one, Musk had paid $44 billion to acquire then-called Twitter now X in 2022 . The second punch was calling the company by its former name.Despite the nonchalance of his response, the OpenAI CEO mustve known Musks offer could complicate his plans for the company.Altman himself has been busy bolstering his corporate and political alliances.The OpenAI chief recently appeared alongside Trump and other business leaders to announce Stargate a new AI infrastructure initiative seeking to inject $500 billion into building data centers.Hes also reportedly been fielding opportunities for OpenAI to raise up to $40 billion at a $340 billion valuation.At the heart of the discord between Musk and Altman is the latters ongoing effort to transform OpenAI from a non-profit into a for-profit a move that the former has valiantly opposed, citing concerns over the companys focus on developing safe and transparent AI solutions.Altman has described Musks approach as nothing more than a blatant scheme to slow down a competitor," alluding to Musks own AI undertaking, xAI.Its time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was, Musk said about the bid in a statement provided by his attorney Marc Toberoff. We will make sure that happens.But contrary to Musks plans, it seems Altman has successfully fended off his attack at least for now.OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musks latest attempt to disrupt his competition," chairman Bret Taylor said on behalf of the board on Friday, February 14. "Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.But that wasnt the only complication Musk would have to deal with on that day.An Illegitimate Child?Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world," wrote Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer and author, on X. "Elon Musk is the father."Of all days, the statement captioned Alea Iacta Est" meaning the cast is die in Latin was posted on February 14, Valentines Day.I have not previously disclosed this to protect our childs privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause," St. Clair added. I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment. For that reason, I ask that the media honor our child's privacy, and refrain from invasive reporting.Musk, who has fathered 12 children from three different mothers, has yet to comment on St. Clairs claims. In the meantime, her post has garnered copious attention on social media, including comments from Candace Owens and former Rep. Matt Gaetz who both congratulated St. Clair.If true, that would be his 13th child, making St. Clair the fourth woman Musk has had children with.Even for Musk a man with an intricate romantic past an allegation of this nature cant bode well for his already tense family dynamics.Detailing his issues with gender affirming care for trans individuals last July, Musk referred to Vivian Jenna Wilson one of his children from his first wife Justine Wilson as "dead, killed by the woke mind virus.In response, Wilson, who is transgender herself, claimed Musk had berated her femininity and queerness," calling him quick to anger and uncaring and narcissistic.A couple of days after St. Clairs post, Shivon Zilis, Neuralink operations director and the mother of three of Musks children, took to X to share a photo of her with two of the kids. Musk replied with a smiling-face-with-hearts emoji.Only days earlier, singer Grimes, who also has three children with Musk, criticized the Tesla chief for bringing their son X A-Xii to the Oval Office, adding he should not be in public like this.Amidst all of that commotion, Musk never took a break from posting on X.Elon Musks Pursuit Of HappinessIn the same interview in which he said he wasnt proud of him, Errol Musk hinted at his sons dissatisfaction with his career progression, adding that Elon is not as happy as hed like to be.Not long prior to that, Errol had revealed he had fathered two children with his stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout, who is 42 years his junior.It has been over two years since Errol reflected on Elons unhappiness. But earlier this week, Altman made a similar observation.I dont think hes, like, a happy person, Altman said. I feel for him. Im not sure if Altman is an admirer of Sun Tzus writing, but he strikes me as a man who knows his enemy.Nobody has made a movie about Elon Musk yet, but its tough to imagine a life that illustrious and tragic would go undocumented. And when his biopic inevitably hits the big screen, I wonder: where would Elons last week land in his story arc and would there be a happy ending?