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The father of Elon Musk, the technology billionaire, says it was “God’s plan” for him to have a baby with his own stepdaughter.

Errol Musk, 72, described the 10-month-old baby boy he had with Jana Bezuidenhout, 30, as “exquisite”.

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He married Miss Bezuidenhout’s mother Heide when Jana was four but told The Sunday Times he did not consider her as his stepdaughter because she had been raised away from the family for long periods.

Mr Musk had two children with Heide Bezuidenhout before they divorced after 18 years of marriage.

He said Jana contacted him last year after splitting up with a boyfriend. “We were lonely, lost people,” Mr Musk said from his home in South Africa. “One thing led to another — you can call it God’s plan or nature’s plan.”

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Two months later, Miss Bezuidenhout told him she was pregnant. After assuming the father was her ex-boyfriend, Mr Musk demanded a paternity test only to discover it was his baby.