Elon Musk's mom, Maye Musk, is defending her son against criticism in "mainstream media." "I've been reading the dishonesty and extreme negativity in the mainstream media for 20 years," Maye, 77, wrote via X on Thursday, February 19. "It is really hard to cope with hateful headlines when Elon is doing amazing things worldwide." Maye - who published two self-help books in the late '90s and a memoir in 2019 - added that she has "just finished writing another book" that includes "how I shamed the news outlets and the journalists on Twitter five years ago." "They didn't care.