Arrested Russian Billionaire Had Sperm Donation Side Hustle

Elon Musk has raised eyebrows by fathering at least 12 children. But that is nothing compared to the billionaire founder of secure messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov.

The Russian tech mogul, who was arrested in France on Saturday for allegedly allowing criminal activity on Telegram, claimed he first donated sperm to a friend struggling with fertility issues 15 years ago, but continued supplying to sperm banks after being told he was considered “high quality donor material” and it was his “civic duty” to help other couples.

“I have just been told I have over 100 biological kids.” Durov wrote in June in a Telegram post. “How is this possible for a guy who has never been married and prefers to live alone?”

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