Elon Musk Opens Up About Estrangement From Daughter Vivian

A tough relationship. Elon Musk opened up about his rigidity with daughter Vivian, claiming that she has been brainwashed into considering that he’s “evil.”

“It’s full-on communism and a common sentiment that if you happen to’re wealthy, you’re evil,” the SpaceX founder, 51, advised The Monetary Instances in an interview that was revealed on Friday, October 7. “[Our relationship] might change, however I’ve superb relationships with all [of my other children].”

Musk added: “Can’t win all of them.”

The Tesla CEO’s feedback come 4 months after a Los Angeles County court docket granted Vivian’s request to legally change her gender from male to feminine and her title to Vivian Jenna Wilson. “I not stay with or want to be associated to my organic father in any approach, form or kind,” the 18-year-old advised the court docket in June, per NBC Information. Vivian selected the final title Wilson as a nod to mom Justine Musk‘s maiden title.

“There being no objections, the petition for change of title, recognition of change of gender, and issuance of latest start certificates is granted,” the decide dominated.

Elon was married to Justine, 50, from 2000 to 2008. Throughout their marriage, the previous couple used IVF therapies to conceive and welcome twins Griffin and Vivian in 2004. They had been joined by triplets Damian, Kai and Saxon in 2006. Justine additionally gave start to son Nevada in 2002, who died from Sudden Toddler Dying Syndrome at simply 10 weeks outdated.

Elon has but to publicly touch upon his daughter’s gender identification, however in December 2020, he sparked backlash for his tweets about gender pronouns. “I completely help trans [people], however all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare,” he wrote in response to the criticism, earlier than claiming that Tesla had acquired an ideal rating on the 2022 Company Equality Index.

Seven months later, Elon tweeted “pronouns suck” earlier than his then-partner, Grimes, satisfied him to delete the submit. “I really like you however please flip off ur telephone or give me a dall [sic]. I can not help hate. Please cease this. I do know this isn’t your coronary heart,” the musician, 34, wrote on the time.

The on-off couple welcomed son X AE A-XII in Could 2020, and the “Oblivion” songwriter revealed in December 2021 that she and Elon had secretly welcomed daughter Exa Darkish Sideræl through surrogate. Whereas talking about their rising household in a December 2021 interview with Vainness Honest, the Canada native defined that Elon sees their son “as a protégé and [is] bringing him to every part and stuff. … X is on the market. His scenario is like that.”

Earlier than sparking his romance with Grimes, the South Africa native was married to Tallulah Riley from 2010 to 2012 and he or she beforehand opened up about witnessing her ex-husband’s bond along with his youngsters. “He tries to return dwelling early for household dinners with me and the children and possibly play some laptop video games with the boys,” the 37-year-old Pistol actress mentioned in Ashley Vance‘s 2015 biography of the controversial entrepreneur.

Nevertheless, Elon advised The New York Instances in 2020 that he didn’t play a outstanding function in his kids’s lives once they had been very younger. “Proper now there’s not a lot I can do. Grimes has a a lot larger function than me proper now,” he advised the outlet about elevating X. “When the child will get older, there shall be extra of a task for me. I feel [I’m] simply doing what I’ve executed with my different youngsters.”