--- title: "Elon Musk Is Such a Garbage-Tier Dad That His Kids Find Out About Their New Siblings While Browsing Reddit" description: "Amid claims that Elon Musk has secretly fathered a new child, the billionaire's estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, is posting through it." date: "2025-02-20" modified: "2025-02-20" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-vivian-wilson-reddit-discovery" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "musk family" - "reddit" - "vivian jenna wilson" --- # Elon Musk Is Such a Garbage-Tier Dad That His Kids Find Out About Their New Siblings While Browsing Reddit ![Amid claims that Elon Musk has secretly fathered a new child, the billionaire's estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, is posting through it.]() *\Image: TikTok / Jim Watson / AFP via Getty / Futurism\* Amid claims that Elon Musk has secretly fathered yet another child, the billionaire's estranged daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson has revealed a horrendous family dynamic in which she's repeatedly learned she has new siblings from online gossip. "Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I'd have two nickels," the 20-year-old [posted on TikTok](), "which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?" Though she didn't name names outright, that post was almost certainly in reference to news of far-right influencer [Ashley St. Clair's dramatic revelation]() that she had given birth to Musk's 13th known child five months ago. Though Musk [hasn't yet responded]() to the 26-year-old influencer's claims of paternity, text exchanges between St. Clair and the billionaire's money manager that were [viewed by the *New York Post*]() suggest she's telling the truth. Wilson — who changed her last name and [came out as transgender]() in 2022 — later added that she'd learned about the existence of *six* of her half-siblings online. If that assertion holds up, it's equal parts sad and shocking; Musk is the kind of guy who constantly talks about the importance of parenthood and family — while apparently putting comically little effort into his relationships with his actual children. When [asked on Threads](), Meta's Twitter clone, which "platform was the worst to find out through," she responded in kind. "r/RuPaulsDragRace," Wilson responded. "I am being so deadass right now." The young woman [elaborated in a followup TikTok]() that back in 2022, during a period when she and her dad's former partner Claire "Grimes" Boucher were not on speaking terms, she saw a post on the "Drag Race" subreddit [referencing the pair's second child](). Though she was initially incredulous, Wilson said she "double-checked" the claim — and discovered that Boucher and Musk had, indeed, [had another kid](). "I had no idea \[about\] this at the time," the 20-year-old exclaimed, "because no one thought to let me know!" Despite [Grimes' vocal support]() for Wilson amid [Musk's transphobic tirade]() against her, she took a moment to throw a bit of shade on her erstwhile stepmom. "I just think it's funny because — choices," she said, alluding to Boucher's decision to have two more kids with the multi-hyphenate after their first, X Æ A-12, was born. As always, Wilson's [posts about her dad]() are a much-needed breath of fresh air in the midst of the horrible news cycle he commands — though finding out about half of your siblings online is, to be fair, pretty bleak stuff. **More on the Musk fam:** [*Elon Musk’s Dad Goes On Transphobic Tirade Against His Grandkids*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()