--- title: "Grimes Comes Out in Support of Elon Musk’s Daughter He Publicly Attacked" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk's on-and-off-again partner Claire \"Grimes\" Boucher has come out in support of his estranged, transgender daughter." date: "2024-07-26" modified: "2024-07-26" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/grimes-support-elon-musk-trans-daughter" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "grimes" - "transgender" --- # Grimes Comes Out in Support of Elon Musk’s Daughter He Publicly Attacked ![Tesla CEO Elon Musk's on-and-off-again partner Claire "Grimes" Boucher has come out in support of his estranged, transgender daughter.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* Tesla CEO Elon Musk's [on-and-off-again]() partner Claire "Grimes" Boucher has come out in support of the mercurial entrepreneur's estranged transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson. "I love and am forever endlessly proud of Vivian," the musician [tweeted]() late Thursday evening. The news comes shortly after [*NBC News* published an exclusive first interview]() with the 20-year-old, who [made headlines in 2022]() after seeking court approval to change her name — and reject any association with Musk. Wilson [strongly denied]() comments Musk made about her in recent weeks, [including bizarre and intentionally hurtful]() claims that the so-called "woke mind virus" had "killed" his "son," referring to Wilson's "deadname" that she doesn't use anymore. Meanwhile, Wilson has come out defiantly, putting her father's shocking bigotry on full display. "I think he was under the assumption that I wasn’t going to say anything and I would just let this go unchallenged," Wilson told *NBC*. "Which I’m not going to do, because if you’re going to lie about me, like, blatantly to an audience of millions, I’m not just gonna let that slide." While Musk chose to deadname the daughter he had with his first wife Justine Musk — born Jennifer Justine Wilson — thereby denying her gender identity, Boucher thought better and referred to Wilson using her real name. Grimes has already struggled to come to terms with Musk's bigotry and [well-documented disdain for transgender people](), [telling *Wired*]() last year that the two had a "big, long conversation" about the topic. "It came down to pretty much every way that your transition can cause fertility issues," she said at the time. "I was like, 'OK, you don't hate trans people, you hate woke culture.'" Musk has long argued that the [biggest threat]() to humanity is the falling fertility rate, and has done his best to populate the Earth with his own children. So far, Musk has had 12 kids with three women over the last two decades. According to a recent report, he has even [offered SpaceX employees sperm]() to seed a future Mars colony. But could Musk's spat with his estranged daughter really be about fertility and not plain old prejudice? Musk has seemingly [failed to do his homework](), [incorrectly stating]() that puberty blockers are "actually just sterilization drugs." "They save lives," Wilson told NBC, referring to treatments for transgender people. "Let's not get that twisted. They definitely allowed me to thrive." Musk's relationship with Boucher has been rocky, to say the least, involving multiple splits and an acrimonious custody battle. The pair had seemingly buried the hatchet by April, judging by a [brief and friendly exchange]() on X-formerly-Twitter in April. But Musk's vicious attack on his estranged daughter likely isn't sitting well with her, highlighting a major point of contention in an already strained relationship. **More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk's Transgender Daughter Says He's Treated Her With Unbelievable Cruelty]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()