---
title: "Elon Musk and Grimes Just Broke Up After Dating Three Years"
description: "According to British gossip magazine Page Six, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Grimes, musician and partner of three years, have broken up."
date: "2021-09-24"
modified: "2021-09-24"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-broke-up"
categories:
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Future Society"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "grimes"
  - "the digest"
---

# Elon Musk and Grimes Just Broke Up After Dating Three Years

![According to British gossip magazine Page Six, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Grimes, musician and partner of three years, have broken up.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/elon-musk-grimes-broke-up-dating-three-years.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Getty / Futurism\</em\>*

## Big Breakup

According to an [exclusive by celebrity gossip magazine *Page Six*](<https://pagesix.com/2021/09/24/elon-musk-and-grimes-break-up-after-three-years-together/>), SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and acclaimed musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher, who had been dating for three years, have broken up.

"We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms," Musk told the publication. "It’s mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or traveling overseas and her work is primarily in LA."

"She’s staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room," referring to their child, [X Æ A-Xii Musk](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name-claim>), who was born in May 2020.

## Semi-Separated

It's unclear why Musk chose to speak to *Page Six* first — but it's a juicy story that's bound to make some pretty big headlines today.

Grimes is also keeping herself busy, [filming a new show](<https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/08/grimes-alter-ego-and-pressure-physically-beautiful/5774808001/>) for Fox called "Alter Ego," on which she is a judge.

The last time they made a public appearance together was at the Met Gala earlier this month. Grimes showed up by herself, [with a badass sword](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/grimes-sword-ar-15>) made out of a melted AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

X Æ A-Xii Musk isn't the billionaire's only child. He has had five sons with ex-wife Justine Wilson, and also has married, divorced, and re-married "Westworld" actress Talulah Riley.

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk and Grimes break up after three years together](<https://pagesix.com/2021/09/24/elon-musk-and-grimes-break-up-after-three-years-together/?utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow>) \[*Page Six*\]

## 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.

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