--- title: "Messiest Exes on Earth Elon Musk and Grimes Are Flirting Again" description: "Elon Musk and ex-girlfriend Grimes are seemingly flirting with each other this week on the social media platform X-formerly-Twitter." date: "2024-04-12" modified: "2024-04-12" authors: - name: "Sharon Adarlo" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/sadarlo" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-flirting-twitter" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "grimes" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Messiest Exes on Earth Elon Musk and Grimes Are Flirting Again ![Elon Musk and ex-girlfriend Grimes are seemingly flirting with each other this week on the social media platform X-formerly-Twitter.]() *\Image: Neilson Barnard via Getty / Futurism\* ## Players of Games Maybe it seems small-minded to speculate about the [messy love life]() of tech billionaire Elon Musk, but the twists and turns of his on-and-off again relationship with his former girlfriend and acclaimed musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher have [influenced media coverage ]()and [online opinions]() on his business acumen — and even drawn [scrutiny from the federal government]() in the past. So color us curious after we noticed Musk and Boucher seemingly flirting with each other earlier this week on the social media platform X-formerly-Twitter — also the site of their original [online meet cute]() — even after [a highly publicized custody battle]() over their three kids. On Wednesday, Grimes [posted a snippet of footage]() from the video game Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty where a digital character modeled on herself [performs and sings](). https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1778284698462007690 "Did anyone catch my character's performance in cyberpunk?" she wrote. "Cool concept for an irl performance," Musk replied, with Grimes responding back, "True — could be sick with projection mapping." The exchange sent many tongues wagging on social media. "she's not gonna notice you bro," [one snarky user wrote]() under the conversation. "Elon loves you," [another advised](). ## Tea Leaves We don't know what the exchange means, but reading the tea loves, here's to hoping it's a signal the two have reached a fair and mutually agreeable custody arrangement for their three young kids. Before this week's subtle flirty exchange, Grimes was sending out [distressing X posts about the custody situation](), accusing Musk of keeping their kids away from her. (Remember, Musk has at least [eight other children]() with his ex-wife and an executive at Neuralink, a brain implant company he founded.) As for the duo getting back together, that looks doubtful, with Grimes [cozying up with new boyfriend]() DJ Matteo "Anyma" Milleri on Instagram. As for Musk, [it's very unclear]() who he is dating right now, though shareholders probably hope he's moved on from his messy custody drama with Grime and is instead laser focused on his other baby, Tesla, [whose stock has slid quite a bit]() this year. **More on Elon Musk and Grimes:** [*We're Waiting for Elon Musk to Go Berzerk as Grimes Debuts New Boyfriend*]()