--- title: "Elon Musk Unfollows Grimes After She Debuts New Boyfriend" description: "Elon Musk appears to have once again unfollowed ex-girlfriend Claire \"Grimes\" Boucher, who recently went public with her new boyfriend." date: "2024-03-27" modified: "2024-03-27" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/musk-unfollows-grimes-new-boyfriend" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "celebrities" - "elon musk" - "grimes" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Unfollows Grimes After She Debuts New Boyfriend ![Elon Musk appears to have once again unfollowed ex-girlfriend Claire "Grimes" Boucher, who recently went public with her new boyfriend.]() *\Image: Rob Carr via Getty\* ## Exes and Unfollows That was fast! It appears that billionaire Elon Musk has once again unfollowed his ex-girlfriend Claire "Grime" Boucher on X-formerly-Twitter, [as caught]() by the ever-on-top-of-things bot account @BigTechAlert. Per [@BigTechAlert](), the latest unfollowing seems to have occurred on either March 23 or March 24. That's pretty striking timing, given that Boucher [soft-launched her new boyfriend](), believed to be DJ Matteo "Anyma" Milleri, on Instagram on March 23. The @BigTechAlert bot [also noticed]() that Musk recently followed an account called @healyourdepress, which shares feel-good content it claims in its bio will "heal your anxiety or depression." "This is quite a one-two punch," *Rest of World* journalist Russell Brandom quipped of the unfollowing-slash-following juxtaposition [in a Bluesky post](). https://twitter.com/BigTechAlert/status/1772615058008203646 ## Rinse and Repeat Unsurprisingly, the comments section of the Big Tech Alert was packed with takes on the situation. "Spicy," wrote one X user. "Love hurts sometimes," [added]() another. "Bros about to enter demon mode," another netizen [chimed in](), seemingly referring to the time that Grimes told Musk's biographer, Walter Isaacson, that Musk [can sometimes enter]() a "demon mode" that causes him to "act with a real lack of empathy." We can't stress enough that this isn't the first time the SpaceX CEO has unfollowed the EDM musician, with whom he shares [three young children]() (and is [currently engaged]() in a [litigious custody battle]().) Much of Musk and Boucher's relationship has played out publicly on X, and during their on-and-off relationship — which lasted from 2018 to 2022 — Musk [unfollowed Boucher]() [at least three separate times](). To be fair, unless the split is amicable — which, as it stands, this one doesn't appear to be whatsoever — unfollowing an ex-partner is probably a healthy thing to do. It's at least healthier than [tweeting disparaging memes]() that could be about said ex's new partner. And honestly, it's surprising that either of these people were still following each other considering their ongoing legal battles over their kids. Still, **given** the whims at which Musk has followed and unfollowed Boucher before, we wouldn't be too shocked to see the cycle repeat in the future. **More on Grimes and Elon:** [*Grimes Apparently Says Elon Musk Can Enter "Demon Mode"*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()