Justine Muskis supporting her children as one of her 18-year-olds said sheno longer wishes to be relatedto fatherElon Musk.
“Gender Identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,” she wrote in a short statement.
Vivian is one of five children that Justine, a 49-year-old Canadian author, shares with the 50-year-old businessman, who is the richest man in the world. Their first child tragically died when he was 10 weeks old from sudden infant death syndrome in 2002.The pair, who tied the knot in 2000, separated in 2008.
Elon Musk; Justine Musk.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty;
On Monday, Justinetweeted abouta recent interaction between herself and one of her 18-year-olds, without specifying if the conversation was with Vivian or her twin.
“‘I had a weird childhood,’ my 18 year old said to me. ‘I can’t believe I’m as normal-seeming as I am,'” Justine wrote on Monday, the same day that news of the court documents began circulating.
The mom tweeted that she told her child, “I’m very proud of you,” to which the teen replied, “I’m proud of myself!”
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PEOPLE has contacted Musk’s attorney, a Tesla rep and Musk’s ex-wife Justine for comment. An attempt to reach Vivian was unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, Musk — who has not spoken publicly about the court filing — shared a brief message about his children over the weekend.
“Happy Father’s Day,” hewroteon Twitter. He added in a separate message, “I love all my kids so much.”
The billionaire also shares two children with musicianGrimes.
In the past, Musk has been vocal on Twitter regarding his opinions about preferred pronouns for transgender and nonbinary people.
After being criticized in December 2020 for a since-deleted tweet seemingly mocking the use of preferred pronouns,the SpaceX CEO saidthat while he “absolutely” supported transgender people, he believed “all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare.”
Nearly five months prior, in July 2020,Musk tweeted, “Pronouns suck.”
In May 2022, one month after his daughter’s court filing, Musk — who considers himself a political “moderate” — said that he plans tovote for Republican candidatesmoving forward.
Specifically, Musk hasshown supportfor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill, denounced asthe “Don’t Say Gay” law, in March.
source: people.com
