Musician Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, has filed a legal petition against her ex-partner Elon Musk regarding their children. The petition seeks to establish parental rights, but specific details are undisclosed. Grimes had previously tweeted about being prevented from seeing one of her children, but later clarified that the situation was not the fault of Shivon Zilis, who gave birth to Musk's twins. Grimes emphasized the importance of women supporting each other and prioritizing their children's privacy.
Musician Grimes , whose real name is Claire
Boucher , has initiated legal action against her ex-partner, entrepreneur
Elon Musk regarding their children, as revealed in California court records.
According to a report in RollingStone, On September 29, Grimes filed a "petition to establish parental relationship," with
Musk being named as a respondent. This type of petition seeks to determine parental rights when unmarried parents are involved. Unfortunately, specific details of Boucher's filing remain undisclosed as the documents are currently unavailable online.
Both Grimes' lawyer and representative have not yet responded to Rolling Stone's requests for comments, and neither has Elon Musk's legal representation, RollingStone reported.
It is notable that Grimes and Musk share three children together: X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl, and Tau Techno Mechanicus.While the couple initially got together in 2018, they announced a "semi-separation" in 2021.
Throughout their relationship, they have maintained a level of secrecy regarding their children. For instance, Exa Dark (also known as "Y") was born via surrogate a year before being publicly announced, and the existence of Techno Mechanicus was only recently revealed in
Walter Isaacson 's biography of Elon Musk.
The filing of the parental relationship petition follows a series of events, including a since-deleted tweet by Grimes in which she claimed to be prevented from seeing one of her children. In the tweet, she referenced Walter Isaacson and mentioned
Shivon Zilis , an executive at Musk's company Neuralink, who gave birth to Musk's twins in 2021.
According to the report, Grimes expressed her frustration and requested to be unblocked by Shivon
Zilis and to have the opportunity to see her son. She also revealed that she had never been allowed to see a photo of the children until that moment, stating that the situation had caused significant family strife.
The day after her initial tweet, Grimes clarified her stance, explaining that she had spoken with Shivon Zilis and emphasized that the situation was not Zilis' fault. Grimes and Zilis expressed their mutual respect and desire for their children to grow up together.
Grimes acknowledged the challenges in communication regarding the twins but forgave the situation. She stressed the importance of women supporting each other and their shared goal of prioritizing their children's privacy over public exposure, RollingStone reported.