Grimes is opening up further about her son X Æ A-Xii’s recent visit to the Oval Office.
X, 4, attended the White House for a press conference with his father, Elon Musk, 53, who is the head of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, on February 11. The visit came as a surprise to Grimes — real name Claire Elise Boucher — who discovered her son’s high-profile appearance via social media.
“He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank (you) for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh,” Grimes, 36, shared via X at the time in response to a user who noted how “polite” her son was during the press conference.
Speaking to Time in an interview published on Monday, February 24, Grimes elaborated further, explaining, “It was like, ‘Grimes slams,’ ‘Grimes speaks out.’ It’s like, OK, it was a reply.”
Elon Musk and Grimes are the first to admit their relationship is unique. “There’s no real word for it,” Grimes (born Claire Elise Boucher) told Vanity Fair in March 2022. “I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we’re very fluid. We live in separate houses. We’re best friends. We see each other […]
“But I would really like people to stop posting images of my kid everywhere. I think fame is something you should consent to. Obviously, things will just be what they are. But I would really, really appreciate that. I can only ask, so I’m just asking,” she continued.
Grimes and Musk, who split in 2022, share three children: X, Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and Techno Mechanicus, 2.
The singer previously objected to her ex taking X to a New Year’s Eve party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, per The Cut. “I have made it clear I do not approve of that in every conceivable way I know how,” she wrote in January. “I am desperate to solve it. It is a personal tragedy to me. But currently I don’t know how to do that.”
Grimes recently raised concerns when she publicly asked Musk to respond concerning a “medical crisis” involving one of their three children.
Elon Musk and Grimes were together for four years before calling it quits in 2022. The couple made their red carpet debut in May 2018, shortly after reports surfaced of their relationship. However, it wasn’t always smooth sailing for the businessman and the singer. They weathered split rumors and a very public feud with Azealia […]
“I am sorry to do this publicly but it is no longer acceptable to ignore this situation,” Grimes wrote via X on Thursday, February 20, per Page Six. “This requires immediate attention. If you don’t want to talk to me can you please designate or hire someone who can do that we can move forward on solving this. This is urgent, Elon.”
Win McNamee/Getty Images Elon Musk is known for being a billionaire businessman who started PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX — but his life as a father has also made headlines. “He hasn’t been a good dad,” Musk’s father, Errol, claimed in a February 2025 appearance on the “Wide Awake” podcast when asked about the tech guru. […]
As well as his three children with Grimes, Musk has fathered children with multiple other women.
Earlier this month, author Ashley St. Clair claimed she welcomed a baby with Musk five months ago — his 13th child.
