Grimes has as soon as once more used social media to make a plea to her former associate Elon Musk. In a post shared on Twitter (now often called X, after Musk’s acquisition and rebranding in 2023), the digital artist acknowledged that she has virtually begged the tech tycoon to cease exposing their three younger youngsters (who’re 4, 3, and 2-years-old) to the general public eye.
After a supposedly Grimes tweet concerning the sexual inclinations of Fortune 500 executives went across the app, the artist denied that she has ever posted this, stating it’s a doctored picture. A person replied to Grimes, asking “the way to [sic] defend your youngsters from this? Can’t you wipe this rubbish from the web?” Grimes gave a stark response, insinuating that she has no help to guard her three youngsters.
“I sadly don’t management the web… I’ve tried begging the general public and my child’s dad to maintain them offline, and I”ve tried authorized recourse,” Grimes mentioned. “The state of my youngsters’s lives being public is of grave concern to me… It’s insane to me that there’s no technique to take care of this.”
“I might hope there was some regulation that will enable a mum or dad to veto young children from residing public lives however I don’t even belief the regulation to assist me now if I attempted to invoke it tbh. We’re within the Wild West of data content material and the dismantling of privateness and it’s very regarding.”
This assertion from Grimes comes roughly a month after Musk introduced their four-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, to the White Home whereas Trump signed an government order to extend the capabilities of the newly fashioned Division of Authorities Effectivity (or DOGE). Musk has also brought their children to other public events involving political leaders and work appearances, together with to fulfill Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extra.
This isn’t the primary time that Grimes has used Twitter to try to come up with Musk. In February, she begged for Musk to supply help to an pressing “medical crisis” involving one in every of their youngsters. “I’m not giving any particulars however he gained’t reply to texts calls or emails and has skipped each assembly,” Grimes tweeted. “Our baby will endure life lengthy impairment if he doesn’t reply asap… if I’ve to use public strain then I suppose that’s the place we’re at.”
In the meantime, in an interview with TIME, Grimes mentioned, “I would love folks to cease posting pictures of my child all over the place.”
I sadly don’t management the web and can’t wipe this from the web. I’ve tried begging the general public and my youngsters dad to maintain them offline, and I’ve tried authorized recourse. I observe you right here I’ve seen younger ppl destroyed by the web too. The state of my…
— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) March 14, 2025
