Grimes has as soon as once more used social media to make a plea to her former associate Elon Musk. In a put up shared on Twitter (now often known as X, after Musk’s acquisition and rebranding in 2023), the digital artist said that she has virtually begged the tech tycoon to cease exposing their three younger kids (who’re 4, 3, and 2-years-old) to the general public eye.
After a supposedly Grimes tweet relating to 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 consumer replied to Grimes, asking “ [sic] shield your kids from this? Can’t you wipe this rubbish from the web?” Grimes gave a stark response, insinuating that she has no assist to guard her three kids.
“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 stated. “The state of my kids’s lives being public is of grave concern to me… It’s insane to me that there’s no method to take care of this.”
“I might hope there was some legislation that will permit a mum or dad to veto young children from residing public lives however I don’t even belief the legislation to assist me now if I attempted to invoke it tbh. We’re within the Wild West of knowledge 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 govt order to extend the capabilities of the newly shaped Division of Authorities Effectivity (or DOGE). Musk has additionally introduced their kids to different public occasions 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 offer assist to an pressing “medical disaster” involving considered one of their kids. “I’m not giving any particulars however he received’t reply to texts calls or emails and has skipped each assembly,” Grimes tweeted. “Our baby will undergo life lengthy impairment if he doesn’t reply asap… if I’ve to use public stress then I assume that’s the place we’re at.”
In the meantime, in an interview with TIME, Grimes stated, “I would like folks to cease posting photos of my child in every single 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 children 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