New York [US], June 5: The strained relationship between tech billionaire Elon Musk and his daughter Vivian Wilson continues to be the focus of international media attention. Recently, the 22-year-old expressed anger when she was unexpectedly questioned about her billionaire father at a public event.
According to Page Six on June 4th, Vivian Wilson abruptly walked out of a red carpet interview when a reporter asked her about her father. The incident occurred on June 2nd at the Desigual Vintage fashion event held on the island of Ibiza (Spain), when the conversation shifted towards the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla.
Specifically, according to a video that is rapidly going viral on social media platforms, while Wilson was happily chatting, the reporter suddenly asked, "Your father is the best, isn't he?". Wilson immediately looked stunned and asked back, "What? Excuse me?".
When a reporter persistently repeated the question, "Is your father the best?", Wilson coldly replied, "Okay," before turning and walking away angrily. This action revealed a rift in the family relationship between the daughter and billionaire Elon Musk .
Vivian Wilson is one of Elon Musk's eldest children with Justine Wilson, his first wife. She and her twin brother, Griffin, were born in 2004 in California, USA. In 2020, Wilson officially came out as transgender . In 2022, upon turning 18, she filed a petition with the court to change her legal name to her mother's surname, officially removing the "Musk" surname from her life. In court documents at the time, she definitively stated that she "no longer wanted any family relationship" and refused to accept any financial support from her biological father since becoming independent.
The relationship between father and daughter has been constantly strained as they repeatedly attack each other in the media. In a 2023 biography of Elon Musk, the billionaire expressed disappointment and blamed the education system for his daughter's estrangement. In 2024, during a conversation with psychologist Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk continued to use harsh language about his daughter's gender transition, claiming he was "tricked" into signing medical documents and declaring his son "dead."
Vivian Wilson: 'I was the one who initiated the breakup with him'
Not remaining silent in the face of criticism, Vivian Wilson responded fiercely in the media. She accused Elon Musk of being an "uncaring," "arrogant," and virtually absent father throughout his children's childhood.
"He doesn't know what I was like as a child simply because he wasn't there. And during the short time he was around, I was constantly harassed because of my femininity," Wilson shared with NBC News . She also stated on the social media platform Threads: "I want to make it clear that I was the one who initiated the breakup, not the other way around." Sharing about her current life studying languages in Tokyo, Japan, Wilson describes growing up in a billionaire's family as "strange and isolating." However, the 22-year-old asserts that she is now completely at peace and no longer holds a place for her biological father in her mind. Vivian Wilson is pursuing a modeling career and is actively involved in the LGBT community . She also affirms that she doesn't crave the immense wealth or the glamour of being a billionaire's daughter.
Source: Thanh Nein Newspaper
