Elon Musk is getting candid about his relationship with his estranged daughter. The Tesla CEO shared that 20-year-old Vivian Jenna Wilson —whom he shares with ex-wife Justine Wilson —was "killed" in his eyes by "the woke mind virus" by seeking gender-affirming care after coming out as transgender. "I was essentially tricked into signing documents," Elon told Daily Wire in an interview published July 23.
"This was really before I had any understanding of what was going on, and we had COVID going on, so there was a lot of confusion." The SpaceX founder claimed he only agreed to sign the papers that gave Vivian permission to undergo gender-affirming care because he was told she "might commit suicide" if he didn't. "I was tricked into doing this," Elon continued.
"I lost my son, essentially." Noting that the act of referring to a transgender person by their old name is called "deadnaming," he added, "The reason they call it ‘deadnaming’ is because your son is dead." And Elon—who also shares late son Nevada Alexander Musk , Vivian's twin brother Griffin Musk , and 16-year-old triplets Kai Musk , Saxon Musk and Damian Musk with Justine—doesn't want to experience that loss again.
As he explained, "I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that, and we’re making some progress." Vivian cut ties with Elon in 2022 after filing a petition to change her name due to her gender identity and her severed relationship with the patriarch. "I no longer live with," Vivian wrote i.