Grimes Says ‘Fame Is Something You Should Consent to’ After Son’s Oval Office Appearance with Dad Elon Musk

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Grimes and Elon Musk.Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty; Justin Sullivan/Getty

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Justin Sullivan/Getty

AmidElon Musk’s new role ashead of the Department of Government Efficiency,Grimeshopes her children will be kept out of the spotlight.

The singer-songwriter recently responded to critics who called her out after criticizing Musk for having their sonX Æ A-Xii, 4, with him in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when PresidentDonald Trumpsigned an executive order granting DOGE more power.

“It was like, ‘Grimes slams,’ ‘Grimes speaks out.’ It’s like, OK, it was a reply. But I would really like people to stop posting images of my kid everywhere,” she said in an interview withTimepublished on Monday, Feb. 24.

Grimes told the outlet she believes “fame is something you should consent to.”

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“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 added.

During his appearance at the Oval Office with his father, X was photographed making various faces or grabbing at his father.

Grimes claimed on X that she didn’t know that their son would be making the public appearance.

She made the statement after a random X userwrote under one of her posts, “Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT ‘please forgive me, I need to pee.’ "

Grimes and Elon Musk at the 2018 MET Gala.Taylor Hill/Getty

Taylor Hill/Getty

“He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh,” shewrote in response.

Grimes and Muskbroke upin September 2021 after three years together. Three months later, they quietly welcomed daughterExa Dark Siderælvia surrogate.

In September 2023, it was revealed that the two welcomed their child together, sonTechno Mechanicus,in June 2022.

Since then, Grimeshas asked for her children’s privacy, and publicly distanced herself from him, most recently in Januarywhen he made a one-armed gesture that heavily resembled a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty

Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty

She addressed social media users' urge for her to publicly denounce the gesture, writing in part onX: “It’s absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened.”

“I am not him,” she continued. “I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.”

The Tesla CEO is also father to six other children with hisex-wife, Justine Wilson. Their eldest, Nevada Alexander, died of infant death syndrome (SIDS) at 10 weeks old. He shares three other children withShivon Zilis, an executive at one of his companies.

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Earlier this month, authorAshley St. Clairclaimed onXthatshe and Musk welcomed a child together in September 2024, possibly making him a father of 13.

source: people.com