Elon Musk's trans child seeks to change name and sever ties with dad

Elon Musk's trans child seeks to change name and sever ties with dad
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Aden-Jay Wood

By Aden-Jay Wood


Published: 21/06/2022

- 15:09

Updated: 14/02/2023

- 10:57

The formerly known Xavier Alexander Musk, 18, says she 'no longer wishes to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form'

Elon Musk's transgender daughter has filed a request to change her name in accordance with her new gender identity.

The formerly known Xavier Alexander Musk also wants to change her name because "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form."


FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Elon Musk
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FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk reacts at a post-launch news conference to discuss the  SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Mr Musk has previously said "pronouns suck" on Twitter
Joe Skipper

The petition for both a name change and a new birth certificate reflecting her new gender identity was filed with the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica in April.

Ms Musk, who recently turned 18, the age of consent in California, has asked the court to change her gender recognition from male to female and to register her new name, according to court documents.

Her new name was redacted in the online document.

Ms Musk's mother is Justine Wilson, who divorced the Tesla CEO in 2008.

There was no further explanation of the rift between Mr Musk's daughter and her father, the Tesla and SpaceX chief who is attempting a £35billion takeover of social media platform Twitter.

Neither a lawyer representing Ms Musk, nor the Tesla media office has responded to the petition as of yet.

In May, Mr Musk declared his support for the Republican Party, whose elected representatives support a raft of legislation that would limit transgender rights in states across the country.

Mr Musk has weighed in on the issue of transgender people choosing their preferred pronouns, tweeting in 2020, "I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare."

He also tweeted “pronouns suck” in July 2020.

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