Grimes Reveals Custody Struggles With Elon Musk: ‘I Didn’t See My Child for 5 Months’
Grimes, the visionary artist known for her avant-garde music and boundary-pushing creativity, has opened up about her challenging custody battle with Elon Musk. The two share three children: sons X Æ A-Xii, 4, and Techno Mechanicus, 2, along with daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 3. In a candid post on X (formerly Twitter), Grimes detailed the emotional toll of the year-long dispute and the broader impact it has had on her life.
“Having babies rips you apart and puts you back together,” she wrote, summing up the transformative experience of parenthood. Reflecting on the custody battle, she described being in a state with limited protections for mothers and facing scrutiny over her public life. Her Instagram posts and modeling work were reportedly used as arguments against her parental abilities, a situation she called deeply unjust.
The situation reached its emotional peak when Grimes revealed she was unable to see one of her children for five months. She didn’t specify which child or the reasons behind the separation, but the pain was evident in her words. “Spent a year locked in battle… fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he becomes unrecognizable to me,” she shared, alluding to her estranged relationship with Musk.
Despite these challenges, Grimes has emerged from this period with renewed focus and creative energy. She described a surge in artistic inspiration, channeling her experiences into her craft. “Poetry and pure raw emotion are pouring out of my soul at a rate I’ve never known,” she wrote. With a deeper understanding of her work as a producer and the support of ideal creative collaborators, she’s ready to dive back into music-making, no matter how polarizing the results might be.
Her reflections weren’t limited to her struggles. Grimes expressed a profound sense of gratitude for the hardships she endured, noting how they shaped her perspective. “Everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child’s play after all this. Ego death, ego birth—it’s everything an artist could dream of,” she concluded.
Elon Musk, known for his prolific career and large family, has 12 children, including his three with Grimes. His other children include seven with his first wife, Justine Wilson, and twins born in 2021 with Shivon Zilis.
As Grimes looks ahead, she seems poised to turn pain into art, embodying resilience and creativity. Her candid words offer a rare glimpse into her private life while reminding the world of her unwavering commitment to her craft and her identity as an artist.
