Grimes is suing Elon Musk over parental rights to their three children – weeks after begging the Tesla founder to let her see their son
- Genesis singer Grimes filed a petition in California court last month
- The couple shares three children together
Singer Grimes is suing her ex-partner Elon Musk over the parental rights of their three children.
The artist, real name Claire Boucher, filed a “Petition to Establish Parental Relationship” in a California court on September 29.
The petition is a means of identifying a child’s legal parents if they are unmarried.
It can be used to initiate proceedings for custody orders and alimony orders.
Although the case docket is public, the files are sealed. Page six reports.
Grimes and Musk (pictured at the 2018 Met Gala) share three children together
Musk and Grimes’ firstborn was a boy named X Æ A-Xii (pictured), who the couple calls X
It does not appear that the owner of X, formerly Twitter, has responded to Grimes’ petition.
The Canadian singer, 35, has also not yet filed for child support or custody.
The petition comes just weeks after Grimes made a public plea for Musk, 52, to see their son.
In a now-deleted tweet to the mother of Musk’s twins Shivon Zilis, Grimes said: “Tell Shivon to unblock me and tell Elon to let me see my son or please respond to my lawyer.”
‘I have never even been allowed to see a photo of these children until now, despite the situation completely tearing my family apart.’
Grimes and Musk started dating in 2018 and share three children together. Their firstborn son, named X Æ A-Xii, was born in May 2020.
Their only daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, nicknamed Y, was welcomed via surrogate in December 2021, the same year the couple split for good.
Last month it emerged that the couple had secretly had a third son, Techno Mechanicus. Little is known about the child, affectionately called Y, including his exact date of birth.
Details of his arrival are included in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Musk, bringing the number of Tesla co-founders to 11.