Elon Musk’s recent comments about his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, have ignited a public dispute. In an interview with psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, Musk expressed that he had “lost” his son, attributing this to a “woke mind virus.” Musk elaborated on social media platform X, stating, “Xavier was born gay and slightly autistic, two attributes that contribute to gender dysphoria. I knew that from when he was about 4 years old and he would pick out clothes for me to wear like a jacket and tell me it was 'fabulous!'”
Wilson’s Response to Musk’s Statements
Vivian Jenna Wilson, who legally changed her name in 2022 and distanced herself from Musk, responded to his comments on Threads. She dismissed Musk’s claim that she is “slightly autistic” as “entirely fake,” asserting that he had fabricated stories for attention.
“There’s a lot of stuff I need to debunk which I will get to don’t worry, but I want to start with what I find the funniest, which is the notorious ‘slightly autistic’ tweet,” Wilson wrote. She accused Musk of being absent throughout her childhood and criticized him for seeking validation through misleading statements.
Who is Vivian Jenna Wilson?
Vivian Jenna Wilson, the eldest of the twins Musk had with his first wife Justine Wilson, changed her name in 2022. In her court petition, she cited her “gender identity” and her desire to no longer be related to Musk “in any way, shape, or form” as reasons for the name change.
Musk’s Criticized Behavior
In an NBC interview, Wilson described her