Elon Musk’s Estranged Transgender Daughter: Did He Abandon Her For Being A Transwoman? Inside Their Strained Family Relationship

Tesla CEO and the billionaire Elon Musk’s personal life has always been in the public eye. As his journey as a father continues to draw attention, His transwoman daughter has given an exclusive interview to Teen Vogue. In The report she had opened about her strained relationship with her father, her hobbies and her life as a transgender. In the last 20 years, Elon Musk has had a total of 12 children with three different women. His first child was born in 2002 with his ex-wife, Justine Wilson.

His most recent child was born in early 2024 with Shivon Zilis, who is a director at Neuralink. Vivian Jenna Wilson, the 20-year-old daughter of Elon with Justine Wilson is now in news for her bold decisions and talent. She is active on online platforms like TikTok, where she showcases her talent. According to the New York Times, she has a really powerful and interesting and hilarious voice and a way of cutting through the noise with humor. Here’s More about Vivian Jenna Wilson.

Who Is Vivian Jenna Wilson?

Vivian Jenna Wilson is the daughter of Billionaire Elon Muk’s and his ex-wife, Justine Wilson. She is a transwoman who is active on online, TikTok and other social media platforms. She has never held back her disdain for her father. Vivian hasn’t talked to him since 2020. Teen Vogue lately said, “I don’t give a f**k about him. I really don’t. It’s annoying that people associate me with him.” In the interview, This is not the first time, Wilson said, she wants herself completely free of the billionaire’s name. In 2022, she even filed a petition to legally change her name as she doesn’t “wish to be related to [her] biological father in any way, shape or form.”

Wilson On Her Journey As A Transwoman

Wilson opened upon her gender preference in 2020. She announced that she was a transgender. In that year she shared an Instagram story. She said, “I’m trans. She/her pronouns.” From that day onwards, she felt that she wasn’t remain in the closet anymore. She said, “I was like, I cannot f**king do this anymore. That was the point where puberty was really picking up and everything in my life was completely falling apart.

I was constantly having mental breakdowns in the middle of class. I could not get through the days. I didn’t want to wake up, I didn’t want to do anything.” She Continued.. “I just wanted to rot, pretty much. It was like, I cannot do this anymore. If I stay in the closet anymore, this is going to take me down a very destructive path.” Furthermore, she first shared her truth on Instagram before telling her mother, a decision she later deeply regretted. Until then, she was known as Xavier Alexander Musk. However, when she finally opened up to her mother, she found unwavering support. Her mother not only embraced her transition but also played a meaningful role in inspiring her new name.

How Elon Musk Reacted

Elon Musk didn’t take it well and didn’t accept Vivian’s transition. He publicly criticized her. In a 2024 interview with Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk claimed he had been “tricked” into allowing his daughter to receive gender-affirming care at 16. However, Wilson pushed back against this statement, taking to Threads to clarify that Musk was fully aware of the medical decisions she made.
Moreover, the medical decisions she made further strained their relationship from that point onward. Furthermore, Vivian told the magazine that she hasn’t spoken to Musk since she came out in 2020. She also added that she is financially independent from her father. “I haven’t talked to him since 2020. That was almost half a decade ago at this point.”

Vivian’s Career

According to reports, Vivian Jenna Wilson left the United States to become a translator. For building her career, she moved to study French, Spanish, and Japanese languages. As of 2025, she is living in Tokyo.

She has also shared how her growing online presence has led her to explore different career paths, including modeling, Twitch streaming, or even her “absolute dream job”—being on a reality show. She said, “I haven’t made any money from being famous at all. I have made zero dollars and zero cents. I do live in a lot of people’s heads rent-free, though,” she said. “It is my absolute dream to be on a reality show, which I know is absolutely pathetic. As an overdramatic little queer, reality shows are something I adore beyond belief.”