Elon Musk's Child Reportedly Writes Court to Change Name, Cut Ties With the Billionaire after Comments

Elon Musk's Child Reportedly Writes Court to Change Name, Cut Ties With the Billionaire after Comments

  • It seems all is not well for Elon Musk the world's richest man from the home front as one of his children has allegedly filed to sever ties
  • The reports in the media reportedly show legal documents obtained from a court website with requests also to change names and gender
  • As of Tuesday, the Tesla CEO is worth over $206 billion almost doubled that of his closest rival Jeff Bezos

According to reports, Tesla chief Elon Musk's child Xavier has filed documents in court to drop his surname and has decided to declare a new gender.

Xavier Alexander Musk has reportedly filed documents in Los Angeles Country after turning 18 in April.

Xavier requested the court to change his name to Vivian Jenna Wilson and asked the LA Country court to make him a woman.

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A screenshot shared on Twitter by @KnowNothingTV shows legal documents filed in Los Angeles County for a petition to change a name.

Elon musk son file case in court
Elon Musk reportedly has 7 children Credit: saya
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According to reports, the legal documents, which are also in recognition of a change of gender and issuance of birth certificate, were filed on behalf of 18-year-old Xavier Musk, the name he was given at birth.

Xavier Musk reported said in the documents submitted in court,

“Gender identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”

The petition was reportedly filed in April, not long after Vivian turned 18, according to Yahoo! Entertainment.

Back story

The news of Elon Musk's child follows after the billionaire commented on a Twitter post.

Musk has seven children: Griffin, Vivian, Kai, Saxon, Damian, whom he had with Canadian author Justine Wilson, who were married from 2000 to 2008, and X AE A-XI and Exa Dark Sideræl, whom he shares with singer Grimes.

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Meanwhile, Elon Musk on Tuesday added to his growing wealth $2.62 billion according to data from Bloomberg.

The Tesla CEO is now $206 billion rich and almost two times the wealth of his closest rival Jeff Bezos with $129B billion.

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Dave Ibemere (Senior Business Editor) Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.