Who is Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson?
ELON MUSK'S trans daughter is changing her name to conform with her gender identity.
But why has she dropped the Musk surname, and who is her mother? Here's all you need to know.
Who is Elon Musk's daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson?
Vivian Jenna Wilson - born Xavier Alexander Musk - is one of controversial billionaire Elon Musk's seven children.
Born in 2004, she has a twin brother Griffin.
The 18-year-old has filed legal documents requesting that her name be changed to Vivian Jenna Wilson, according to an April filing in the Superior Court of California, .
A hearing on her request is set to take place on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Why has Vivian dropped her Musk surname?
Vivian said she’s changing her name because she no longer lives with or wishes "to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form”.
Instead she has chosen to use her mother's name.
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About a month before Vivian's petition was filed, Elon announced his intention to vote for the Republican Party.
Elected representatives for the GOP have backed legislation that would limit the rights of trans people in states across the US.
Elon has previously commented on the use of pronouns.
On July 25, 2020, he tweeted: "Pronouns suck."
Then in a tweet on December 16, 2020, he wrote: "I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare."
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Who is Vivian Jenna Wilson's mother, Justine?
Vivian's mum is Justine Wilson, who divorced Musk in 2008.
The pair met while they were both studying at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.
The 49-year-old is a fantasy author, whose first novel BloodAngel was published by Penguin Books in 2005.
She and Musk have six children together: twins Vivian - formerly Xavier - and Griffin, and triplets: Damian, Kai, and Saxon, born in 2006, as well as first son Nevada Alexander Musk who sadly passed away at 10 weeks old in 2002.
Elon has since had two more children with Canadian musician Grimes.
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Their first child was originally named X Æ A-12 but they had to change it to X AE A-XII to remove the Æ and 12 so that his birth certificate would comply with California law.
Exa Dark Sideræl Musk was born in December 2021 via surrogate.