“I’m not him.” This is what Grimes responded when she found herself with a flood of messages asking her – for the less virulent – to justify the two Nazi salutes performed by Elon Musk (and which he defended without conviction) during of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.
To an Internet user who promised to stop following the singer and to cover the tattoos she wore in her honor following these gestures by the new strongman of the Trump administration, Grimes responded in detail on X, a platform owned by the billionaire. If she “deeply respects” the concerns of her fan, “it’s also very unhealthy that people are so angry when I haven’t been online all day and I discovered this controversy just like you. the moment.”
The Canadian artist also points out that she is not an American citizen and, above all, that she is held responsible for “something an ex did”, which is “absurd”.
A difficult separation
Grimes and Elon Musk were a couple until September 2021, when they announced they were “semi-separated.” They have three children together: X Æ A-Xii (four years old), Exa Dark Sideræl (three years old), and Techno Mechanicus (two years old).
-The singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, spent a good part of last year fighting against the billionaire to ensure that her rights as a mother were respected. She, among other things, accused Elon Musk of taking their children from her. “I haven't seen one of my babies for five months,” she said in a message on X on November 20.
Everyone has their responsibilities
In these circumstances, it is all the easier to understand her annoyance at being permanently associated with the decisions of someone who has not shared her life for several years and who is visibly making it difficult for her. If she knows that the “concern” of her fans “comes from a good intention”, she absolutely does not intend “to issue a press release every time he does something”. Especially since Grimes wants his public speech, which is rather rare, to serve to “add something positive”.
“To be clear, I could say stupid things, be on the cover of magazines, be a feminist hero and gain some power from it – but it wouldn't do any good. I choose the well-being of my children. I swear it doesn't feel good when you're hated for things you don't even know about, can't predict, and have no control over. I also chose this path, and I accept it. I’m trying to make the best of it and just wish you all happiness and health,” Grimes concluded.
