Elon Musk’s daughter granted legal name, gender change

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California decide has accepted a ask for by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s grownup daughter to improve her identify and gender on her start certification.

Vivian Jenna Wilson filed the petition in Los Angeles County Outstanding Court the working day just after turning 18 in April.

She detailed gender identification and an clear dislike of her father, as the explanation for the adjust.

“I no lengthier dwell with or would like to be related to my biological father in any way, condition or type,” she wrote on the petition.

Choose Rafael Ongkeko permitted the petition Wednesday in the Santa Monica courthouse following no just one objected to the modify. A listening to that experienced been scheduled for Friday was canceled. The court purchase claimed a new delivery certification would be issued reflecting the transform.

Vivian will now lawfully use the very last identify of her mom, Canadian author Justine Wilson, who was married to Musk from 2000 to 2008.

The couple experienced five kids, the oldest of which died as an infant. Vivian has a twin brother.

Musk has been married a few periods, such as twice to “Westworld” actress Talulah Riley. He has two younger young children with the singer Grimes.

On Father’s Day, Musk tweeted: “I like all my my children so considerably.”

Musk, 50, who is at present seeking to buy Twitter for $44 billion, has earlier claimed he supports transgender persons, nevertheless he was criticized for dismissing the use of various pronouns.

“I certainly support trans, but all these pronouns are an esthetic nightmare,” he tweeted in December 2020.

In July 2020, he tweeted “Pronouns suck.”

The Associated Press attempted to get to Vivian Jenna Wilson for remark but mobile phone calls were being not answered and textual content messages had been not quickly returned.