Vivian Jenna Wilson says she’s been financially independent from her father, Elon Musk, since coming out as trans in 2020. She’s also said that’s the year they last spoke.
On April 18, 2022, shortly after turning 18, she petitioned to change her name and gender, stating that she didn’t “wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.” A judge granted the changes and a new birth certificate on June 22, 2022.
When Musk told Jordan Peterson in July 2024 that his child had been “killed by the woke mind virus,” Vivian answered in her own words. On July 25, she wrote: “I want to make one thing absolutely clear. I disowned him, not the other way around.”
You can recognize the weight of that decision without turning her life into a story about an inheritance. Her account is that she’s supported herself financially since 2020.
Asked about wealth, she said, “I don’t give a fuck how much money anyone has.”