Elon Musk's ex-wife and musician Grimes has written a lengthy response to criticism on social media after her former husband performed a 'Nazi gesture' during Trump's presidential inauguration.
There appears to have been quite the spotlight on Elon Musk during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, as he's been shown 'bizarrely' celebrating space-related announcements and he was also sued minutes after the event began.
However, what drew the most attention for the current head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was accusations of a 'Nazi gesture' that Musk performed multiple times while speaking on stage.
He has seemingly denied 'attacks' from people, claiming that people criticizing him "need better dirty tricks," but this hasn't stopped his ex-wife from also receiving pushback on social media.
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Grimes, who removed 'anti imperialist' from her Twitter bio after marrying Musk, posted a lengthy statement on X after one user claimed that they were reaching 'breaking point' with her. The original post remarked: "I'm more than willing to sacrifice my grimes follow and get a tattoo coverup for this btw. I'm hitting a breaking point."
In response, Grimes opens her lengthy post with the notion that "it is unhealthy that people are this upset when I have not even been online yet today and am only just learning about this controversy now."
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She further responds by claiming that she is "not a citizen of this country," and that she's "not going to say something that will create an international scandal."
Continuing on, Grimes remarks that "I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting," adding that "I feel a moral imperative to only add to the mess when something positive can be done."
Finally, she outlines that she "could go talk s*** and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout - but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children's wellbeing."
This is particularly pertinent as Grimes remains in a challenging custody battle with Musk after filing a countersuit following a settlement last August. She has previously detailed that Musk has become 'unrecognizable' to her, and that her social media posts have been used against her in court.
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While some - including the original poster that Grimes is responding to - do offer their sympathy in regards to her situation, many others aren't quite as convinced.
"I think this goes way beyond 'what your ex did'," one user argues in the replies, "I agree that he does not represent you or your values but apart from having a backbone and standing up for the ones who look up to you is to have an active stance against the people you defend from time to time."
Grimes came to the aid of her ex-husband a few days ago, as she has also verified his gaming accolades among accusations of cheating.
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Some have even referenced this in relation to her assertation that she doesn't need to make statements about his actions, as one reply disputes: "Genuinely not trying to be rude, but this is literally what you did the other day about the Diablo/PoE2 stuff and then the next day he admitted what everyone suspected. You went out of your way to make a statement on it..."
Regardless of what side you land on, it's clear many expect more from Grimes considering how outspoken she had been at the start of her career.