Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender son of Elon Musk, called his father cruel, cold, narcissistic, and an absentee parent, in an interview with NBC News.
Elon Musk had called his son killed and dead.
His estranged son adopted the feminine name Vivian after transitioning to a woman and dropping the Father’s last name Musk for Wilson.
Musk had said he was “tricked” into authorizing treatment for the transitioning as at the time he lacked “any understanding of what was going on.
During the interview, Wilson said: “I think he was under the assumption that I wasn’t going to say anything and I would just let this go unchallenged. Which I’m not going to do, because if you’re going to lie about me, like, blatantly to an audience of millions, I’m not just gonna let that slide.”
Wilson told NBC that Musk hadn’t been tricked and that he not only understood what was happening but that he was well informed about her decision.
When he was 16, Wilson said that he had wanted to start treatment for severe gender dysphoria for months, but needed consent from both Musk and his mother, Musk’s first wife, Justine Musk.
After divorcing in 2008, they shared joint custody of Wilson and his twin brother.
Wilson said his mother was supportive but Musk wasn’t and required them to meet in person to discuss the treatment.
He read the medical forms he provided at least twice, Wilson told NBC, adding that “he was not by any means tricked. He knew the full side effects.”
While speaking with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson on Monday, Musk claimed it was never explained to him that puberty blockers were “actually just sterilization drugs.”
“They save lives. Let’s not get that twisted,” Wilson said of the treatments he used, including puberty blockers and later hormone-replacement therapy. “They definitely allowed me to thrive.”
Wilson also described his experiences growing up with Musk, who was already working on SpaceX and Tesla before he was even 10 years old.
He said Musk was rarely present in his life.
He added that he was only present “maybe, 10% of the time” and that when he was, Musk was quick to berate him and wasn’t supportive.
“He was cold,” he said. “He’s very quick to anger. He is uncaring and narcissistic.”
He said when he was a child, Musk would harass him for presenting feminine traits and push him to be more masculine, such as by making his voice deeper.
“We went on this road trip that I didn’t know was actually just an advertisement for one of the cars — I don’t remember which one — and he was constantly yelling at me viciously because my voice was too high,” he said. “It was cruel.”
Wilson wrote: “I’m legally recognized as a woman in the state of California and I don’t concern myself with the opinions of those who are below me. Obviously, Elon can’t say the same because, in a ketamine-fueled haze, he’s desperate for attention and validation from an army of degenerate red-pilled incels and pick-men who are quick to give it to him.”
Wilson made it clear to NBC that he hasn’t spoken to Musk in about four years and that he refuses to be defined by him.
In 2022, Wilson applied for a name change and a new birth certificate, saying in court documents that he no longer wants to “be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”