Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk’s estranged trans daughter, has made a bold claim regarding her father’s use of IVF.

In a viral post, she claimed that Musk used the procedure to conceive only boys, causing controversy over his parenting choices and escalating their already strained relationship.

Did Elon Musk really use IVF for gender selection?

Vivian Wilson expressed resentment at being “bought and paid for” as a boy. Elon Musk, who has 13 children, remains estranged from Vivian and has publicly criticized gender ideology.

The Tesla founder fathered six children with his first wife, Justine Wilson, including 20-year-old Vivian.

The couple chose to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) to continue their family after their first child, Nevada, passed away from sudden infant death syndrome, as per a report.

Griffin and Xavier, twins, were born in 2004; Xavier is transgender and now goes by Vivian.

What did Vivian say about her upbringing?

In a Threads post on Sunday, Vivian attacked her parents for using in vitro fertilization (IVF) to have children, saying they paid to have a boy born.

“The gender I was assigned at birth was a commodity that could be purchased and paid for.” “Therefore, I was defying the advertised product when I was feminine as a child and later discovered that I was transgender,” Vivian asserted, as per a report by the Daily Mail.

“I had to fight against that expectation of masculinity my entire life because it was a financial transaction.”

IVF with gender selection is not only prohibited outside of the United States and Mexico, but it is also a controversial medical procedure that can cost thousands of dollars.

Elon Musk has 13 children with four women—Wilson, Claire Elise Boucher, also known as Grimes, Shivon Zilis, and Ashley St. Clair—many of whom were conceived through IVF, according to a Daily Mail report. However, it is unclear if Musk decided to use gender selection in IVF.

IVF was used to conceive X Æ A-Xii, one of Musk and Grimes’ most well-known children, and surrogacy was used to give birth to their daughter.

How has Elon Musk responded to her claims?

Musk and Vivian are no longer together, and he stated in a 2024 interview that he opposes gender ideology. He said that doctors had deceived him into signing paperwork that would have given his son “puberty blockers.”

“I basically lost my son.” He told Jordan Peterson, “My son is dead, killed by the woke mind virus,” and then he added, “So I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that.”

The 21-year-old frequently vents her frustrations with the Musk family, particularly her father Elon, on social media.

Last month, the estranged daughter said she learned about her new alleged half-sibling on Reddit rather than from family.

Vivian shared the bizarre experience on TikTok, pointing out a disturbing trend and mentioning that this isn’t the first time she’s come across information about a possible new Musk sibling online.

FAQs

What has Vivian Wilson said about Musk’s use of IVF?
She claimed her father used IVF to conceive only boys and referred to her assigned gender at birth as a “monetary transaction” against which she had to fight her entire life.

How did Elon Musk respond?
Musk has not directly addressed her latest allegations, but he has previously stated that he lost his “son” to the “woke mind virus” and has pledged to combat gender ideology.