elon musk Daughter is ‘Broke’: Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk’s Estranged Child, Spills on Roommates, ‘Daddy Issues,’ and the Paradox of Fame
LOS ANGELES, CA – While Elon Musk is busy calculating the trajectory of starships and counting his estimated $413 billion fortune, his eldest daughter, Vivian Wilson, is apparently counting her roommates. In a bombshell interview that has set the internet ablaze, the 21-year-old aspiring model has pulled back the curtain on her life after publicly divorcing the world’s richest man, and the picture she paints is less about private jets and more about splitting the rent.
Speaking to The Cut in a piece published Tuesday, September 2, Vivian Wilson tackled the gilded elephant in the room head-on: the assumption that she’s living off a bottomless trust fund.
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“People assume I have a lot of money. I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal,” she declared, explaining that she currently lives with three roommates simply because it’s “cheaper.” It’s a reality so far removed from her father’s that it borders on performance art. She carefully distinguishes between her mother’s financial status—“My mom is rich, right?”—and the astronomical wealth of her father, which she describes as “unimaginable degrees of wealthy.”
But for Vivian, who insists she has “no desire to be superrich,” her current situation is more than enough. “I can afford food. I have friends, a shelter, and some expendable income, which is nice and much more fortunate than most people my age in Los Angeles,” she admitted, a flash of self-awareness in a story defined by its surreal contrasts.
The Great Uncoupling: A Very Public Fallout
This isn’t just a story about a young adult finding her financial footing; it’s the latest chapter in a painfully public and deeply modern family drama. Vivian, the eldest of Musk’s 14 children, officially cut ties with her father in 2022 when she filed a petition to legally change her name and gender, stating in the court documents that she “no longer live[s] with or wish[es] to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”
The fallout has been a masterclass in digital-age conflict. On one side, you have Elon Musk, who has claimed in interviews that his daughter was “killed by the woke mind virus” and that he was somehow “tricked” into letting her transition at 16. On the other, Vivian has used social media to label the tech mogul a “pathetic man-child,” accusing him of being unaccepting of her gender identity.
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When asked by The Cut to name the most stereotypical thing about herself, Vivian’s answer was both heartbreaking and hilariously self-aware: “Daddy issues.”
From Nepo Baby High to AI-Induced Dropout
Vivian doesn’t shy away from the immense privilege of her upbringing. She describes her time at a “private high school filled with nepo babies,” where she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Apple Martin, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. It was a world where learning Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish was just part of the curriculum.
After high school, she briefly attended college in both Canada and Japan before eventually dropping out. Her reason, however, is perhaps the most uniquely Musk-ian detail of the entire interview: she blames the rise of artificial intelligence for ruining her “motivation.” It’s a uniquely 21st-century excuse for a uniquely 21st-century scion.
The Catch-22 of Being Famous for Being Estranged
Now, Vivian is stepping into the spotlight on her own terms, albeit terms that are inextricably linked to the man she has disowned. As an aspiring model, she has already landed an agent and a coveted Teen Vogue cover. Yet, she claims to be ambivalent about the very fame that is launching her career.
“I fought so hard for so long to be viewed as a regular person,” she said. “There was a moment literally right before I became famous where no one knew who I was. It was amazing… I kind of miss that. But I also like being famous.”
The reason for her affection? The cold, hard cash it provides. “I guess I’m kind of indifferent to it. But I like the fact that it makes me money.”
And therein lies the ultimate paradox of Vivian Wilson. Her entire public identity and burgeoning career are built on the foundation of her estrangement from her father. She is monetizing her independence, leveraging the global fascination with her family’s drama to build a life where she doesn’t need her family’s money. It’s the ultimate nepo baby conundrum: using the privilege of your name to escape the shadow of the man who gave it to you.
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