Vivian Wilson walks away as interviewer calls dad Elon Musk ‘the best’
Vivian Wilson and Elon Musk (Getty Images)
Vivian Jenna Wilson cut a media interview short this week after being asked about her estranged father, Elon Musk, during a Tuesday (2 June) appearance at the 40th anniversary celebration for Spanish fashion label Desigual.
In footage shared online, a reporter asked Wilson: “Your father, the best, no?” Appearing confused, Wilson asked for clarification before the interviewer repeated: “The best, your father?”
After briefly responding: “Okay,” the 22-year-old walked away from the interview, ending the exchange.
Wilson and Musk have been publicly estranged for several years. The pair became largely disconnected after Wilson came out as transgender in 2020 and later legally changed her name.
Since then, she has occasionally spoken about their relationship in interviews, often critically, while also firmly establishing her own public presence as a model, activist, and online personality.
The exchange comes one day after Musk publicly claimed on X that he only got into politics because of his estranged daughter. Musk’s political career, although highly visible, was short-lived. He had become friendly with US President Donald Trump during Trump’s 2024 election campaign, for which Musk was a major financial donor.
Musk then took up the role of head of DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency, when Trump came into office in January 2025. However, he only remained in the post for a few months.
Tensions between the pair seemed to rise in March 2025, when the president limited Musk’s authority, and he had left the White House completely by May.
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