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Grimes says she ‘begged’ Elon Musk to keep their kids offline: Young people are being ‘destroyed by the internet’

Grimes has “begged” Elon Musk to keep their three children off the internet after he brought their 4-year-old son to a media briefing at the White House last month.

“I have tried begging the public and my kids dad to keep them offline, and I’ve tried legal recourse,” the Canadian-born singer wrote via X Thursday.

“I’ve seen young ppl destroyed by the internet … The state of my children’s lives being public is of grave concern to me and I think about how to solve this every day.”

Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.

Grimes said she has “begged” Elon Musk to keep their kids off the internet. Getty Images

Elon Musk carries his son X Ã A-12 on his shoulders next to U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.,

The Canadian-born singer spoke out about her concerns via X Thursday. REUTERS

“It’s insane to me that theres no way to deal with this,” Grimes, 36, continued.

“I would hope there was some law that would allow a parent to veto small children from living public lives but I don’t even trust the law to help me now if I tried to invoke it tbh.”

The musician shares three kids with the Tesla CEO: X Æ A-XII, 4, Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and Techno Mechanicus, 1.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's son X � A-12, , before President Trump departs for Joint Base Andrews en route to Florida, on the South Lawn at the White House, in Washington D.C.

“I have tried begging the public and my kids dad to keep them offline, and I’ve tried legal recourse,” Grimes wrote. AP

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's son X Ã A-12, , before President Trump departs for Joint Base Andrews en route to Florida, on the South Lawn at the White House, in Washington D.C.

“I’ve seen young ppl destroyed by the internet … The state of my children’s lives being public is of grave concern to me and I think about how to solve this every day,” the musician continued. REUTERS

Grimes previously spoke out about her children’s privacy in February when she condemned Musk, 53, for bringing their son X Æ A-XII to a White House press conference with President Trump.

The tech billionaire carried X Æ A-XII on his shoulders as Trump signed an executive order to benefit the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk oversees.

Grimes claimed she was not aware of her son’s attendance until a fan flagged the photos to her on X (formerly Twitter).

Grimes poses for a photo.

“It’s insane to me that theres no way to deal with this,” she added. grimes/Instagram

Grimes posing for a photo.

Grimes and Musk share three children: X Æ A-XII, 4, Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and Techno Mechanicus, 1. grimes/Instagram

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“He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me,” she wrote at the time.

Two weeks later, Grimes addressed not wanting photos of her kids on the internet during an interview with Time.

“I would really like people to stop posting images of my kid everywhere,” she said. “I think fame is something you should consent to. Obviously, things will just be what they are. But I would really, really appreciate that. I can only ask, so I’m just asking.”

Elon Musk posing with his kids.

In February, Grimes took issue with the tech billionaire putting their eldest child in the spotlight at a White House press conference with President Trump.

Elon Musk with their kids

“He should not be in public like this,” Grimes said after her son attended the media briefing last month. Elon Musk/Twitter

That same month, Grimes also accused Musk of ignoring a “medical crisis” for one of their kids.

Grimes and Musk, who dated from 2018 to 2022, have previously been embroiled in legal issues.

They filed respective lawsuits against each other in October 2023 over the parental rights of their three kids.