Grimes requests more privacy for her and Elon Musk’s children: ‘I’m just asking’

'I think fame is something you should consent to. Obviously, things will just be what they are. But I would really, really appreciate that,' Grimes said in an interview with Time.

Grimes is pleading with the public to keep her children out of the media after her four-year-old son, X AE A-XII, visited the White House with his father Elon Musk during a televised press conference in the Oval Office.

Following Musk’s surprise appearance, Grimes, the billionaire’s ex-girlfriend with whom he shares three children, claimed she had no clue her son was going to be there and took to X to criticize the move.

“It was like, ‘Grimes slams,’ ‘Grimes speaks out.’ It’s like, OK, it was a reply,” Grimes said in an interview with Time, published Feb. 25. “I would really like people to stop posting images of my kid everywhere.”

“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,” added Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher.

During his appearance at the White House, X AE A-XII was seen sitting in the Oval Office beside Musk, occasionally moving around while his father fielded questions from reporters. Viewers took to X to note how “polite” the young child was during the half-hour appearance.

“Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT ‘please forgive me, I need to pee,’” one X user wrote to Grimes about her son’s appearance.

Grimes responded to the post, writing, “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.”

Last week, Grimes tried to reach out to Musk on X, urging him to respond to her about a “medical crisis” involving one of their children.