Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes has seemingly had enough of answering for her ex’s actions.
In 2018, she began dating tech billionaire Elon Musk, the pair welcoming three children together over the course of their relationship before parting ways in 2022.
On January 20, 2025 (January 21 in Australia) Musk made a speech at Donald Trump’s inauguration, at the end doing a straight-arm salute, twice, that viewers immediately likened to a fascist gesture.
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In the days since, fans online have been speaking out against Grimes and the fact she hadn’t condemned her ex-partner’s actions.
That was, until Grimes responded to a tweet reading, “i’m more than willing so sacrifice my grimes follow and get a tattoo coverup for this btw. i’m hitting a breaking point.”
The Canadian musician wrote that ”it is unhealthy” that people have been urging her to speak on the topic when she herself had only just learnt of it.
“I don’t know what happened and I will not make a rash statement – I am not a citizen of this country,” she continued.
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“It’s absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened.
“I am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting.”
She added that she respects those who have shared their concerns about her silence as she understands it “comes from a good place”.
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“To be clear i could go talk shit and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout – but it would serve no purpose,” she continued.
“I choose my children’s wellbeing. I promise you it doesn’t feel good to be hated all the time for things I don’t even know about, cannot predict and cannot control.”
However, fans weren’t satisfied with the response, urging Grimes to make a stronger statement about Musk’s actions.
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“I’m happy to denounce Nazi-ism – and the far alt right. Would that help clear things up?” she later responded.
“I’ve just gotten out of breakfast and have to catch a flight, and am still debating how to approach things diplomatically because I feel in over my head.
“But if there’s concern about that, I am happy to set the record strait in a meaningful way.”
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