Monday 15 December 2025 14:03 EST Comments Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Grimes says her ex, Elon Musk, who is the father of her three children, has blocked her on social media. The 37-year-old singer, born Claire Boucher, responded to a fan X who spotted that she and Musk were no longer following each other on the platform. While confirming that she no longer followed Musk on X — which the Tesla founder bought and rebranded in 2022 — she also claimed that he was the one who blocked her. “For context I’m just living my life. He followed me then blocked me,” she responded Thursday. “I’m not gna be following and unfollowing. My only priority is co parenting, i am not interested in public dramatics. This is so silly lol.” Grimes and Musk were first romantically linked in 2018, after the tech entrepreneur messaged her on social media and they made the same pun about artificial intelligence. They welcomed their first child, son X Æ A-Xii, in 2020, and continued dating on and off. While they split in 2021, they welcomed their second child, Exa Dark Sideræl, in December of that year, and another son, TechnoMechanicus, via surrogate, in June 2022.