Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, 21-year-old Vivian Wilson, says she’s struggling financially — despite being the child of the richest man on Earth.
In an interview with *The Cut*, the self-described “broke” aspiring model claimed she lives with three roommates in Los Angeles “because it’s cheaper.”
“People assume I have a lot of money,” she complained. “I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal.”
That’s a striking confession coming from the eldest child of a man worth an estimated $413 billion — a man she’s spent years publicly ridiculing and disowning.
“My mom is rich, right? But obviously the other one [Musk] … is unimaginable degrees of wealthy,” Wilson added, noting that she doesn’t “have a desire to be superrich.”
Wilson, who cut ties with her father in 2022 after filing to change her name and gender, has since built a reputation for bashing Musk online, calling him a “pathetic man-child” and accusing him of not accepting her gender identity.
Musk has expressed heartbreak and disbelief over the situation, saying that his daughter was “killed by the woke mind virus” and that activist educators “tricked” him into allowing her to transition at 16.
Still, in her latest interview, Wilson leaned into the drama, admitting that the most “stereotypical” thing about her was her “Daddy issues.”
While insisting she’s just an average young adult, Wilson seemed eager to keep the spotlight on her fractured relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. She told *The Cut* that she’s no longer interested in her family’s wealth, but apparently has no problem capitalizing on her Musk last name — landing an agent and a Teen Vogue cover after going public with her story.
Despite her insistence that she’s “not good at being famous,” Wilson admitted she enjoys the perks. “I fought so hard for so long to be viewed as a regular person,” she said. “But I also like being famous… I like the fact that it makes me money.”
Raised in privilege, Wilson recalled attending a private school “filled with nepo babies” — the children of Hollywood elites like Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. She said she learned multiple languages, attended college in Canada and Japan, but eventually dropped out, blaming artificial intelligence for “ruining” her motivation.
The irony isn’t lost on critics: the daughter of the world’s most famous tech visionary blaming technology itself for her failures.
While Musk continues to run companies that power much of the global economy, his estranged daughter seems intent on using victimhood and celebrity to stay relevant — a familiar path in a culture that rewards grievance over gratitude.
For all her talk about independence, Vivian Wilson’s fame and fortune still orbit one undeniable fact: she wouldn’t have either without the name she’s so desperate to reject.
