Elon Musk’s Ex-Wife Alleges He Cut Off Trans Daughter’s Insurance After She Came Out; Tesla CEO Reacts

Last Updated:October 11, 2026, 7:59 PM IST

Elon Musk has denied the allegation, calling it “utterly false”. “At no point did I remove Xavier from health insurance,” he tweeted.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s first wife and Canadian author, Justine Wilson, has alleged that the Tesla CEO cancelled their daughter’s health insurance a day after she came out as transgender.

Wilson, 54, has spoken about her marriage to the billionaire and their family life in an upcoming documentary titled ‘Musk, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Musk did not participate in the project and has criticised it as a “hit piece”.

Meanwhile, the Tesla CEO has denied the allegation, calling it “utterly false”. In a post on X on Sunday, Musk responded to the allegation, saying, “This is utterly false. At no point did I remove Xavier from health insurance.”

According to Wilson’s account in the film, Musk initially asked her to convey a message of support to their daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, after she came out as transgender, saying, “I’ll always love her.” However, Wilson alleged that he cancelled Vivian’s health insurance the following day.

Wilson also described Musk’s reaction to their daughter’s transition, claiming he viewed it as the “death of a child”. She said she challenged that perspective, telling him that Vivian was simply “a child growing up”. Wilson further recalled that the couple had experienced the actual loss of a child in 2002, when their firstborn son, Nevada, died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

The allegations come amid wider attention surrounding the documentary, following reports that Musk’s former partner Ashley St. Clair discussed rejecting a multimillion-dollar non-disclosure agreement before taking part in the film.

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Justine Wilson alleged that Elon Musk cancelled their daughter’s health insurance just a day after she came out as transgender and viewed her transition as the death of a child, a perspective she challenged.

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Elon Musk denied the allegation, calling it utterly false and stating in a social media post that he never removed Xavier from his health insurance.

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Justine Wilson spoke about her family life and marriage in an upcoming documentary titled ‘Musk’, which was directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney.

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