Elon Musk Says He Was Tricked Into Allowing His Son to Receive Puberty Blockers

‘I lost my son essentially. They call it deadnaming for a reason,’ Tesla CEO Elon Musk says in an interview.

Elon Musk gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on July 22 that he was “tricked” into giving consent for his son to be given puberty-suppressing hormones, which ultimately led to his son identifying as transgender.

In an interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson, Mr. Musk said that he lost his son Xavier, who now goes by the name Vivian Jenna Wilson, after he agreed to his child’s transition.