Vivian Jenna Wilson came out swinging in a new interview where she talked about her trans identity and her “pathetic manchild” father, Elon Musk.
In an interview with Teen Vogue for her first-ever cover story, Wilson opened up about her estranged relationship with the Tesla and Space X CEO and railed against people who think her transition had anything to do with Musk jumping head-first into right-wing politics.
“It’s such a convenient narrative, that the reason he turned right is because I’m a fucking tr—nny, and that’s just not the case. That’s not what that does to people,” Wilson told the publication. “Him going further on the right, and I’m going to use the word ‘further’ — make sure you put ‘further’ in there — is not because of me. That’s insane.”
Wilson has made a name for herself by roasting Musk on Threads and Bluesky, where she has called him out for deadnaming her and saying she was “killed by the woke mind virus” in an interview with conspiracy theorist Jordan Peterson, slammed him for speaking at a “racist bigoted” Trump rally in New York last year, lambasted him for anti-LGBTQ+ comments he has made, and criticized him for not getting what “he bought and paid for” when using IVF didn’t guarantee her gender.
When Teen Vogue writer Ella Yurma pointed out that her father is the richest man in the world, Wilson said she wasn’t intimidated by Musk, responding in her signature snarky style.
“He's a pathetic man-child. Why would I feel scared of him? Ohhh, he has so much power. Nah, nah, nah. I don't give a f**k,” Wilson said. "Why should I be scared of this man? Because he's rich? Oh, no, I'm trembling. Ooh, shivering in my boots here. I don't give a f**k how much money anyone has. I don't. I really don't. He owns Twitter. Okay. Congratulations.”
Vivian Jenna Wilson's 'Teen Vogue' cover.
Andy Jackson/Teen Vogue
The 20-year-old self-proclaimed “Queen of Threads” didn’t pull her punches when talking about Musk going viral for doing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration event, calling it what it was despite conservatives trying to hand wave it away and members of the press shying away from labeling the hand gesture correctly.
“The Nazi salute sh—t was insane,” she said.” Honey, we're going to call a fig a fig, and we're going to call a Nazi salute what it was. That sh*t was definitely a Nazi salute. The crowd is equally to blame, and I feel like people are not talking about that. That crowd should be denounced.”
Wilson explained that not only is she estranged from her polarizing father, but she doesn’t even think about him anymore. “I'm not giving anyone that space in my mind. The only thing that gets to live free in my mind is drag queens,” she quipped.
Wilson is so disconnected from her father — or he’s having children at too rapid a pace — that she admitted to not knowing how many siblings she has. Musk has 14 children in part because of his concern about population decline and the snarky social media maven said that she only knows about her two most recent siblings because of Reddit and social media.
“I will say I do not actually know how many siblings I have, if you include half-siblings. That's just a fun fact. It's really good for two truths and a lie. I found out about the Shivon Zilis thing the same time everyone else did. I had no idea before that,” Wilson said, referencing the announcement that Musk had a fourth child with Zilis earlier this year.
Not one to take her own privilege lightly, Wilson also spent time in the interview talking about why no one should have the kind of obscene wealth her father has accumulated when there are people starving and living on the streets.
“Seeing that kind of wealth — extravagant wealth — firsthand, while living in Los Angeles and seeing the [huge] homelessness problem, the wealth gap… You start to wonder, How is this fair? You have to inevitably come to the conclusion it's not,” she said. “There is no world in which people should be owning multiple private planes, private islands, private whatever, while other people are sleeping on the street.”
Despite her father’s refusal to accept her trans identity and the criticism she faced online, Wilson is looking forward to a bright future where she’s hoping that one day she can star on a reality show and dive head first into the world of drag.
“I’m really interested in drag. I love drag. I have such an appreciation for the art form, and I would love to participate in the LA scene sometime. It's on my bucket list to win a drag pageant.”
