Vivian Jenna Wilson abruptly ended a red carpet interview in Ibiza on Tuesday after a reporter asked her about her estranged father, Elon Musk, in a moment that quickly spread across social media.
Ms. Wilson, 22, was attending a Desigual event marking the Spanish fashion brand’s 40th anniversary when the exchange took place. She had been smiling and answering questions before the journalist asked, “Your father the best, no?” Ms. Wilson appeared confused and asked the reporter to repeat the question. “My what? Sorry?” she replied. When the interviewer again referred to her father in a positive light, repeating, “The best, your father,” Ms. Wilson’s expression changed. She stopped smiling, responded briefly with “OK” and walked away, ending the interview.
Ms. Wilson, 22, and Mr. Musk have been publicly estranged since 2020. In 2022, she filed to legally change her name and gender marker, saying in court she did not wish to be related to her biological father “in any way, shape or form.”
Mr. Musk has been outspoken about their estrangement, writing on his social media platform X that “the woke mind virus killed my son.” In a 2024 interview with psychologist Jordan Peterson, Mr. Musk claimed he had been deceived into approving his child’s gender transition.
Ms. Wilson has built a growing modeling career in recent years, walking the runway at New York Fashion Week in 2025 and later appearing at Paris and Milan fashion weeks, including a runway appearance in Gucci’s show under creative director Demna.
Footage of the Ibiza exchange drew widespread reaction online, with many viewers criticizing the reporter’s question given the well-documented nature of the estrangement.
“It’s got to be so painful for people to continuously intentionally lump her in with her father, even after he already publicly misgendered and deadnamed her, disowned her, and wrongfully declared her dead,” one commenter wrote on Reddit, according to BuzzFeed.
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