Grimes is advocating for her son's privacy amid his father Elon Musk's new role in politics.
Musk, 53, brought their son X Æ A-Xii, 4, to the Oval Office on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to witness President Donald Trump sign an executive order granting the Department of Government Efficiency more power.As Musk took questions from reporters and defended DOGE's controversial actions, X Æ A-Xii was seen making faces and grabbing at his father in front of cameras.
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Grimes, who shares three children with Musk, revealed afterward that she wasn't aware of her son's public moment, only learning about the Oval Office appearance through a random X user.
"He should not be in public like this," the singer wrote on X. "I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I'm glad he was polite. Sigh."
Her sentiments came in response to the X user writing under one of her posts, "Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT 'please forgive me, I need to pee.' "
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Following Grimes' split from Musk in 2022, she has repeatedly distanced herself from her ex-boyfriend, with whom she shares children X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus.
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When Musk made a one-armed gesture that heavily resembled a Nazi salute in January, Grimes shared a lengthy post on X — which Musk notably bought in 2022 and renamed from the original, Twitter — denouncing Nazism but defending herself.
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"It's absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened," she wrote. "I am not him. I will not make a statement every time he does something. I can only send love back into a world that is hurting."
She added, "To be clear i could go talk s--- and be on a bunch of magazine covers and be a feminist hero and get clout - but it would serve no purpose. I choose my children's well
Inside Paul McCartney's Ultra-Intimate Surprise Show at N.Y.C.'s Bowery Ballroom: A Night of Rock, Romance and Screams“I can’t believe we’re here doing this!” a delighted Paul McCartney repeatedly said from the stage of New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. That went double for the exceedingly lucky few who crammed into the 500-capacity venue. Not only was this a rare chance to see the rock icon get back to where he once belonged in a room roughly the size of the Hamburg clubs where his career began. But the ultra-intimate gig was announced with almost no advance warning at noon that same day. Tickets were offered exclusively at the box office for $50 cash. First come, first serve and one per person.
New Yorkers braved the bitter cold and descended on the Bowery, where a mood of giddy hysteria prevailed like a lost scene from A Hard Day’s Night. Lots of laughing, running, waving, yelling, hugging and amped-up anticipation. Some got teary, but the prevailing facial expression conveyed an unmistakable look of “Is this really happening?” Many had abruptly abandoned their desks and offices after seeing the news flash across Macca’s social media. Fifty-six years after disrupting business in Central London with an unscheduled midday performance on a rooftop, the man still has it.
The show sold out within 30 minutes, but that didn’t stop the crowd from lingering in the deep freeze a while longer. Some hoped for a last-minute release of tickets — or even the announcement of a second show — while others took a more proactive approach. One fan (Not this writer. No, seriously.) even withdrew $1,500 in cash in hopes of persuading someone to part with their ticket.
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It's doubtful that anyone was moved by the money. The audience contained far more die-hards than dignitaries. When McCartney descended the narrow steps to the stage, the outpouring of affection in the confined space seemed to threaten the structural integrity of the building. The spry 82-year-old looked simultaneously boyish and stately in his fitted black denim jacket, jeans, and Chelsea boots, with his trademark shag — the source of so much hand-wringing 60 years ago — skimming the collar of his immaculate white shirt.
He was joined by the act you’ve known for all these years: guitarist Rusty Anderson, guitarist-bassist Brian Ray, keyboardist Paul “Wix” Wickens and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. They’ve been playing together since 2002, or approximately twice as long as the Beatles were an active unit. For this date, they were joined by the Hot City Horns trio, who added an extra punch to songs like “Got to Get You Into My Life” and “Lady Madonna.”
“We’ve only had one rehearsal,” McCartney admitted soon after opening with “A Hard Day's Night” and “Letting Go” — the latter a nod to the just-announced 50th anniversary special edition half-speed master of Wings’ Venus and Mars due out in March. “Usually we rehearse a little more than that.” Even so, they were clearly still tour-tight. The last show they played was Dec. 19, when they wrapped their 23-date European trek at London’s 20,000 seat O2 arena. Watching them adjust to a significantly smaller stage at the Bowery Ballroom was uniquely charming, since it didn’t take a body-language expert to tell that they seemed ever-so-slightly cramped.
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The close quarters meant that McCartney could actually joke around with individual members of the audience, a rarity since he graduated from lunchtime sets at Liverpool’s Cavern Club six decades earlier. The rowdy crowd took advantage of the proximity by being unusually chatty. These shouts ranged from expressions of love (“I love you, too.”) to one overly refreshed guy who echoed every line of McCartney’s stage banter by bellowing “Yeah!” (“You’ll say ‘Yeah!’ to anything!”) Some even shouted irreverent requests for the most obscure entries in the Macca canon. “There’s always old folks looking for deep cuts!” he replies, before admitting that sometimes he hears tracks played on the Sirius Beatles channel that even he doesn't remember. A request for 1980's proto-techno “Temporary Secretary," draws a big laugh from McCartney. “Can we work that one in?” he asks his band. (No dice, sadly.)
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