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Elon Musk’s ex Grimes issues stern response to First Buddy’s evocative salute at Trump’s inauguration

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Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend Grimes issued a stern statement condemning Nazism amid the fallout from Musk's controversial salute at Donald Trump's inauguration.

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Grimes issued a stern statement condemning Nazism amid the fallout from Musk’s controversial salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, 36, wrote on her ex-partner’s platform X that she is “happy to denounce Nazism and the far right” after her fans pestered her for a response.

“Would that help clear things up?” he added, in response to a fan telling him “it would be great to clarify your position right now.”

Grimes said she didn’t even know that Musk, the father of her three children, had sparked another online debate, after he gave an expressive salute at Trump’s inauguration celebrations that many compared to the Nazi ‘Seig’ gesture. Heil’.

‘I’m still debating how to approach things diplomatically because I feel like I’m at a loss. But if there is concern about it, I’m happy to set the record straight in a meaningful way,” he said in his tweet.

Musk quickly denied that his salute was in any way a tribute to Nazism and has since mocked Democrats by sharing photos of leaders such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton doing similar arm movements in previous years.

The world’s richest man was also defended by the Anti-Defamation League, which monitors anti-Semitism, describing the controversy as “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute.”

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Grimes issued a stern statement condemning Nazism amid the fallout from Musk’s controversial salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Musk sparked an online debate after giving an expressive salute at Trump's inauguration celebrations that many compared to the Nazi 'Seig Heil' gesture.

Musk sparked an online debate after giving an expressive salute at Trump’s inauguration celebrations that many compared to the Nazi ‘Seig Heil’ gesture.

The singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, 36, wrote on her ex-partner's platform X that she is

The singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, 36, wrote on her ex-partner’s platform

Grimes’ exchange with her fans came after one said they intended to remove a tattoo dedicated to the artist because of Musk’s shout-out.

In response, the artist tweeted: “While I deeply respect your concern, it’s unhealthy for people to be so upset when I haven’t even been online today and am only just finding out about this controversy.”

“It’s absurd that someone can be canceled for something their ex did before they found out what happened.

‘I’m not him. I won’t make a statement every time I do something. I can only return love to a world that is suffering.’

Grimes and Musk split in 2021 and have since been embroiled in a hostile custody battle over their three children, X AE A-XII, 4, Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and Tau Techno Mechanicus, 2.

In an X post last November, she said Musk had “become unrecognizable to me” and said he was trying to maintain custody of his children “with a fraction of his resources.”

Amid the fallout from Musk’s shoutout this week, Grimes explained, “I promise you, it doesn’t feel good to be hated all the time for things that I don’t even know about, that I can’t predict, and that I can’t control.”

‘But I also chose this path, I accept it. “I am making the best of it and simply wishing everyone happiness and health.”

Grimes and Musk split in 2021 and have since been embroiled in a hostile custody battle over their three children, with the singer saying late last year that the billionaire had

Grimes and Musk split in 2021 and have since been embroiled in a hostile custody battle over their three children, with the singer saying late last year that the billionaire had “become unrecognizable” to her.

Grimes' exchange with her fans came after one said they intended to remove a tattoo dedicated to the artist because of Musk's shout-out.

Grimes’ exchange with her fans came after one said they intended to remove a tattoo dedicated to the artist because of Musk’s shout-out.

Musk was seen with other tech titans, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai, at Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Musk was seen with other tech titans, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai, at Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

After his “salute” went viral earlier this week, Musk wasted no time denying accusations of Nazism while criticizing his critics for needing “better dirty tricks” to bring him down.

Musk took to his social media platform

But the gesture sparked widespread debate online, dividing opinion between those who dismissed it as a clumsy moment and others who felt Musk was offering a clear tribute to Nazism and the far right.

Claire Aubin, a historian specializing in Nazism in the United States, said that Musk’s gesture was a ‘sieg heil’ or Nazi salute.

“My professional opinion is that you’re fine, you should believe what you see,” Aubin posted on X, aligning himself with those who found the gesture to be an overt reference to Nazis.

The ADL disagreed with this view, and the organization said the backlash was fueled by the controversy occurring at a “sensitive time.”

The gestures were quickly analyzed online, leading critics to allege that the gesture was an overt reference to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. But Musk took to his social media platform

The gestures were quickly analyzed online, leading critics to allege that the gesture was an overt reference to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. But Musk took to his social media platform

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization founded to combat anti-Semitism and which has criticized Musk in the past, also rushed to his defense, saying it appears that

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization founded to combat anti-Semitism and which has criticized Musk in the past, also rushed to his defense, saying it appears he “made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute.” “. ‘

‘It’s a new day and yet many are nervous. “Our politics are inflamed and social media only increases anxiety,” the organization said in a statement posted on X.

“It looks like Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of excitement, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are nervous.

‘Right now, all parties should give themselves some grace, maybe even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope he recovers and we work towards unity in the months and years to come.”

Another historian, Aaron Astor, also rejected Musk’s accusations of Nazi emulation.

“I have criticized Elon Musk many times for allowing neo-Nazis to contaminate this platform,” he wrote on X, adding: “But this gesture is not a Nazi salute.”

‘This is a socially awkward autistic man’s greeting to the crowd where he says ‘my heart goes out to you.’

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