Grimes reacts to Elon Musk's Nazi-style salute at Trump's inauguration: “I am not him”

Elon Musk's former partner breaks her silence in light of the controversy about his gesture at Trump's inauguration.

On January 21, Grimes addressed the controvery surrounding her ex Elon Musk who did the Nazi salute gesture at Trump's inauguration and denounced Nazism after receiving backlash from the internet.

The Canadian singer was prompted to react to the scandal by one of her fan accounts who ranted on social media about Musk's one-armed salute. She took to X to explain that she had been offline and refused to put out a rushed statement about the controversy.

“It’s absurd that someone can be this cancelled for something their ex did before they even heard it happened,” Grimes stated. “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.”

While I deeply respect your concern- it is unhealthy that people are this upset when I have not even been online yet today and am only just learning about this controversy now. I don't know what happened and I will not make a rash statement - I am not a citizen of this country.…

— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) January 21, 2025

Grimes, who shares three children with Musk, added that she wanted to prioritise their children's wellbeing during this time over issuing statements related to her former partner.

“I promise you it doesn’t feel good to be hated all the time for things I don’t even know about, cannot predict and cannot control,” Grimes said. “But I also chose this path, I accept it. I make the best of it, and I simply wish happiness and health to all.”

As a response to another fan, she also denounced Nazism and and the alt right adding that, “I am still debating how to approach things diplomatically because I feel in over my head. But if there’s concern about that, I am happy to set the record strait in a meaningful way".

I'm happy to denounce Nazi-ism - and the far alt right. Would that help clear things up? I've just gotten out of breakfast and have to catch a flight, and am still debating how to approach things diplomatically because I feel in over my head. But if there's concern about that,…

— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) January 21, 2025

Meanwhile Musk himself has responded to the backlash as well, saying that his political enemies needed “better dirty tricks,” and that, “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”

Frankly, they need better dirty tricks.

The “everyone is Hitler” attack is sooo tired 😴 https://t.co/9fIqS5mWA0

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2025