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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with one of his son walks on the pit lane after the 2023 United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 22, 2023

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Elon Muskis spending some quality time with his son.

On Sunday, the Tesla CEO, 52, was photographed attending the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas with his 3-year-old son X Æ A-12. The father-son duowere seen on video wearing matching headsets, with X reaching up to remove them as his father watched.

The SpaceX founder and his son were also spotted walking around the venue, with X riding on his dad’s shoulders and Musk raising a hand to wave at fans. Later, the two were photographed watching the race as X peeked his head out to watch from behind a barrier.

Musk is dad to 11 kids, including three whom he shares with exGrimes, born Claire Boucher — sons X and Techno Mechanicus and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl “Y,” 22 months.

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Elon Musk watches the action in the Mercedes garage during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2023

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“Hey, I wud [sic] prefer to not breathe any more life into this current press cycle but I want to de-escalate the narrative atm,” the artist began.

Grimes and Elon Musk at the 2018 MET Gala.Taylor Hill/Getty

Grimes and Elon Musk at the 2018 MET Gala.

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Emphasizing to fans that the circumstances between them weren’t Zilis' “fault,” she asked fans, “Plz [sic] don’t be angry at her! We respect each other a lot and we’re excited to become friends and have the kids grow up together.”

Addressing a since-deleted tweet that responded to biographer Walter Issacson’s tweet about aTIMEexcerpt from his biography of Musk — Grimes apologized to Issacson and wrote, “As u can imagine, that was a very gut level reaction to a thing that has been very hard for me.”

“Communication about the twins wasn’t handled super well in the past, but I now totally understand what happened and totally forgive the situation,” she candidly explained. “Women are so often pitted against each other. Speaking with Shivon, it’s very evident she’s an amazing human and we both just want what’s best for our kids.”

Concluding with a comment about her previously unknown third child with the X owner, she concluded, “I wish I could show u how cute little Techno is 👽 but my priority rn is keeping my babies out of the public eye, Plz respect that at this time 🙏🏻 .”

source: people.com