One of Elon Musk's children has filed legal documents seeking to drop her last name to avoid any association with her famous father.
18-year-old Xavier Musk, who is transgender, filed documents in Los Angeles to change her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson, citing "gender Identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form," TMZ reports.
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