The relationship between singer Grimes and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been nothing if not... let's go with different and interesting.
This week, the on-again-off-again couple who are off-again at the moment, had another Twitter conversation that might seem rather strange to most of us but is just another day in the lives of this eccentric pair.
After Grimes revealed she's looking into surgically altering her ears to look like an elf's, Musk had some unsolicited advice about the matter, seen below.
\u201c@Grimezsz The downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside\u201d— \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30 (@\ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30) 1660611841
Musk wrote:
"The downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside"
Elf ears are just one of several body modifications Grimes told fans she is considering after announcing in a tweet "these next few years will be spent doing [all] my dream body mods."
Among the alterations she is considering is a "full-body tattoo plan," vampire teeth caps and modifications to her face—though she stipulated she will stop short of altering her unique nose, which she called her "key feature" in a response to a fan who begged her not to change it.
\u201c@hourlygrimes My nose is def my key feature - not changing that don\u2019t worry\u201d— \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30 (@\ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30) 1660610318
As for elf ears, Grimes responded to Musk with a joke about one of his pet companies, the genetic engineering firm Crispr.
\u201c@elonmusk Tbh this sounds like a job for crispr. Sad to be born just a few generations too early \ud83e\udddd\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude2a\ud83e\udddd\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30 (@\ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd30) 1660611841
Grimes responded:
"Tbh this sounds like a job for crispr. Sad to be born just a few generations too early 🧝🏻♀️😪🧝🏻♀️"
Crispr is a pioneer in the technology of gene editing therapy via synthetic DNA and RNA—though giving yourself elf ears is not yet on the company's menu.
On Twitter, a lot of people were not exactly charmed by Musk's unsolicited advice about Grimes' body when what she asked for was responses from people with experience.
\u201cLEAVE HER ALONE! GET A JOB!\u201d— Alex ! (@Alex !) 1660743571
\u201cSpace explorer and Twitter raider Elon Musk put on his cotton Dockers and told Grimes, the mother of his two kids, to leave her ears alone\n \n https://t.co/fV1h2gTXVb\u201d— Los Angeles Magazine (@Los Angeles Magazine) 1660779856
\u201cshut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up\u201d— k P\u20e4 (@k P\u20e4) 1660725968
\u201cThat this has to be written is hilarious. That the world's allegedly richest man wrote it is even more hilarious.\u201d— SJTepper (@SJTepper) 1660749979
\u201cElf ear surgery have killed much less people than your cars\u201d— pandora from the others (@pandora from the others) 1660700051
\u201c"Elon Musk doesn't approve of Ex Grimes' elf ears wish"\n\nWhile I also personally think that elf ears or any other unnecessary cosmetic modification is bad, why does he care? \ud83e\udd28 They are no longer together. \ud83d\ude36\n#ElonMusk #Grimes #ElfEars\u201d— Guuzaka (@Guuzaka) 1660756799
\u201cgrimes really is leading the dystopian futuristic post apocalyptic movement because \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— fruity boy (@fruity boy) 1660675723
\u201cThe real problem with getting a surgery that makes your ears look like elf ears is that it's a surgery that makes your ears look like elf ears.\u201d— G\u2660\ufe0fRV A. (@G\u2660\ufe0fRV A.) 1660698884
\u201cnose removal and add extra eyes\u201d— CANDACE CARRIZALES (@CANDACE CARRIZALES) 1660663074
Grimes and Musk first began dating in 2018 and have two children together, X Æ A-Xii Musk and Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.
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