Grimes filed a custody suit against Elon Musk in San Francisco late last month.
But Insider learned Musk sued Grimes first, to "establish the parent-child relationship" with his kids.
AdvertisementAdvertisementHeadlines around the world announced this week that Grimes had sued Elon Musk for custody of their three children, but it was Musk himself who first quietly sued Grimes last month, Insider has learned.
In filings obtained by Insider, Musk said he wanted to "establish the parent-child relationship" with his and Grimes' children X, who is 3, and one-year-olds Exa (or Y) and Tau.
Musk and Grimes have had a contentious relationshipIt's just the latest dust-up over the Musk children between Musk and Grimes, the musician with whom he's been in an on-again, off-again relationship since 2018.
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