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Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City

Grimeshas filed a petition to establish parental rights for the three kids she shares withElon Musk.

A petition to establish parental rights is often a means of identifying who a child’s legal parents are if they aren’t married.

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Elon Musk and Grimes Claire Boucher.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty

Elon Musk and Grimes Claire Boucher

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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.

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.”

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Grimes attends the Marvel Studios “Captain Marvel”

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