Elon Musk is currently the richest person in the world with a net worth of more than USD 200 billion. But according to his ex-girlfriend, Grimes, Musk often lives like a poor person.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Grimes, who is currently on and off with Musk, said his ex doesn't live a billionaire-like lifestyle.
He gave an example when he found a hole in his mattress when they both lived in Los Angeles. Instead of buying a new mattress, Grimes said Musk told him to bring one from his old house.
"Bro don't live like a billionaire. Bro sometimes lives below the poverty line," Grimes said, as quoted by Business Insider, Sunday (13/3/2022).
"It got to the point where I thought, can we not live in a $40,000 house that's so unsafe? Where the neighbors can record us, and there's no security, and I eat peanut butter for eight days straight?" he continued.
Suddenly Grimes's comment was immediately greeted by criticism from netizens. Many think this Canadian musician does not know the difference between living frugally and living on the poverty line.
"Does anyone want to tell Grimes that living frugally is not the same as being poor my god," netizen @britbrittbree said on Twitter.
"So curious what Grimes thinks about poverty," said Twitter user @EphraimOvKnives.
"Everyone talks about baby Grimes nobody talks about the fact that he voluntarily ate peanut butter for eight days straight and said he and a billionaire live below the poverty line," said @alfredosaysno.
In May 2022, Musk tweeted that he would sell everything he owns, including his luxury home in California's elite Bel Air neighborhood. Currently, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is believed to be living in a rented plot of 6 by 6 meters made by startup Boxabl.
In the same interview, Grimes said that he and Musk recently welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk or Y.
In September last year, Musk said that he and Grimes had broken up after three years of dating. This 50-year-old man was recently seen holding an Australian actor named Natasha Bassett.