Is Grimes having Elon Musk’s baby? Singer’s apparent pregnancy post spawns congratulations, memes

People from all corners of social media were having fun Wednesday with the possibility that Elon Musk and Grimes were having a baby together after the singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, posted a photo on Instagram that appeared to announce that she is pregnant.

Grimes’ initial photo of herself violated Instagram’s nudity ban, the Verge reported. So she posted another in which she also was nude but indicated that she had covered herself up a bit by perhaps strategically letting her braids fall across her nipples. But her nipples were not the focus of people’s curiosity; it was her naked torso over which was Photoshopped the image of a fetus.

Of course, Grimes, 31, didn’t come out and say that she was pregnant, though she sure made it sounded like she was, when she replied to someone’s comment: “I thought about censoring them for a hot minute haha (this may get taken down anyway) but the photo is much less feral without the nipples. Plus being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being. Might as well be what it is.”

Grimes also didn’t go anywhere near addressing whether the father could be the Tesla CEO, whom she’s been dating since 2018.

The Business Insider reported that Grimes is known for trolling. The photo, and what it hints at, could simply be promotional for her new album, “Miss Anthropocene,” which is coming out in February. Musk didn’t tweet any announcement himself, and representatives for him and Grimes did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But the gossip site Just Jared, citing “sources,” said it had confirmed that the singer is pregnant.

The lack of any hard confirmation of a pregnancy or a possible baby’s paternity didn’t stop people from assuming that the tech billionaire, 48, and the idiosyncratic pop star were expecting.

Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang was among the many to congratulate the couple.

Congrats @Grimezsz and @elonmusk – that’s amazing!