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Elon Musk and Grimes.
- Musical artist Grimes is reportedly dating Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
- The couple made their debut at the Met Gala on Monday night.
- Grimes wore a choker necklace that they reportedly designed together, which people think looks like the Tesla logo.
Elon Musk and musical artist Grimes made their rumored relationship at least red-carpet official on Monday night, when the couple stepped out at the 2018 Met Gala together.
Grimes, 30, appeared to be wearing a choker inspired by the Tesla logo.
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Here's the Tesla logo, for comparison:
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US Weekly is reporting that the couple designed Grimes' dress together over a dinner date and commissioned a team to create the futuristic ensemble. Musk wore a white tuxedo jacket and a collarless shirt.
Earlier on Monday, Page Six reported that Musk and Grimes have been "quietly dating," according to an unnamed source. The gossip site said the pair met online about a month ago, after Musk saw on a joke about artificial intelligence that Grimes made on Twitter and reached out.
The pair have not publicly confirmed their relationship.
Twitter saw the "Tesla choker" and expressed their shock:
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Grimes wearing a Tesla choker at the #MetGala for Elon Musk is the modern version of Angelina Jolie wearing Billy Bob Thornton's blood in a vial around her neck pic.twitter.com/MFryNhv2xX
- Shira Tarlo (@shiratarlo) May 8, 2018Grimes tesla choker has burnt out my last brain cell
- You Just Sank my Battlewig (@rossleonardy) May 8, 2018elon's first horcrux is the tesla choker
- kelsi (@eklsii) May 8, 2018