Instead, the Tesla CEO told the Financial Times in an interview published Oct 7 that his child's decision to distance herself from him was caused by "neo-Marxists" at educational institutions, Page Six reported.

Musk didn't specify what institutions had worked their influence on his daughter, but he said, "It's full-on communism and a general sentiment that if you're rich, you're evil."

Musk apparently sees no connection between his child's disenchantment with him and his polarising comments about gender identity issues. The young woman's mother, Musk's first wife, Justine Wilson, has characterised the CEO as a difficult, controlling and patriarchal man to live with.