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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Chelsea Manning: 5 Things To Know About The Whistleblower Reportedly Dating Grimes - HollywoodLife

Grimes is reportedly dating WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning after her breakup with Elon Musk. Learn more about Chelsea here.

It’s been another whirlwind day in the land of pop artist Grimes. After revealing she welcomed a second child with ex Elon Musk, who is currently dating actress Natasha Bassett, reports surfaced that Grimes herself had begun a new relationship, with former WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

Although questions arose about Grimes and Elon’s relationship status after she called him her “boyfriend” in her baby announcement, Grimes later confirmed their split and has reportedly been “getting serious” with Chelsea. Learn all about the whistleblower and activist’s past, including her relationship with former President Barack Obama, here.

1. She’s a former whistleblower

While she served as a U.S. Army intelligence officer, Chelsea allegedly got in contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in late 2009. Over a period of a few months, she leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website, committing what’s believed to be the largest unauthorized release of classified state information in history. Chelsea was arrested in 2010 and after her initial trial was commuted, sentenced to 35 years in prison in July 2013.

2. She’s a transgender woman

Chelsea, who has said she has felt like a woman since childhood, came out publicly as transgender the day after her sentencing, saying “I am a female” and requesting to be...



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