Elon Musk is fighting wars on a lot of fronts right now

• Elon Musk 's conflicts include personal disputes at home and clashes with the UK government.
• Musk is facing a custody battle, clashing with his daughter, and filing multiple lawsuits.
• The billionaire is also juggling four companies.

The past few weeks have been busy for Elon Musk.

In addition to leading four companies and stepping up his involvement in the upcoming presidential election , the billionaire is fighting battles on several fronts. Musk has been involved in various disputes, in both his personal life and his professional one — and they all seem to have escalated in recent weeks.

Here's a closer look at some of the disputes Musk has been involved in, from a custody battle with Grimes to clashes with the UK prime minister.

Musk met in court with his former partner Grimes for a custody hearing

Musk and Grimes met in court Friday for a custody hearing in a Texas courthouse, though the courtroom was closed to the public because of security concerns related to the children.

The two have three children together and have been in a custody battle since September. The billionaire and the musician filed lawsuits against each other in Texas and California.

A few days before the hearing, Grimes' mother accused Musk of withholding his children from her daughter.

Musk's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment for this story.

Musk's daughter spoke out against him for the first time

Vivian Jenna Wilson sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC News on July 25 and spoke out against her father for the first time.

The 20-year-old said Musk was a "cruel" father who was around "maybe 10% of the time."

Wilson's interview came after a series of comments Musk made about his daughter's transition, as well as transgender laws for children under the age of 18. The billionaire said in an interview with Jordan B. Peterson that he was "tricked into" signing papers to approve the transition.

X filed an antitrust lawsuit against a group of advertisers

Musk's X, formerly Twitter, filed an antitrust lawsuit in a Texas court against the World Federation of Advertisers for its Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a cross-industry initiative to prevent brands from supporting harmful content. It includes over 100 members, including big-name advertisers, agency groups, and platforms.

X is accusing the group of advertisers of conspiring to "collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue" from the social-media platform. The group has also been accused by Republican Party members of demonetizing conservative voices and platforms .

Two days after X's suit was filed, WFA told its members it was "discontinuing" GARM activities . WFA CEO Stephan Loerke wrote in an email to members that the decision was "not made lightly" but that GARM was a not-for-profit organization with limited resources, Business Insider's Lara O'Reilly first reported.

Loerke said in the letter that WFA and GARM intended to contest X's allegations in court and were confident the result of the case would demonstrate its "full adherence to competition rules in all our activities."

X, WFA, and the other defendants, including Unilever, Mars, CVS, and Ørsted, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Clashes with the UK prime minister

Musk has recently posted reactionary comments on X about violent protests in the UK. He said in a post on X that "civil war is inevitable" below a video showing far-right unrest in the country, drawing criticism from the government.

He also said the UK police's response seemed "onesided" and called UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer "two-tier Keir."

Musk also responded to the prime minister's post on X condemning attacks on Muslim communities, asking , "Shouldn't you be concerned about attacks on all communities?"

Another lawsuit against OpenAI

Musk filed another lawsuit against OpenAI and its cofounders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, accusing company executives of deceiving him into cofounding the company.

The Tesla CEO's lawyers said the billionaire was "assiduously manipulated" by Altman and Brockman into cofounding OpenAI, adding that they sold the concept as a nonprofit that would safely build artificial intelligence to benefit humanity.

Musk first sued the company and its CEO in March , accusing OpenAI of going against its mission to benefit humanity by partnering with the tech giant Microsoft.

In response, OpenAI published emails between Musk and OpenAI executives indicating Musk was previously open to a for-profit pivot if it meant a merger with Tesla. Musk dropped the lawsuit in June.

"As we said about Elon's initial legal filing, which was subsequently withdrawn, Elon's prior emails continue to speak for themselves," an OpenAI spokesperson told BI.

Moving HQ out of California

X CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote in an email to X employees earlier this week that the company's San Francisco office was closing and workers would move to offices in San Jose and Palo Alto, California.

The move came a few weeks after Musk announced plans to relocate X's and SpaceX's headquarters to Texas. The billionaire cited California laws that he said attacked "families and companies" as his reason for moving. Musk was referring to a law passed in California that prohibits "forced disclosure" policies that require schools to inform parents if their children change their gender identification.

Musk also said on X that he'd "had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts" to get into company buildings in the city.

X did not respond to a request for comment.

Musk has also recently dealt with pushback from Tesla investors

Following the approval of Musk's $55 billion pay package , Tesla missed investor expectations in its second-quarter earnings, which ramped up pressure from investors.

While Tesla reported better-than-expected revenue , its adjusted year-over-year earnings margin dropped from 18.7% to 14.4%. Its free cash flow also missed analyst expectations by over half a billion dollars, and its earnings per share fell from $0.91 a year ago to $0.52.

The Q&A portion of the carmaker's earnings call included questions about the decreased revenue from vehicle sales, delays to Tesla's Robotaxi Day , and resource-allocation decisions between Musk's companies. Musk said the delay was due to a design change and assured investors that the company would "make great products in the future, just like we have in the past, end of story."

Musk's responses didn't seem to soothe investor concerns, as shares dropped in after-hours trading following the call.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This story was updated to include comment from OpenAI.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated in a photo caption that a Delaware judge approved Musk's pay package. A Delaware judge struck it down, and it was re-approved by shareholders.

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