Elon Musk has spoken up after an influencer claimed to have given birth to his 13th child.
On Friday (February 14), Ashley St. Clair – a 26-year-old influencer and writer – took to X to claim that she and the 53-year-old billionaire share a child.
In the statement, St. Clair explained that she had no intention of making this information public but felt pressure from the media to do so.
“Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father. I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child’s privacy and safety, but in recent days, it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause,” her announcement read.
“I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment,” St. Clair said. “For that reason, I ask that the media honor our child’s privacy and refrain from invasive reporting.”
Her post was captioned with the Latin phrase, “Alea Iacta Est,” which means: “The die is cast.”
St. Clair, an outspoken supporter of conservative ideologies, is best known for her children’s book Elephants Are Not Birds, published by BRAVE Books.
Her representative, Brian Glicklich, also confirmed the bombshell news, explaining that the pair had been working privately to reach an agreement regarding co-parenting.
“Ashley & Elon have been privately working towards the creation of an agreement about raising their child for some time,” Glicklich penned.
“It is disappointing that a tabloid reporter, who repeatedly ambushed Ashley and her family, made it impossible to complete that process confidentially. We are waiting for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental role with Ashley, to end unwarranted speculation, and Ashley trusts that Elon intends to finish their agreement quickly, in the best interests of the wellbeing and security of the child they share,” he added.
Musk has remained silent on the matter until now, responding to the news in a way only he could: cryptically and with minimal words.
The Tesla founder didn’t directly address the situation but instead reacted with: “Whoa” to a post that read: “Ashley St. Clair plotted for HALF A DECADE to ensnare Elon Musk.”
According to The New York Post, St. Clair wasn’t pleased with the public reaction from the tech mogul as she called him out for ignoring her private messages while engaging in online rumors.
“Elon, we have been trying to communicate for the past several days, and you have not responded. When are you going to reply to us instead of publicly responding to smears from an individual who just posted photos of me in underwear at 15 years old?” she fired back.
If St. Clair’s claim is true, Musk’s child count has officially hit 13. The X owner already has 12 children with three different women.
He shares five kids with his first wife, Justine Wilson: twins Vivian and Griffin, plus triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, and three children with musician Grimes: X Æ A-12 (often called “X”), Exa Dark Sideræl, and Techno Mechanicus.
He also has three children with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis: twins Strider and Azure, and a third baby born in early 2024.
