Ashley St. Clair claims Elon Musk told her to keep their alleged child’s existence a secret — potentially forever.
In an interview with the New York Post published on Saturday, February 15, St. Clair, 26, alleged she “was told to keep it secret.”
“I was being asked to keep it a secret forever,” she told the outlet.
The author also claimed that after she found out she was pregnant, Musk allegedly paid for her a massive apartment in the Financial District and for security, but added that the pair allegedly did not pursue a romantic relationship.
“I was completely isolated during my pregnancy. Every part of my career and everything I used to do I couldn’t do anymore. I was told not to tell anybody,” she alleged. St. Clair claimed she even disconnected from social media and didn’t post on Instagram until President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.
The outlet also reviewed texts between St. Clair and Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, in which the author appeared to agree to leave Musk’s name off her baby’s birth certificate.
Things took a turn after some Musk supporters began to allegedly harass St. Clair and her toddler son, who she had via a previous relationship. “There was a cohort of very violent stalkers who started threatening my toddler, they would send me photos of him with blood and that I would witness his blood splattering death and saying I was Elon’s whore,” she claimed.
St. Clair repeated her claim that she was fine staying quiet until a tabloid reporter began looking into the story. She then decided to take to social media to announce the birth of her and Musk’s alleged child.
“It is very hard to understate how much I am processing right now. I am sad that my hand was forced by the media to do this now. But there is also a sense of relief because I have been forced to live in secrecy for almost a year of my life,” St. Clair claimed. “I cannot explain the kind of primary pain you feel as a mother and you’re talking to people and they ask you about the one kid, and you have to lie and carry this burden and secret. You have to lie to people you love.”
Elon Musk has welcomed many children over the years while in relationships with Justine Wilson, Grimes and Shivon Zilis. The entrepreneur wed Wilson in January 2000, and the former couple welcomed son Nevada two years later. The newborn died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome at 10 weeks. The duo went on to conceive twins Vivian […]
On Saturday, February 15, a representative for St. Clair claimed she and Musk are working on establishing an alleged parenting agreement. “Ashley & Elon have been privately working towards the creation of an agreement about raising their child for some time,” Brian Glicklich, a representative for St. Clair, 26, said in a statement shared via X.
“It is disappointing that a tabloid reporter, who repeatedly ambushed Ashley and her family, made it impossible to complete that process confidentially,” the statement continued. “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.”
Musk has not publicly commented on St. Clair’s claims.
