On February 14, 2025, American writer Ashley St. Clair shocked the public when she announced on social media X that she had given birth to a baby boy with billionaire Elon Musk five months ago. St. Clair said she had previously kept the information private to protect her child’s privacy and safety, but decided to go public after realizing that tabloid media intended to reveal the story.

In response to this announcement, Elon Musk posted a short “Whoa” under a post claiming that St. Clair had been planning to approach him for half a decade. This ambiguous response angered St. Clair, who criticized Musk for publicly responding to the allegations instead of directly contacting her. In a since-deleted post, she wrote: “Elon, we have been trying to reach out for the past few days and you have not responded. When are you going to respond to us instead of publicly responding to the smears from the person who just posted a picture of me in my underwear when I was 15?”
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St. Clair’s representative, Brian Glicklich, said the two had been privately discussing co-parenting for some time, but the process was interrupted by press interference. He expressed hope that Musk would publicly acknowledge his role as father to end unnecessary speculation and quickly finalize the agreement for the child’s sake.

Before the news of this 13th child, Elon Musk had 12 children with three other women: 6 with his first wife Justine Wilson, 3 with singer Grimes and 3 with Neuralink CEO Shivon Zilis.

Currently, Elon Musk has not made any official response to Ashley St. Clair’s statement. This story continues to attract public and media attention around the world.