Ohhh boy. If you thought Elon Musk’s Twitter feed was wild, “this” story is something else entirely—because now we’re diving headfirst into what might be his most “human” entanglement yet: baby number 14, a conservative influencer named Ashley St. Clair, and a courtroom drama that reads like something straight out of an HBO script.
Let’s rewind. Ashley St. Clair, 26, best known for her association with The Babylon Bee and her conservative commentary, quietly gave birth to a baby boy named “Romulus”—yes, “Romulus”—in early February. A paternity test reportedly came back with a jaw-dropping 99.9999% match to none other than Elon Musk himself. And yet, Musk? Silent. No public admission. Just an ever-tightening web of secrecy, sealed court filings, and, apparently, hush money negotiations.
Here’s where it gets spicy: According to St. Clair, Elon—through his right-hand man Jared Birchall—offered her “$15 million upfront and $100,000 a month” in exchange for one thing: “keep it quiet until the kid turns 21”. Oh, and don’t badmouth Musk in the process. The twist? He didn’t agree to the same terms. Yep, he could say whatever he wanted. She couldn’t say a word.
Now, Ashley didn’t just say no—she lawyered up “during labor”, hired counsel “while inducing”, and walked away from the Tesla empire’s golden parachute. She says she had already been feeling financial strain, had to “sell her own Tesla”, and is now relying on a rented apartment in Manhattan and a full-time nanny while raising two children, including Romulus.
And let’s talk control. Musk allegedly told her how to give birth (C-section), how to raise the child (no circumcision), and even where to live (Austin compound, anyone?). That compound, by the way? A Musk dream village of baby mamas, with Neuralink exec Shivon Zilis holding VIP status and Grimes playing the role of the openly furious ex. Musk wanted St. Clair to join his so-called ““kid legion””—a vision straight out of a sci-fi family tree.
But it didn’t end there. Musk sent her flowers on her birthday, texted about knocking her up again, and even took jabs at her after she spoke out. She, in return, called him a ““petulant man-child”” who’s more interested in power and control than fatherhood. According to Ashley, Musk has only seen his alleged son “three times”, and only when prompted. He cut her child support payments in half shortly after she went public and filed her lawsuit.
Now that the court case is sealed, Musk’s lawyers are trying to keep it airtight. But from the outside, it looks like a battle not just over paternity, but about privacy, control, and a man with more money than time playing puppet master in the most bizarre family network Silicon Valley’s ever seen.
And the big question? Who’s next in the ““kid legion”?”
Because one thing’s for sure—Elon may build rockets, launch satellites, and tangle with governments, but when it comes to this storyline? “Even SpaceX can’t escape gravity.”
