Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair has filed a paternity and custody lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk, seeking to have him legally recognized as the father of her 5-month-old son and to gain sole custody of the child, according to court documents submitted to Manhattan Supreme Court, People reported exclusively.
St. Clair, 26, initiated the legal action a week after publicly claiming that she had given birth to Musk’s 13th child.
As cited in the paternity petition obtained by People, St. Clair alleges that Musk is the father of her son, born in September 2024. She further states that Musk was not present at the birth and “has met him only three times and has had no involvement in his care and upbringing.”
Text messages between Musk and Clair
According to People, St. Clair claims that Musk “acknowledged parentage of the child in various written correspondences,” including a text message conversation after baby R.S.C.’s birth. A screenshot of the alleged exchange was included in her petition.
Her filing also contains additional text messages in which Musk allegedly wrote, “If I make a mistake on security, [R.S.C.] will never know his father.”
St. Clair’s attorney, Karen B. Rosenthal, told People that Musk’s representatives had not responded to efforts to resolve the matter privately, which led to the lawsuit. Meanwhile, her spokesperson, Brian Glickich, stated, “She has made every effort to collaborate with Mr. Musk before taking this step.”
Musk has not publicly addressed St. Clair’s allegations. According to People, he has 13 children with four women, including the child St. Clair claims is his.
He shares twins Vivian and Griffin and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian with his first wife, Justine Wilson. With musician Grimes, he has three children—X, Exa Dark Siderael, and Techno Mechanicus. Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis is the mother of his twins, Strider and Azure.
Musk’s legal team has not responded to requests for comment.
