The CEO of Tesla Motors is now a father of thirteen — according to author Ashley St. Clair.
Just yesterday on February 14, the influencer announced the news on X, saying she and Elon Musk have a child together.
“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,” she wrote.
“I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment. For that reason, I ask that the media honor our child’s privacy, and refrain from invasive reporting.”
An author has spoken out, claiming she secretly gave birth to Elon Musk’s thirteenth child five months ago
Her caption read, “Alea lacta Est,” which is Latin for “The die is cast.”
Unsurprisingly, comments were asking the million-dollar question: Why?
“Makes me wonder if all these women are in it for the money,” one person on Facebook theorized. “I would imagine it’s a package deal, and a mound of paperwork with an attorney comes with his baby gravy.”
“Other than for money, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to have a child of his. He is creepy,” another stated, earning more than 1,000 likes and upwards of 70 replies.
A third joked, “His name is ABC 123,” referring to Musk’s 4-year-old son X Æ A-Xii and his unique name.
“Looks like her prefrontal cortex is barely developed,” someone wrote.
“you can’t tell me he spends any quality time with any of the thirteen children,” a netizen stated. “Being a biological father takes no effort but being a present and engaged one does. There aren’t enough hours in the week, and his money can’t buy time.”
St. Clair announced that she hid her pregnancy for the sake of privacy
Alea Iacta Est pic.twitter.com/gvVaFNTGqn
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) February 15, 2025
According to People, St. Clair is best known for being very vocal regarding her conservative ideologies and has also gained fame for her children’s book with BRAVE books, titled Elephants Are Not Birds.
“Follow Kevin as he learns that even though he can sing, he is not a bird, even if Culture insists that he is,” read the novel’s synopsis, with BRAVE books site saying they “partner with people of moral integrity, to teach complex Christian and Conservative values.”
Musk is the father to twelve other children, many of whom he shares with his ex-wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson.
His firstborn was welcomed to the world in 2002 with Wilson, Nevada Alexander, who unfortunately passed away at 10 weeks old. They then shared five more children: twins Vivian and Griffin, 20, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, 18.
In 2008, the former couple divorced, as seen by multiple news outlets.
The announcement had people talking about Musk’s character
10 years later, Musk made his relationship status with singer and songwriter Grimes official as they made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala in 2018.
And two years after that, the couple gave birth to their first child together: X Æ A-Xii. They shared two more children together before separating — Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and Techno Mechanicus.
It was also revealed just before little Exa was born that Musk had secretly welcomed twins in November 2021, Strider and Axure, 3, with Shivon Zilis, who was an executive at one of his companies, Neuralink, as seen by the court documents published by Insider.
This announcement comes just days after the Tesla CEO brought his son X Æ A-Xii to the Oval Office as President Donald Trump signed an executive order, granting the Department of Government Efficiency more power.
It seems predictable that Musk would be spotted in more public events with his new role in politics, but his little boy caught everyone’s attention, even being mentioned during the talk show The View with Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar.
Grimes also spoke out, saying she was never aware that her son would be present.
An X user wrote underneath one of her posts, “Lil X was very polite today! You raised him well. He was so cute when he told DJT ‘please forgive me, I need to pee.’”
The 36-year-old replied with clear disdain, “He should not be in public like this. I did not see this, thank u for alerting me. But I’m glad he was polite. Sigh.”
Netizens posed the question: are the women in it for the money?
