Elon Musk is taking a break from X having broken his silence after a MAGA influencer claimed she has given birth to his 13th child.
The 53-year-old Tesla and SpaceX CEO has not denied or confirmed 26-year-old Ashley St. Clair’s claim but issued a one-word response on X on Saturday evening, writing simply, ‘Whoa.’
His decision to go offline follows a string of wordy posts in the last few hours about unrelated matters, including the forthcoming release of Grok 3, which Musk called the ‘smartest AI on Earth’.
The tech billionaire made the extremely unusual decision to take a break from X to spend time sharpening the tool, writing: ‘Will be honing the product with the team all weekend, so offline until then.’
His previous one-word response to St. Clair’s incendiary claim was directed in reply to another post suggesting the influencer had ‘plotted for HALF A DECADE to ensnare Elon Musk’.
But the young woman wasted no time in firing back, taking aim at Musk’s lack of attention on the issue.
‘Elon, we have been trying to communicate for the past several days and you have not responded,’ St. Claire wrote.
‘When are you going to reply to us instead of publicly responding to smears from an individual who just posted photos of me in underwear at 15 years old?’
Within the hour, St. Clair’s biting response was removed from X.
In a previous statement, she thanked everyone who showed kindness and acknowledged the tremendous response.
‘In all sincerity, appreciate the kind words. Wish I did not feel the need to make a statement. Kids should be off limits for journalists,’ she wrote, before hinting at a social media hiatus.
The revelation that Musk – who has been married three times – and St. Clair allegedly share a child was made public by her on Friday.
‘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 stated.
Her spokesperson, Brian Glicklich, reiterated her claims, stressing that Musk and St. Clair had been ‘privately working towards the creation of an agreement about raising their child for some time.’
St. Clair alleges the romance began with a simple direct message on Musk’s X platform.
‘Musk was very funny. He was smart. He was very down to Earth. It started with X interactions and he slid into my DMs. I think it was a meme,’ St. Clair said as she described how the back and forth soon grew into a secret liaison.
In St. Clair’s stunning announcement, she disclosed how she was forced to go public after allegedly being asked to keep the pregnancy a secret.
‘I was told to keep it secret. I was being asked to keep it a secret forever,’ she admitted to the New York Post.
Although she consented to omit the billionaire’s name from the birth certificate to protect his privacy, security, and confidentiality, St. Clair’s camp maintains that there has been continuous private discussion over Musk’s involvement in their child’s upbringing.
She alleges that Musk provided her with a grand apartment in New York’s Financial District. Along with the residence came a security detail – but no public acknowledgement.
‘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 claimed.
‘I am a good mom. And that’s what drives most of my decisions and my kids are my whole world,’ she told The Post.
The influencer, who once worked for the conservative satirical website The Babylon Bee, says she first met Musk in May 2023 after a sudden work trip to Twitter’s headquarters.
At the age of 24, she claims she was quickly swept into a world of secrecy and luxury.
‘At one point, he asked, ‘Are you ever in San Francisco or Austin?’ And I said, ‘I am in Austin a good amount for work.”
According to St. Clair, the relationship only intensified from there culminating in her pregnancy, which she alleges Musk was adamant about keeping under wraps.
‘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,’ she wrote on X.
‘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.’
St. Clair also admits she has not spoken with Musk since posting her revelation, though she did notify his team beforehand.
‘He ignored it,’ she claimed but notes how she has no regrets and has chosen to keep the baby’s name and gender a secret.
‘My child is the most perfect thing that happened to me. I wouldn’t change anything,’ she insisted.
‘Almost every relationship in my life would be bastardised and disingenuous because I couldn’t tell them what was going on. My son has never taken a walk outside — in five months. I have never been able to take my baby for a walk. I was terrified that someone would see I had a baby and it would get out,’ she revealed.
St. Clair is hoping that Elon will publicly accept the accusations now that the secret is finally out.
‘We are waiting for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental role… Ashley trusts that Elon intends to finish their agreement quickly, in the best interests of the wellbeing and security of the child they share,’ her representative stated.
Musk has 12 other children spanning numerous relationships.
His children include twins Vivian and Griffin and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian from his marriage to Justine Wilson. The pair divorced in 2008.
His high-profile relationship with musician Grimes led to the birth of three more children: X Æ A-Xii (known as ‘X’), Exa Dark Sideræl, and Techno Mechanicus.
Musk also shares twins, Strider and Azure, with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis as well as a third child, a baby boy, announced last summer.
If current allegations are to be believed, a new child with conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair would extend Musk’s family to 13.
For multiple reasons, Elon Musk should utilise protection if he has a curious nature and enjoys intimate interactions with new admirers. Perhaps he should have a vasectomy because this man doesn’t need any more children.
He clearly wants to seed as many children as he can because he obviously thinks that his genes are exceptional, and he doesn’t mind dishing it out on X but he can’t tolerate it in reverse and he tries to exploit his power.
This man is incredibly rich and he can probably be courteous through a dinner date, but doesn’t he just love to be offensive, vulgar and elusive? That’s his real social and dynamic rush – women are just secondary, and perhaps this baby-making machine is his plan to conquer the world!
The father of her child seemingly won’t talk to her and has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep her isolated from the world – undoubtedly a control issue, so I don’t blame her for using his own platform in an endeavour to capture his attention.
Fathers need to contribute to their offspring, and in this case, Elon has a ton of money. Perhaps she shouldn’t have used his platform because now it’s stopped being about their child, and now it’s about the fling they had together.
She talks about wanting privacy, yet has told millions of people he’s shirking his obligations – what a fantastic future read for her child to find out that he/she was rejected, and could also be extremely damaging for the child.
This only forces kids to participate in activities they didn’t request. Even though it can be quite annoying, you should put your desire to dispute over your kids on hold once you have them. Or, better yet, don’t have any kids at all!
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