Ashley St. Clair files paternity lawsuit against Elon Musk seeking full custody of 5-month-old baby

In a surprising turn of events, conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair took legal action by filing a petition to establish tech mogul Elon Musk as the biological father of her child and request full custody rights. This unusual move garnered attention and stirred debate on social media platforms.

The legal action comes weeks after the 26-year-old posted on X that she had the child allegedly fathered by Musk in secret five months ago.

“Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world,” St. Clair wrote in the post. “Elon Musk is the father.”

Photo exhibits included in court documents

Photos provided in court documents showed alleged photos of Elon Musk and screenshots of text conversations. (New York Supreme Court)

“I have been the primary caregiver for R.S.C., tending to all aspects of his well-being,” St. Clair expressed in the petition. She emphasized her role in the child’s life, from medical appointments to daily care routines, asserting her commitment to meeting the child’s physical and emotional needs.

She added Musk hasn’t seen his alleged son since November, during a 30-minute visit.

Musk allegedly never asked to see the child on any other occasion, and did not bring up the child without St. Clair’s prompting, and never asked for photos or checked in after doctor appointments, according to court documents.

Photo exhibits included in court documents

Photos provided in court documents showed alleged photos of Elon Musk and screenshots of text conversations. (New York Supreme Court)

Her attorneys claim they attempted to resolve the paternity issue privately, but Musk was not responsive.

If paternity is found, St. Clair, a conservative children’s book author who previously worked for the satirical news site The Babylon Bee, would be the mother of Musk’s 13th child.

Musk, who recently took charge of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has not publicly commented on the matter, but did respond to a post from an X user stating St. Clair “plotted for HALF A DECADE to ensnare Elon Musk.” 

Musk wrote, “Whoa,” in response.

St. Clair quickly shot back at Musk’s comment, saying she had been trying to reach him and would like a response instead of him “publicly responding to smears.”

Photo exhibits included in court documents

Photos provided in court documents showed alleged photos of Elon Musk and screenshots of text conversations. (New York Supreme Court)

Her attorneys released a statement noting a tabloid reporter, who “repeatedly ambushed Ashley and her family,” made it impossible to address the paternity issues confidentially. 

“We are waiting for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental role with Ashley, to end unwarranted speculation, and Ashley trusts that Elon intends to finish their agreement quickly, in the best interests of the wellbeing and security of the child they share,” according to the statement.

FOX Business reported Claire Boucher, a singer known as Grimes, filed a similar petition in October 2023 against Musk in California “to establish parental relationship” over her three children.

Unlike St. Clair’s petition and Boucher’s petition were not publicly viewable.

The dispute was settled in Texas in August, Business Insider reported.

Elon Musk in a white tuxedo and Grimes in a white dress and black accents on the Met Gala red carpet

Elon Musk and Grimes on the Met Gala red carpet. (Taylor Hill)

However, Boucher took to X on Thursday claiming one of their children was suffering a medical emergency, and she could not reach Musk, the New York Post reported.

“I’m not giving any details but he won’t respond to texts call or emails and has skipped every meeting and our child will suffer life long impairment if he doesn’t respond asap, so I need him to f–king respond and if I have to apply public pressure then I guess that’s where we are at,” the post read, according to the outlet.

Boucher’s posts about the situation have since been deleted, according to The Post.

Musk could not be reached for a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace and Greg Norman contributed to this report.

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