Elon Musk’s purported thirteenth child’s mother has responded to his recent actions against her.
A few weeks ago, Ashley St. Clair made headlines when she took to social media, announcing that she had allegedly given birth to a child fathered by SpaceX and Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk.
She shared: “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.
“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.”
Following the disclosure, St. Clair took legal action, suing Musk for sole custody of their son.
She also submitted a paternity petition seeking confirmation of Musk’s paternity.
St. Clair claims that they became intimate in January of last year, after starting a relationship with him in May 2023, a year after Musk’s relationship with singer Grimes, with whom he shares three children, ended.
Despite initially ignoring the lawsuits, Musk later hired a lawyer and requested that the case be sealed, a move that appears to have been successful as documents that were once public are no longer accessible, according to Mail Online.
Before the sealing, documents alleged that Musk had only seen their son three times since birth and had not been present at the time of delivery.
St. Clair is now pushing back through her legal counsel, accusing Musk of reducing ‘his financial support’ in retaliation for her legal actions.
St. Clair’s legal team claims that Musk has ‘financially retaliated’ against his son. Attorney Karen Rosenthal of Bikel Rosenthal & Schanfield LLP told PEOPLE: “Elon Musk has financially retaliated against his own child and reduced his financial support substantially and unilaterally. He did this after Ashley was forced to bring this matter to court, when he refused to respond to her many private attempts to resolve this matter without publicity.”
“At the same time, he filed an emergency application to gag Ashley and prevent her from communicating about his actions. The judge denied the emergency nature of the application, even though it is still pending,” continued the legal team.
“Ashley is vigorously opposing this application in order to preserve her right to speak-out. All while Mr. Musk fashions himself a first amendment warrior and freely communicates via his owned social media platform,” they stated.
“Given that Mr. Musk is dedicated to transparency in government, it would be helpful if he administered his own life by the same principles.”
Currently, Musk is reportedly evading the legal filing, as he has not acknowledged the court documents, either personally or through his legal representatives.
“Despite requests, Mr. Musk has still not accepted service of the motion papers via his alleged attorneys, which is easy enough to do,” Rosenthal noted.
“As a result of avoiding personal service, he has prolonged the litigation and caused unnecessary distress. It should be noted that no attorney has opted into the NYSCEF system claiming they represent Mr. Musk,” she added. “We don’t have anyone we can properly speak with. It’s unnecessary gamesmanship when there’s an infant involved.”