Ashley St Clair has revealed new information about her relationship with Elon Musk and the birth of their son, Romulus. A Wall Street Journal report said the influencer stated that the Tesla CEO initially proposed giving her more than $15 million in exchange for keeping quiet about their child. However, she ultimately turned down the offer.
Ashley, 26, said the child was conceived during a New Year’s vacation in St. Barts, in contrast to the rumours that Musk had only offered his sperm. She alleged that Musk first reached out to her on X (formerly Twitter) in May 2023, and that their relationship quickly escalated to discussions about having children.
During their trip, Ashley reportedly told him she was ovulating. After this, Musk allegedly replied, “What are we waiting for?”
After their son was born, Ashley said Elon made several unusual requests, including insisting that the baby be delivered via C-section. He reportedly believed that a vaginal birth might restrict brain development and that C-sections allow for larger brains.
According to the report, she decided against a C-section.
Musk also opposed circumcising their son, while Ashley, who is Jewish, expressed her wish to go ahead with the procedure.
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Financial support offer
Ashley St Clair told the Wall Street Journal that Elon offered her $15 million to keep it all a secret in return for financial support.
She complied with the request to not name Musk on the birth certificate.
In a text, Elon Musk told her that it was dangerous to reveal his relationship to the baby, describing himself as the “#2 after Trump for assassination.” He added that “only the paranoid survive.”
But not long after she gave birth, Elon, through his longtime fixer Jared Birchall, told her that to receive financial support from him, she would have to sign documents keeping the name of the baby’s father and the details of her relationship with Elon Musk a secret.
Ashley said Elon offered her a one-time fee of $15 million for a home and living expenses, plus an additional $100,000 a month until the baby turned 21.
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Why did Ashley St Clair not sign the agreement?
But she said she didn’t sign the agreement, because even though it prevented her from speaking about Elon Musk in relation to the child or disparaging him, it didn’t bar him from speaking negatively about her if he wanted.
She said she would have to pay back the $15 million lump sum if she broke the agreement.
She said one of the main sticking points was that it would make her son feel illegitimate.
The agreement also didn’t provide support for their child if he became gravely ill or a trust fund or life insurance if Elon Musk died before the child turned 21. The agreement would also not have an allotment for security expenses.
However, she said, Elon withdrew the initial $15 million offer after she went public with the son's news.
After she took him to court over custody and support, the amount was reduced to $40,000 a month and was eventually dropped further to $20,000 after The Wall Street Journal published its report, she said.
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Paternity test out
Elon Musk had publicly questioned whether the child was his via an X post: “I don’t know if the child is mine or not, but I am not against finding out.”
A court-ordered paternity test has now confirmed he is the father. WSJ quoted a report from Labcorp saying that the “Probability of Paternity” was 99.9999%.
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17 Apr 2025, 06:03 AM IST
