Ashley St. Clair, a former conservative influencer and author, has found herself at the centre of renewed attention following explosive claims about her relationship with
Elon Musk in the new documentary Musk. She alleges that the billionaire reduced her monthly child support payments after she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and publicly revealed that she had given birth to their son, Romulus, in 2024.
According to St. Clair, she was offered $15 million upfront and $100,000 a month in child support in exchange for keeping their relationship private. She claims that after she rejected the proposal, the monthly payments were reduced from $100,000 to $40,000 and subsequently to $20,000 after she went public with the birth in February 2025. Musk has disputed her account of the alleged NDA offer.
Who is Ashley St. Clair?
St. Clair, 28, rose to prominence as a conservative social media personality, building a following on X through posts expressing right-wing views. She also worked with the satirical website The Babylon Bee and made appearances on Fox News.
Beyond her online presence, St. Clair is an author. She wrote Elephants Are Not Birds, a children's book published by Brave Books and described as a Christian conservative work exploring identity.
In January 2026, she indicated that she was reconsidering her political views and said she was removing her name as the book's author.
How Ashley St. Clair met Elon Musk
St. Clair has said her interactions with Musk began in 2023, when he started responding to her posts on X, formerly Twitter. Their online exchanges eventually developed into a relationship that she described as emotionally intimate.
Recalling one of their early interactions, St. Clair said Musk responded to a Mother's Day post by encouraging her to have more children. She also recalled him telling her that she should have 10 children and suggesting that they have a child together.
St. Clair has said Musk presented himself as a devoted father and appeared to maintain amicable relationships with the mothers of his other children.
She later became pregnant and gave birth to Romulus in 2024. She publicly disclosed the birth in February 2025, bringing their relationship into the public eye.
Ashley St. Clair’s claims about the NDA and child support
In Musk, St. Clair alleges that she was offered $15 million upfront and $100,000 in monthly payments if she signed an NDA preventing her from discussing their relationship.
She says she rejected the proposal because she did not want her son to grow up feeling that he was a secret.
St. Clair claims Musk subsequently reduced her monthly payments to $40,000 and then to $20,000 after she publicly revealed the child's birth.
Musk has disputed her account of the alleged agreement, reportedly stating on X that she was never offered the deal on the terms she described and accusing her of making false claims.
The two have also been involved in a custody dispute over Romulus. St. Clair's legal team has alleged that the dispute and reduction in financial support left her facing the possibility of eviction.
Musk previously stated that he had paid St. Clair $2.5 million and was sending her $500,000 annually. He also said he was “not against finding out” whether he was the child's father.
What Ashley St. Clair has revealed about Musk’s desire to have children
The documentary also features St. Clair's account of Musk's desire to have a large family. She alleges that other women contacted her after interacting with the billionaire online and described conversations about having children with him.
St. Clair also recalled an alleged text message in which Musk expressed a desire to have a “legion of children before the civil war”.
Musk has publicly acknowledged having numerous children with different women. He most recently welcomed another child, Seldon Lycurgus, with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, according to reports cited in the documentary's coverage.
Directed by Alex Gibney, Musk examines the billionaire's public image, private relationships and ambitions. St. Clair's allegations have emerged as some of the documentary's most closely scrutinised revelations, although her claims about the NDA and payments remain disputed by Musk.