Creator Ashley St. Clair is reportedly suing billionaire Elon Musk for sole custody of their alleged baby.
St. Claire, finest recognized for her youngsters’s e book Elephants Are Not Birds, filed a petition with the New York Supreme Court docket for custody of the kid on Friday, February 21, in line with SCOOP, who first reported the submitting. Within the courtroom filings, reviewed by the publication, the writer alleges that Elon Musk is the daddy of her baby — although he “has solely met him thrice.”
“[Musk] has met him solely three (3) occasions and has no involvement in his care and upbringing,” the petition reportedly states. The petition additionally claims the boy, who goes by R.S.C., was born in September 2024.
Along with submitting for sole custody, St. Claire additionally reportedly filed a paternity petition.
In courtroom filings, St. Claire reportedly claims that she and Musk engaged in a “romantic relationship in or about Might 2023.” Moreover, she claims that they had intercourse and their alleged son was conceived in January 2024.
Musk has allegedly “acknowledged parentage of the kid in numerous written correspondences,” St. Claire claims, in line with the reported submitting. The writer additionally alleged that she exchanged textual content messages with Musk about their baby after he was born, and that she despatched {a photograph} of the kid to Musk.
“I sit up for seeing you and him this weekend,” she claims Musk responded, per the reported docs. In keeping with Individuals, a screenshot of the alleged textual content message trade was included within the petition.
St. Claire additionally claims that Musk acknowledged that the kid was his when discussing security issues. “If I make a mistake on safety, [R.S.C.] won’t ever know his father,” she claims Musk stated — one thing she describes within the courtroom submitting as ‘one other acknowledgment of parentage.’
On February 14, St. Claire claimed through X that she had welcomed Musk’s thirteenth baby 5 months prior.
“5 months in the past, I welcomed a brand new child into the world. Elon Musk is the daddy,” she wrote on the time. “I’ve not beforehand disclosed this to guard our baby’s privateness and security, however in current days it has develop into clear that tabloid media intends to take action, whatever the hurt it’s going to trigger.”
She added, “I intend to permit our baby to develop in a traditional and protected setting. For that motive, I ask that the media honor our baby’s privateness, and chorus from invasive reporting.” Alongside the submit, St. Clair wrote “Alea Iacta Est,” which interprets to “The die is solid.”
Musk has not publicly acknowledged or responded to St. Claire’s claims. Us Weekly has reached out to Musk for remark.
Days later, on February 15, St. Claire claimed through a consultant that her and Musk have been working in direction of an amicable parenting settlement.
“Ashley & Elon have been privately working in direction of the creation of an settlement about elevating their baby for a while,” Brian Glicklich, a consultant for St. Clair, stated in a press release shared through X. “It’s disappointing {that a} tabloid reporter, who repeatedly ambushed Ashley and her household, made it unimaginable to finish that course of confidentially. We’re ready for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental position with Ashley, to finish unwarranted hypothesis, and Ashley trusts that Elon intends to complete their settlement rapidly, in the perfect pursuits of the wellbeing and safety of the kid they share.”
Musk is already a father to 12 different youngsters. Most lately, Bloomberg reported in June 2024 that Neuralink government Shivon Zilis reportedly welcomed their third child collectively.
The pair beforehand welcomed twins Strider and Azure in November 2021.
Musk additionally has six youngsters with ex-wife Justine Wilson. Musk and Wilson, 51, who have been married between 2000 and 2008, share twins Vivian and Griffin, each 20, and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian, all 18. The exes additionally shared son Nevada, who died of sudden toddler demise syndrome (SIDS) at 10 weeks outdated. Musk additionally shares three youngsters with the singer Grimes.