For over a week, the political and tech worlds have been abuzz amid the allegation that DOGE leader Elon Musk fathered a 13th child last year with a conservative influencer.
Now, as the situation has escalated into a legal battle for custody and establishment of Musk's paternity, details of the Telsa and X billionaire's concerns about threats on his life have emerged via text messages he seemingly believed would not see the light of day, as the Daily Mail explains.
It was on Valentine's Day that Ashley St. Clair, a self-styled MAGA-affiliated influencer, took to social media to announce that Musk had fathered her son, who she says was born in September 2024.
“Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” St. Clair wrote.
She continued, “I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child's privavy 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.”
St. Clair's dealings with Musk appeared to deteriorate further after her public declaration, as she later wrote in a now-deleted X post that she and her representatives had been “trying to communicate for the past several days” in order to complete a parenting agreement, only to be met with silence from the world-renowned entrepreneur.
That message came in response to an X post from Musk reacting to an account that shared a purported screenshot in which St. Clair joked about hoping to lure him into a relationship, with the DOGE chief writing, simply, “Whoa.”
The saga took yet another intriguing turn on Friday, when St. Clair filed a court petition to have Musk legally recognized as the baby's father and to obtain full custody of the child, as Fox News noted.
St. Clair's attorneys appended a series of exhibits to the petition, including a photo of Musk holding the baby as well as a series of screenshotted messages their client exchanged with the alleged father of her child.
Among the dialogues posted was one in which Musk described the security concerns with which he deals on a daily basis, something he said prompted the need for St. Clair's absolute discretion when it came to the baby.
“I get credible death threats every day. I'm #2 after Trump for assassination. Wake up. This is not the time for sentiment at the expense of safety. If I make a mistake on security, [the baby] will never know his father,” Musk wrote.
St. Clair responded that those worries were the reason the child's birth certificate did not list the father's name and why the baby's last name was not recorded as Musk, comments that prompted Musk to reply, “Necessary for now. Only the paranoid survive.”
St. Clair told the court in her petition that Musk has not seen his new son since a 30-minute visit in November, has never sought additional contact, and has never requested photos or updates on his progress, facts she says justify her quest for sole custody.
With accusations now swirling from fellow conservative influencer Isabella Moody and journalist Laura Loomer that St. Clair had embarked on a clandestine, years'-long campaign to seduce Musk, the battle between the young child's parents seems poised to yield all sorts of unsavory details that reflect poorly on just about everyone involved.
