Ashley St. Clair Fires Back At Elon Musk Seeking Custody Of Their 1-Year-Old Son

Ashley St. Clair is firing back at Elon Musk over his apparent intent to seek custody of their 1-year-old son. The conservative author and political commentator spoke out during a Jan. 14 interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” in which she responded to Musk’s comments about their parenting arrangement. “I’m not at liberty to discuss it further, but I think anyone with more than a third-grade reading comprehension level knows what I was saying there,” she said. Musk had posted on X days earlier that he would be “filing for full custody” that day “given [St. Clair’s] statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy.” St. Clair has not publicly expressed plans to transition their son. Musk was responding to an X user who had suggested he seek custody in light of St. Clair publicly confirming that she had changed her views to be supportive of the transgender community. The 27-year-old apologized for past disparaging remarks she had made about trans people, writing on X that she feels “immense guilt” for any previous statements that may have been offensive or hurtful, seemingly referencing Musk’s trans daughter, Vivian. St. Clair went on to share her goal of making amends, acknowledging that she wants to help “in any way” she can despite her awareness that her apology could potentially spark heated reaction. The situation comes amid reported legal disputes between St. Clair and Musk’s company xAI, which she claims created explicit deepfake photos of herself without permission. Musk himself has not publicly responded to a lawsuit St. Clair filed on Jan. 15, but NBC News reports that xAI also sued St. Clair the same day under allegations that she had violated the company’s terms of service. St. Clair announced in February 2025 that she had given birth to her and Musk’s son the previous September. The SpaceX founder has fathered 14 known children with four women including St. Clair.