Elon Musk has welcomed his 13th child, as revealed by author and influencer Ashley St Clair.
On Friday, St Clair, 26, shared the news on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. “Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” she wrote. She explained she had kept it private for the child’s safety but decided to speak up after media outlets planned to report on it.
Musk later reacted to a fan asking if having another baby was one of his “side quests” by replying with a laughing emoji.
A friend of Musk told The Mail on Sunday, “He plans to keep having kids for as long as he can. He’s only 53, so he could continue for another 30 years.” The source added that Musk sees it as his responsibility to help with population growth.
St Clair, who has a large following on X, is known for her conservative views. She has written children’s books and was once criticized for meeting with controversial figures.
Rumors about her relationship with Musk started when she allegedly asked friends to sign NDAs. St Clair reportedly lives in a luxury apartment in Manhattan, with neighbors saying she has a full-time nanny for her two children.
Musk has spoken many times about his belief that low birth rates are a bigger risk than global warming. After his last set of twins were born in 2022, he tweeted, “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.”
Musk has five children with his first wife, Justine Wilson, three with musician Grimes, and three with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. He also had a son, Nevada, who passed away in 2002 at 10 weeks old.
This week, Musk visited the White House with his son “Lil X,” his child with Grimes, where the four-year-old played around the Resolute Desk and told former President Trump to “shush.” Musk later took three of his children to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A source close to Musk said, “He wasn’t as involved with his older kids, but he wants to be more present for his younger children.”
Neither Musk nor St Clair have commented further on the news.
