Elon Musk Asked Influencer To Carry His Child, She Worried About Earnings

According to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by WSJ, Musk has privately approached multiple women through X, initiating flirty or intellectual exchanges that sometimes escalated into direct requests: would they be willing to have his child?

One woman he connected with this way was conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair, who began privately messaging with Musk after he started liking and commenting on her posts. The connection deepened. She visited the X offices, entered a relationship with him, and eventually gave birth to his child, Romulus, in fall 2023.

Musk's team, led by longtime confidant and fixer Jared Birchall, soon proposed an NDA deal: $15 million upfront, and $100,000 per month until the child turned 21 - in exchange for silence.