Conservative writer and influencer Ashley St. Clair appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday in her ongoing paternity and custody battle over Elon Musk’s secret toddler son.
New York Supreme Courtroom Decide Jeffrey Pearlman sealed the proceedings after St. Clair, her attorneys and Musk’s authorized workforce arrived in court docket Thursday morning. Musk was not bodily current for the listening to, although it’s not clear if he appeared remotely.
St. Clair is suing Musk for custody of her son, “R.S.C.,” the thirteenth little one born to the billionaire.
Ashley St. Claire arrives in Manhattan Civil Courtroom Thursday, Might 29, 2025 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Every day Information)
Final month, The Wall Avenue Journal reported that Musk provided St. Clair $15 million and month-to-month funds of $100,000 to maintain their new child little one a secret, which she rejected, and {that a} DNA check confirmed the Tesla proprietor’s “probability of paternity” is 99.9999%. The Journal additionally reported the boy’s title was Romulus.
St. Clair introduced the boy’s delivery in a publish on Musk’s X in February.
“Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” she wrote. “I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child’s privacy 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.”
Elon Musk appears on as President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Wednesday, Might 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
On March 31, Musk posted, “I don’t know if the child is mine or not, but am not against finding out. No court order is needed. Despite not knowing for sure, I have given Ashley $2.5M and am sending her $500k/year.”
In accordance with Folks journal, Musk’s attorneys will likely be allowed to argue Thursday why he shouldn’t be pressured to grant St. Clair sole custody or be pressured to take a paternity check, and each side will argue over whether or not Musk ought to pay little one help.
The court docket look comes simply hours after Musk — who donated $288 million to the Trump marketing campaign and spearheaded the gutting of presidency businesses and big federal job cuts — left the Trump administration.
Musk expressed disappointment with the GOP’s huge funding invoice, although his public profile and enterprise portfolios have taken a success as protestors proceed to focus on Tesla and blast him as a Nazi sympathizer.
