Author claims she has given birth to Elon Musk's 13th child in public statement

An author has claimed that Elon Musk is the father of her baby in a bombshell statement on X.

The 53-year-old Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder is a father of 12 already.

Now, a woman called Ashley St. Clair has claimed Musk welcomed his 13th child five months ago.

Posting on Twitter, the author announced: "Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father."

The 26-year-old, a conservative influencer, said she tried to conceal the announcement for the sake of the youngster.

She continued: "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."

St. Clair is known for her children's book with BRAVE Books, titled Elephants Are Not Birds.

Meanwhile, Musk is also father to Nevada, Vivian, Griffin, Kai, Saxon, Damian, X Æ A-12, Exa, Strider, Azure, Techno and another youngster who was born in 2024.

The tech boss first became a dad in 2002 when his then wife, Justine Wilson, an author from Canada, gave birth to their son Nevada Alexander.

Tragically, Nevada died at just 10 weeks old from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

In a piece for Marie Claire, the mom said at the time: "Nevada went down for a nap, placed on his back as always, and stopped breathing.

"By the time the paramedics resuscitated him, he had been deprived of oxygen for so long that he was brain-dead."

After three days on life support, the family made the heartbreaking decision to take him off it.

The couple went on to welcome twins, Vivian and Griffin, 21, and triplets, Kai, Saxon and Damian, 18.

Fast forward almost two decades when Musk was dating singer, Grimes, and he became a dad again to X Æ A-12, age four.

The couple, who split for good in 2022, also had two more children, Exa Dark Sideræl, three, and a boy, Techno Mechanicus, two.

Weeks before Grimes gave birth to their daughter, the CEO also fathered two more children, twins, Strider and Azure, three, with Shivon Zilis in November 2021.

Zilis is an executive at Musk's company, Neuralink, and the pair also welcomed another child in early 2024 whose name has not been revealed.

According to People, Grimes and Musk were looking for a home in Bel Air to raise all of his children and live with their mothers.

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Musk also stated he had no plans to 'automatically' pass a share of his companies to his children 'if they have no interest or inclination' to take over his empire.