Elon Musk took to X to announce he’s seeking full custody of his one-year-old son after the boy’s mother made pro-trans comments.
Musk shares his son, Romulus, with Ashley St. Clair, the formerly conservative influencer. St. Clair has changed her stance on transgenderism, prompting Musk to make his custody claim.
“I will be filing for full custody today, given her statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy,” Musk said early Monday morning.
St. Clair didn’t indicate on X any plans to allow her son to transition, but instead apologized to anyone she may have hurt with her anti-transgender comments in the past.
“I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I have said in the past may have caused my son’s sister more pain,” St. Clair said. “I have been trying incredibly hard privately to learn + advocate for those within the trans community that I’ve hurt.”
The “sister” she is referring to is Xavier, who goes by Vivian. He is one of Musk’s 14 children and recently started identifying as a girl.
“I also haven’t said much on this because I have gone back and forth over whether my voice would be helpful on the issue since it will be framed as disingenuous or just turning because I’m ‘scorned.’ Even this reply will become right-wing hysteria but yeah I am sorry. Let me know how I can help,” St. Clair said.
St. Clair previously worked for the conservative satire outlet The Babylon Bee when she met Musk on X, per a New York Post report. She wrote a children’s book on identity called “Elephants Are Not Birds” and was routinely outspoken on social media about Left-leaning policies. St. Clair attended Trump’s inauguration last year. Since having her son with Musk, however, she has walked back some of her beliefs.
“Twitter was way better when it was woke tbh,” St. Clair posted as a jab to Musk, who purchased the social media platform and renamed it X.
According to the Daily Mail, St. Clair filed a lawsuit against Musk last February, claiming he told her to keep the baby a secret. She says Musk then cut off communication with her and her son during child support negotiations, which forced her to take legal action.
Musk is famously known for having many children with multiple partners. He has twins, Xavier and Griffin, and triplets, Kai, Saxon, and Damian, with his first wife, Justine Wilson. He has X, Exa, and Techno with singer Grimes. He has twins, Strider and Azure, along with Arcadia and Seldon, with Shivon Zilis. He shares Romulus with St. Clair.
