Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is allegedly pursuing secret agreements to expand his family, aiming to build a “legion” of children, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has at least 14 children with four women and has been offering financial incentives to women on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to have his children.
In response to the Wall Street Journal’s article, published Tuesday, Musk tweeted, “TMZ >> WSJ,” comparing the newspaper unfavorably to the celebrity gossip outlet TMZ.
Musk has long been vocal about the need for more babies in the world, believing that falling birthrates could put humanity at risk and that “civilization is going to crumble” without population growth.
The Wall Street Journal’s report details claims from conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair, who asserts that Musk offered her $15 million and $100,000 per month in child support to keep silent about their child, born in September 2024. St. Clair alleges that she had to make a great effort to convince Musk to submit to a paternity test, which was a subject of legal proceedings.
A paternity test conducted under court order showed that the probability of Musk being the father of St. Clair’s child, Romulus, is 99.9999%. Despite this, Musk has not publicly acknowledged the child.
St. Clair claims that during a New Year’s trip to St. Barts, she informed Musk that she was ovulating, to which he replied, “What are we waiting for?” Their son was conceived during this trip.
After the birth of their child, St. Clair alleges that Musk, through his financial manager Jared Birchall, offered her a one-time payment of $15 million plus $100,000 monthly in exchange for her silence regarding their child. She refused the terms of the agreement, stating, “I don’t want my son to feel like he’s a secret.”
St. Clair also claims that Birchall warned her not to seek legal support and pressured her to accept a confidentiality agreement, telling her, “This always, always leads to a worse outcome for this woman than it would otherwise be.”
Following her refusal to sign the agreement, Musk allegedly withdrew the $15 million offer and reduced his monthly child support payments to between $20,000 and $40,000. According to iefimerida, St. Clair’s legal fees in the paternity and custody lawsuit against Musk have exceeded $240,000.
The Wall Street Journal’s report suggests that Musk has more than 14 known children, with sources indicating that the actual number may be much higher. Sources close to Musk claim he is actively recruiting potential mothers on X to expand his lineage.
Musk allegedly offered to father a child with cryptocurrency influencer Tiffany Fong, proposing surrogacy as a way to rapidly build a “legion” of children. Fong reportedly declined and shared details of their conversation with friends, including St. Clair.
Musk’s financial manager Jared Birchall is responsible for drafting non-disclosure agreements for the mothers of his children and handling negotiations regarding financial agreements. Birchall reportedly told St. Clair that Musk expected “confidentiality and discretion” regarding the child.
Musk has three children—X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl, and Tau Techno Mechanicus—with artist Grimes; four children—Strider, Azure, Arcadia, and Seldon Lycurgus—with Shivon Zilis, a senior executive at Neuralink; and five children with his ex-wife Justine Musk: twins Vivian Jenna Wilson and Griffin, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, all born via IVF.
At a conference last year in Saudi Arabia, Musk stated, “I think for most countries, they should consider the birth rate to be the biggest problem they need to solve,” emphasizing that underpopulation is a critical issue.
According to People magazine, when previously asked about how many children he planned on having, he reportedly replied that “Mars needs people.”
The article was written with the assistance of a news analysis system.