Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, claims she was offered a financial settlement of nearly $40 million in exchange for silence about their relationship, a claim Musk has denied. In an interview with The New York Times, St. Clair said she rejected a proposed nondisclosure agreement that would have barred her from discussing Musk indefinitely.
According to St. Clair, the agreement would have provided a $15 million lump‑sum payment and $100,000 a month for 21 years, totaling $40.2 million. She said the proposal was sent to her two months after giving birth to her child in 2024 by Jared Birchall, Musk’s financial manager, via the encrypted messaging app Signal. She also said the terms would have restricted her from speaking about the relationship even with family members and would have applied to her heirs.
Musk responded on X, stating that no such offer had been made and accusing St. Clair of making false claims. The billionaire did not reply to the newspaper’s request for comment. St. Clair’s allegations come as she appears in Alex Gibney’s documentary “Musk,” which examines the entrepreneur’s personal life and influence.
St. Clair explained that her decision to join the documentary was driven by concerns about the power of wealth and her growing discomfort with the expectation that people should trust powerful figures merely because of their financial success. She also reflected on her shift away from previously promoted conservative positions.
