According to reporting by The Times UK, St Clair has accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of not only pushing for large-scale surrogacy arrangements, but also allegedly pressuring women to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect the secrecy surrounding his private life and expanding family.
Musk, 53, who has long voiced pronatalist views—the belief that declining birthrates pose an existential threat to civilization—reportedly refers to his children as a “legion,” evoking imagery of Roman military units deployed to expand empires. In text messages viewed by The Wall Street Journal and cited by The Times UK, Musk allegedly told St Clair, “To reach legion-level before the apocalypse, we will need to use surrogates.”
St Clair, 26, shares Musk’s pronatalist beliefs but has now filed for sole custody of their son, Romulus, who was born in September 2024. The child’s name, echoing the mythical founder of Rome, aligns with Musk’s apparent fascination with imperial symbolism and legacy.
Their relationship began in dramatic fashion, with St Clair revealing that the pair conceived on a New Year’s trip to St Barts shortly after Musk encouraged her to capitalize on her ovulation. Musk later reportedly expressed a desire to “knock [her] up again” just months after Romulus was born.
However, the relationship quickly deteriorated. In a February lawsuit, St Clair demanded paternity payments and full custody, citing a “99.9999%” DNA match proving Musk’s parentage. She also alleged that Musk offered a $15 million lump sum along with $100,000 per month until Romulus turns 21—an agreement she claims she did not sign.
St Clair further accused Musk of using his immense wealth to secure silence from other women who have borne his children, some of whom were allegedly recruited through X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter and now owned by Musk. She contends that NDAs were used to ensure secrecy.
As of now, Musk is confirmed to have fathered at least 14 children with at least four different women. His known partners include his first wife Justine (with whom he had six children, one of whom died in infancy), pop artist Grimes (Claire Boucher), and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, with whom he has four children via IVF.
In one particularly unusual anecdote, Musk reportedly met with Japanese officials in 2023 who asked him to donate sperm for a high-profile individual, a request he claimed to have honored without any romantic involvement.
St Clair’s legal filings and interviews paint a picture of a man driven by an ideological mission to multiply—one that allegedly trumps emotional connection or conventional parenting. She claimed Musk had only met their child three times and had shown little interest in custody.
The revelations have reignited public debate over pronatalism, power dynamics in private relationships, and the ethical implications of wealth-driven family planning. As Musk’s empire of companies—and now children—continues to expand, the questions raised by St Clair’s accusations could prompt further scrutiny of one of the world’s most powerful and enigmatic figures.
