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Elon Musk slashed ex Ashley St. Clair’s child support by staggering amount after she revealed their son, doc claims

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Ashley St. Clair claims that Elon Musk reduced her child support for their son Romulus from $80,000 to $20,000 after she refused a nondisclosure agreement and publicly revealed the existence of their child in February 2025. The documentary suggests that Musk’s attitude toward St. Clair changed significantly upon learning she was pregnant with their child. St. Clair also alleges that Musk may have fathered children with other women who contacted her about interactions they had with him.

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Elon Musk drastically reduced the child support payments for his ex-partner Ashley St. Clair after she revealed they had a son together in February 2025. Initially, Musk paid $80,000 per month but slashed it to $40,000 when St. Clair refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA). After the public revelation of their child Romulus, Musk further reduced the payments to $20,000 monthly. St. Clair claims that she was contacted by other women who were approached by Musk for "sperm donation," including one in Japan. The reduction in support and Musk’s alleged behavior towards St. Clair highlight a contentious relationship post-revelation of their son.

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Elon Musk allegedly slashed ex Ashley St. Clair’s monthly child support by $80,000 after she publicly revealed she’d secretly given birth to his 13th child. uncertain

she → slash → child

The author also previously said she turned down the multimillion-dollar deal because she didn’t want her then-newborn, Romulus St. Clair, to “feel like he’s a secret.” asserted

he → say → deal

In the new doc, St. Clair claims Musk, now 55, cut her monthly child support payments to $40,000 after she refused to sign the NDA, then reduced them further to $20,000 after she publicly revealed their son in February 2025, per Entertainment Weekly. uncertain

she → claim → Weekly

The former conservative influencer says Musk was “kind” until Romulus, now 2, was born, adding, “It was almost as if he didn’t show a certain side of himself until after I had our baby.” asserted

I → say → baby

St. Clair previously revealed in a TikTok video that “things started getting weird” between her and the Tesla CEO when she became pregnant. asserted

she → reveal → her

She explains in the new doc that her relationship with Musk began in 2023, when he started “interacting” with her on X (formerly Twitter). asserted

he → explain → X

“He was responding to my posts frequently. asserted

He → respond → posts

One day, he responded to one of my Mother’s Day posts [and said] that I should have more children,” St. Clair says, adding that Musk dubbed himself a “good dad” and appeared to have an “amicable” relationship with the mothers of his children. asserted

Musk → respond → children

“We should have a kid. asserted

We → have → kid

You should have so many more kids. asserted

You → have → kids

You should have 10 kids,” St. Clair recalls Musk telling her. asserted

Musk → have → her

“Eventually, I was like, ‘Well, what does that look like?'” asserted

that → look → what

St. Clair claims in the new doc that Musk may have more children than publicly known, saying she was contacted by other women whom Musk had been “DMing” and allegedly “offering them children.” “There was a woman in Japan who just wanted, basically, sperm donation that he obliged,” she says. uncertain

she → claim → that

“It’s like a Gatling gun of sperm in his DMs.” asserted

It → ’ → DMs

More recently, at the Venice Film Festival, where “Musk” premiered, St. Clair claimed the multibillionaire had confessed in a text message before she gave birth that he wanted a “legion of children before the civil war.” asserted

he → premier → war

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → ?

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Elon Musk slashed ex Ashley St. Clair’s child support by staggering amount after she revealed their son, doc claims

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