Ashley St. Clair, the 26-year-old influencer and mother of Elon Musk’s youngest child, has publicly disclosed that she’s on the brink of eviction from her $15,000-a-month New York City apartment.
What began as a life in the spotlight has devolved into a financial and emotional scramble.
Ashley St. Clair’s “Career Suicide” and a Podcast Debut
St. Clair launched her new podcast—wryly titled Bad Advice with Ashley St. Clair—on Musk’s own platform, X.
In her debut, she described the past year as marked by “unplanned career suicide, many questionable life choices, and a LinkedIn gap that cannot legally be explained.” Faced with mounting expenses and dwindling options, she launched the podcast as a deliberate pivot—or an act of survival.
Sponsored by Polymarket (and Urgency)
In a self-aware, offbeat moment, she revealed that a sponsorship ad for the cryptocurrency-based platform Polymarket—a fee of $10,000—was keeping a roof over her head. “I’m getting evicted, and Polymarket offered me $10,000 to do an ad read,” she quipped. Ashley St.Clair acknowledged that her new media venture is as much a forced necessity as a creative outlet.
A Custody Battle Under the Spotlight
St. Clair and Musk are embroiled in a high-stakes custody and child support dispute following her February public
announcement that Musk is the father of her son, Romulus.
She alleges Musk offered $15 million—and generous monthly support—in exchange for silence about the child’s birth. She declined, saying she didn’t want her son to grow up feeling like a secret. Now, she claims child support has been drastically reduced—from $100,000 per month to as low as $20,000—while Musk maintains he’s paid $2.5 million plus $500,000 annually.
Managing Public Image and Private Crisis
In her podcast, St. Clair mixes dark humor and commentary on current events while grappling with very real pressures: eviction, custody, and financial instability. It’s equal parts bite and reality check—a raw and bold way to control her narrative amid public scrutiny.
