Elon Musk has reportedly become a father for the 13th time!

The Tesla and SpaceX has made no secret of his views when it comes to being a father and has previously welcomed children with ex-wife Justine Wilson, musician Grimes and Neuralink director Shivon Zilis.

And it would now appear that Musk (who hasn’t confirmed the news himself) can add children’s author Ashley St. Clair to his growing list of ‘baby mammas’ — according to a statement issued by the writer on social media.

It has been claimed that Musk now has a 13th child (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Taking to X, St. Clair issued the statement, in which she claimed to have welcomed a child five months ago and that Musk was, in fact, the infant’s father.

“Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father. I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child’s privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause,” her statement read.

Going on to ask for her child’s privacy to be respected, she added: “I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment. For that reason, I ask that the media honour our child’s privacy, and refrain from invasive reporting.”

St. Clair then captioned the post with Latin phrase ‘Alea Iacta Est’ which translates to ‘the die is cast’ and is often used to signify that a situation has passed the point of no return.

Musk is yet to comment publicly on the announcement.

The author later followed up her original statement by thanking people for their ‘kind words’ before adding that she would be ‘logging off for a while’.

Musk first became a father in 2002, welcoming a son called Nevada with Canadian author and then-wife Wilson. However, the child would devastatingly pass away just 10 weeks after birth. The couple went on to have five more children – twins Vivian and Griffin, 20, and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian, 19 – together.

The billionaire also shares three children with Grimes – real name Claire Boucher – sons X Æ A-Xii (pronounced ‘X Ash A Twelve’) and Tau Techno Mechanicus as well as daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, the latter two of whom were born via a surrogate.

Elon Musk recently took his son X to visit Donald Trump in the Oval office (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Musk is regularly spotted at events with his and Grimes’ eldest child, nicknamed X, prompting backlash from the ‘Oblivion’ singer.

During a period of ‘semi-separation’ from the singer, the 53-year-old welcomed twins Strider and Azure in June 2021, born slightly before Exa, and a third child, whose name has not been revealed, in 2024.

LADbible has approached Elon Musk’s representatives for comment.