Elon Musk Reportedly Offered Influencer $15M to Keep Baby Secret

Elon Musk may be trying to populate Mars, but his parenting choices here on Earth are raising eyebrows — again.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who’s already fathered at least 14 children, is back in the headlines thanks to conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair. The two reportedly share a son named Romulus (yes, Romulus), and while Musk allegedly offered her a $15 million NDA deal and $100,000 a month to keep the baby hush-hush, St. Clair declined.

“I don’t want my son to feel like he’s a secret,” she said. And just like that, Musk’s secret family plan hit a snag.

Keeping Nick Cannon on his toes, Musk — who already juggles being a tech mogul, social media CEO, and part-time edgelord — now faces criticism for allegedly slashing St. Clair’s child support by 60% after she went public. She reportedly even had to sell her Tesla Model S to make ends meet.

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It doesn’t stop there. According to reports, Musk’s right-hand man Jared Birchall has been managing a behind-the-scenes web of payments, surrogacy encouragements, and hush agreements with other mothers of Musk’s children — a real-life subplot that feels more Real Housewives than rocket science.

While Musk says he’s trying to save civilization by having a “legion” of kids, critics are asking how someone so casual with fatherhood can also be taken seriously as a potential leader — or, as Musk has teased, a future Vice President.

If Musk wants to raise a new generation of geniuses, he might want to make sure their moms aren’t selling their cars just to pay rent.

Mars might be ready, but down here on Earth? We’ve got questions.

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