Musk’s xAI sued over Grok deepfakes – this time, by mother of his child

Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s 13th child, said that in one photo, an image of her at 14 was altered to show her in a bikini

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X owner Elon Musk and Ashley St Clair. Photo: X/stclairashley

Published: 9:25am, 17 Jan 2026Updated: 9:27am, 17 Jan 2026

The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his AI company, saying its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitative deepfake images of her that have caused her humiliation and emotional distress.

Ashley St Clair, 27, who describes herself as a writer and political strategist, alleged in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in New York City against xAI that the images have included a photo of her fully dressed at age 14 that was altered to show her in a bikini, and others showing her as an adult in sexualised positions and wearing a bikini with swastikas. St Clair is Jewish.

Grok is on Musk’s social media platform X.

Lawyers and media contacts for xAI did not immediately return emails seeking comment on Friday.

Ashley St. Clair delivers a speech during a European Parliament leaders of Identity and Democracy group convention on December 3, 2023. Photo: AFP

On Wednesday, following global backlash over sexualised images of women and children, X announced that Grok would no longer be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal.

Musk’s xAI sued over Grok deepfakes – this time, by mother of his child

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s 13th child, said that in one photo, an image of her at 14 was altered to show her in a bikini

Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s 13th child, said that in one photo, an image of her at 14 was altered to show her in a bikini