Ashley St. Clair Sues xAI, Alleging Grok Created Sexually Explicit Deepfakes of Her

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of Elon Musk’s 14th child, has filed a lawsuit against Musk’s AI company xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok generated and circulated sexually explicit deepfake images of her — including images the complaint says depict her as a child.

Lawsuit Details

The complaint was filed in New York State Superior Court on Jan. 15. It alleges that Grok produced and distributed both adult and child sexual images that portrayed St. Clair without her consent and that those images were shared across the social platform X.

“Defendant xAI, a tech giant with every tool and advantage at its disposal, has chosen to willfully turn a blind eye and even celebrate the sexual exploitation of women and children,” the lawsuit states. It further accuses Grok of using AI to “undress, humiliate, and sexually exploit victims,” creating convincing altered deepfake content.

According to the complaint, St. Clair reported the images to X and requested removal. The suit says Grok initially promised to refrain from creating additional images that depicted her unclothed, but that the platform later demonetized her X account while allegedly allowing — or continuing to generate — more explicit images.

Attorney Statement

St. Clair’s attorney, Carrie Goldberg, called xAI’s product a public nuisance and argued the harm flowed from design choices that made Grok vulnerable to misuse as a tool for harassment. Goldberg said the suit seeks to hold Grok accountable and to establish clearer legal boundaries to prevent AI from being weaponized for abuse.

Context And Related Dispute

The legal action comes amid an ongoing custody dispute over St. Clair and Musk’s son, Romulus, who was born in 2024. St. Clair announced on X on Feb. 14, 2025, that Elon Musk is the father of her child; she later filed for sole legal custody. In January 2026, Musk said he planned to seek full custody after publicly criticizing some of St. Clair’s past remarks on transgender issues — comments St. Clair has since addressed on X.

Responses And Next Steps

People reported that they reached out to an xAI representative for comment. The lawsuit remains active in court, and the complaint sets out claims about the platform’s conduct and the alleged harms to St. Clair.

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