Ashley St. Clair Launches 'Bad Advice' Podcast, Says She's Being Evicted

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Ashley St. Clair, who publicly identified Elon Musk as the father of her son Romulus earlier this year, has launched a podcast, Bad Advice with Ashley St. Clair, saying she was financially strained and facing eviction.
"I'm getting evicted and Polymarket offered me $10,000 to do an ad read, so with that, the roof over my head has been brought to you by Polymarket," the 32-year-old right-wing political influencer and anti-woke warrior, said in the introduction to her first episode posted on Monday.
Why it Matters
Mother of two St. Clair's financial struggle intersects with an active legal dispute over custody and child support involving one of the world's most public billionaires, and competing accounts of payments and paternity have shaped media coverage and public debate.
The podcast debut underscored the ongoing legal and public standoff between St. Clair and Musk over parentage, custody and payments.
In March, 54-year-old Musk said that "despite not knowing for sure" whether St. Clair's child was his or not, he had given her $2.5 million and was sending her $500,000 a year.
But St. Clair has said he withdrew most of his child support payments after she went public with their dispute.
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bad advice ep. 1
brought to u by @Polymarket pic.twitter.com/fm0EUf67uQ — Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) August 18, 2025
What To Know
Ashley St. Clair opened the Bad Advice with Ashley St. Clair podcast by saying she had experienced "unplanned career suicide" and was starting the show in part for income; she said "I'm getting evicted and Polymarket offered me $10,000 to do an ad read."
It comes after St. Clair, who also has a child with another father, said she had to sell her Tesla to "make up for the 60 percent cut that Elon made to our son's child support," in an interview with the Daily Mail in March.
St. Clair publicly identified Musk as the father of her son Romulus in February and later filed for custody. In April, The Wall Street Journal reported that a LabCorp test found the that the probability Romulus is Musk's child is 99.9999 percent.
At the time Musk, who is believed to have 14 children, slammed the WSJ, saying the celebrity news outlet TMZ was better than the historic political paper. "TMZ >> WSJ," he posted on X. St. Clair and her lawyers said Musk had at times paid material sums and later "substantially" reduced payments; Musk had earlier claimed he provided $2.5 million and said he was sending $500,000 a month, while St. Clair's side said payments were reduced after she went public.
In her podcast, St. Clair also criticized Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, who had been assaulted while attempting to stop a carjacking in Washington, D.C; she mocked media portrayals of the attack and referenced national political reactions.
"The White House in all of its brilliance, is apparently … considering giving "Big Balls" the presidential medal of freedom for getting his ass beat," she said, "which is fascinating because I was under the impression that Republicans were morally opposed to participation trophies."
"Since when does losing a street fight make you Rosa Parks?" she joked.
What People Are Saying
St. Clair said on her podcast: "Unlike your Ben Shapiros or your Megyn Kellys, I'm not starting this because I think my big brain thoughts and my podcast mic are the greatest gift to humanity, I actually think I have the worst ideas, so, consider everything out of my mouth a cautionary tale."
Musk said in April: "I don't know if the child is mine or not, but am not against finding out. No court order is needed. Despite not knowing for sure, I have given Ashley $2.5M and am sending her $500k/year."
St. Clair responded at the time: "Elon, we asked you to confirm paternity through a test before our child (who you named) was even born. You refused. And you weren't sending *me* money, you were sending support for your child that you thought was necessary … until you withdrew it to maintain control and punish me for 'disobedience.' But you're really only punishing your son …"
"America needs you to grow up, you petulant man-child," she added.
What Happens Next
The legal custody and support dispute remains active. The immediate developments to watch included any court filings that formally detail payments, custody arrangements and paternity test records, and any on-the-record comments from attorneys representing either side.
St. Clair will likely continue recording podcast episodes, and Musk is yet to respond to her first one.