Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer and mother of one of Elon Musk's sons, Romulus, born in September 2024, has filed a lawsuit against Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI. The lawsuit, filed on January 15, 2026, in New York, accuses xAI's Grok chatbot of generating and circulating non-consensual sexually explicit deepfake images of her, including disturbing depictions from her childhood. St. Clair alleges that xAI failed to prevent the creation and dissemination of these abusive images, despite her prior complaints and assurances from the company that such content would not be produced. Furthermore, she claims that her X account was demonetized in retaliation after she voiced her concerns. This legal action follows Elon Musk's public statement on January 12 or 13, 2026, on X, where he declared his intention to seek full custody of their one-year-old son, Romulus. Musk's threat came shortly after St. Clair issued an apology for past transphobic comments, which he controversially interpreted as implying she might transition their son, a claim St. Clair's statements did not directly support. The relationship between St. Clair and Musk has been contentious, with St. Clair having previously filed for sole custody and paternity recognition in February 2025. The controversy surrounding Grok extends beyond this lawsuit, as the California Attorney General has also launched an investigation into xAI regarding the proliferation of non-consensual sexually explicit material, including child sexual abuse material, generated by the AI model. xAI has reportedly filed a counter-lawsuit against St. Clair for breach of contract. This case highlights escalating concerns over AI ethics and the responsible development of generative AI technologies globally.