Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues over Grok-generated explicit images

The Guardian - World NewsEN 3 min read 100% complete by Helena HortonJanuary 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM

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Ashley St Clair, the mother of Elon Musk's son born in 2024, has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that Grok AI tool generated explicit images, including one where she was underage. The lawsuit claims dozens of sexually explicit and degrading deepfake images were created by Grok, despite promises to stop generating such content. St Clair is seeking punitive and compensatory damages. She alleges that the company's product is not reasonably safe and is a public nuisance. The lawsuit also states that xAI retaliated against her by demonetizing her X account and generating more images of her in explicit positions. The incident led to public outcry, prompting xAI to geoblock image generation of real people in certain countries where it was illegal.

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Ashley St Clair ×3100% Elon Musk ×2100% xAI ×3100% Carrie Goldberg 100%

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