At the crossroads of demographic obsession, emerging technologies, and outsized personal ambition, Elon Musk once again finds himself at the center of controversy. A detailed investigation published by The Wall Street Journal has unveiled the outlines of a project as astonishing as it is unsettling: the billionaire’s plan to create a “virtual harem” aimed at producing a multitude of supposedly “superior” children, with a barely veiled objective of repopulation.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO—already the father of at least 14 children—appears to view reproduction as a strategic tool. Concerned about declining birth rates in the United States and, according to the report, uneasy about the rapid population growth in developing countries, Musk is said to envision a “legion” of descendants endowed with exceptional intelligence—mirroring his own, which he has never hesitated to praise publicly.
According to RFI, citing the findings of the WSJ investigation, the process is reportedly well-established: Musk allegedly offers large sums of money to carefully selected women—including conservative influencers, crypto figures, and AI experts—to bear his children. The offer includes millions of dollars and generous monthly allowances, in exchange for confidentiality and full responsibility for raising the children.
But the strategy has its cracks. One of these women, Ashley Sinclair—a far-right influencer and mother of Musk’s 13th child—broke her NDA by publicly revealing details of their arrangement. She claims she “beat the press to the story” by sharing it herself on social media. In retaliation, Musk reportedly reduced their son’s monthly support to $40,000 and publicly denied paternity, despite a DNA test indicating a 99% probability of biological relation.
Further revelations are even more troubling. Released text messages show Musk pressing to conceive a second child just two months after the first was born. When Sinclair declined, Musk allegedly said he would seek other volunteers through X, his own social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.
The Wall Street Journal describes the scheme as a “virtual harem” and a large-scale reproductive strategy. Musk, for his part, dismissed the investigation outright on X, calling the business daily a “tabloid.”