Why Ashley St Clair, MAGA influencer and Elon Musk’s ex, is taking on his AI empire

Twenty-seven-year-old conservative influencer Ashley St Clair has been a long-time darling of the MAGA world. In her early twenties, she dropped out of college and became an outspoken proponent of right-wing causes, including anti-transgender activism. Five years later, she had a child with Elon Musk—a man she’s currently battling in a New York federal courtroom.

Earlier this month, St Clair filed a lawsuit against Musk’s AI company in response to a flood of deepfakes made by xAI’s chatbot Grok and shared on X...