New drug allegations: Ashley St. Clair claims she saw Elon Musk take mushrooms and fears his drug use may be habitual.
Custody battle context: The allegations emerge during an ongoing legal fight over custody of their son, Romulus, born in 2024.
Musk’s public stance: Musk denies illegal drug use, citing clean NASA tests and continued business success as evidence.
Ashley St. Clair accuses Elon Musk of habitual psychedelic drug use
In a candid interview with Don Lemon, Ashley St. Clair alleged she personally saw Elon Musk ingest psilocybin mushrooms and possibly other unidentified substances. She said Musk expressed paranoia about advanced drug testing methods, such as fingernail tests, that could detect substances over longer periods. While noting she is not opposed to occasional recreational drug use, St. Clair said she came to believe his behavior suggested a habitual pattern. Morning Honey + 1
He was scared they were gonna fingernail drug test him. I saw him take mushrooms, and there were other things I was unsure of. I don’t know what was in it. I’m not a prude about seeing people do drugs, but it wasn’t clear to me until later on that maybe this is habitual.
Ashley St. Clair,
Why the allegations could have legal and corporate repercussions
The drug use claims surface as Musk faces a contentious custody battle with St. Clair over their son, Romulus. Given Musk’s leadership of companies with federal defense contracts and high-level security clearances, allegations of illegal drug use could draw regulatory and political scrutiny. Past investigative reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have already linked him to substances ranging from psychedelics to prescription stimulants, adding weight to the controversy.
