In February, the influencer, 26, filed a petition for sole custody of her child with the SpaceX CEO, 53

Ashley St. Clair poses for a photo in December 2024 ; Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Ashley St. Clair/ X ; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Ashley St. Clair opted to sell her Tesla just over a week after her legal team claimed Elon Musk “financially retaliated” against the son they share.

On Saturday, March 29, the influencer, 26, spoke to the Daily Mail on camera as she handed over the car keys to her Tesla Model S. She told the outlet she was selling the car to compensate for the “60 percent cut that Elon made to our son’s child support.”

The reporter asked St. Clair if she felt Musk’s actions were “vindictive” in any way. She responded, “That’s his modus operandi, when women speak out,” adding that she and the SpaceX CEO, 53, last spoke on Feb. 13.

“You can check the stocks, I’m not the only one who is cleaning up after his messes,” added St. Clair, who announced that she and Musk share a son on X on Feb. 14. He is also the father of 13 other children whom he shares with three other women.

Ashley St. Clair in January 2024. Ashley St. Clair/ Instagram

Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively shared a statement from St. Clair’s legal team regarding Musk’s response to her filing a petition for sole custody with the New York Supreme Court in February.

“Elon Musk has financially retaliated against his own child and reduced his financial support substantially and unilaterally. He did this after Ashley was forced to bring this matter to court, when he refused to respond to her many private attempts to resolve this matter without publicity,” her legal representatives, Karen Rosenthal, Bikel Rosenthal & Schanfield LLP, alleged to PEOPLE in a statement.

“At the same time, he filed an emergency application to gag Ashley and prevent her from communicating about his actions. The judge denied the emergency nature of the application, even though it is still pending,” they continued.

“Ashley is vigorously opposing this application in order to preserve her right to speak out. All while Mr. Musk fashions himself a first amendment warrior and freely communicates via his owned social media platform,” they claimed. “Given that Mr. Musk is dedicated to transparency in government, it would be helpful if he administered his own life by the same principles.”

Ashley St. Clair. Ashley St. Clair/x

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A representative for Musk did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.

When St. Clair revealed that she and Musk share a child on X in February, she detailed that they welcomed the child five months earlier.

“I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child’s privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause,” the children’s book author wrote. “I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment.”