A woman who alleged Elon Musk fathered her baby has claimed she has been forced to sell her Tesla because he reduced child support payments.

Ashley St. Clair, 26, was photographed forfeiting the vehicle, manufactured by Mr Musk’s company, to an online seller in Manhattan.

She claimed she was selling the car because the world’s richest man slashed the amount he was sending her in order to care for their alleged son.

“I need to make up for the 60 per cent cut that Elon made to our son’s child support,” she told MailOnline.

Asked why she thought Mr Musk had cut the payments, the conservative influencer responded. “That’s a great question”.