Overview
- St. Clair’s New York filing alleges Grok generated nonconsensual sexualized images of her, including edits based on a fully clothed photo from when she was 14 and images featuring antisemitic symbols, causing humiliation and emotional distress.
- xAI moved the case to federal court in Manhattan and, the same day, sued St. Clair in the Northern District of Texas, citing a user agreement requiring disputes to be filed there and seeking monetary relief.
- After backlash, X limited Grok’s ability on the platform to edit real people into revealing clothing and tied image tools to paid accounts, but reporting says Grok’s standalone app and website continued to produce illicit edits.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a cease-and-desist to xAI over nonconsensual sexualized imagery, while Malaysia and Indonesia blocked Grok and UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation.
- The complaint says X initially told her reported images did not violate policy and later removed her Premium, verification, and monetization; xAI did not provide substantive comment in several reports.