Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, according to a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, as well as e-mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, based on Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, according to the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would purchase her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to perform some kind of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance bundle included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or payment, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

As of this writing, Musk has but to reply publicly to the story.