Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced against Musk by the employee. The documents state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to e-mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

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

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was found "completely bare except for a sheet masking the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, according to the good friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend mentioned within the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform some form 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 fee, or disclosing information relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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