Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, according to documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, based on a Business Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a buddy 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 worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and offering to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to email correspondence and other materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk instructed Enterprise Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "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 year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was found "fully bare except for a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in response to the pal's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy said within the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform some kind of sexual act." 

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

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