Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping with documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, based on a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday night.

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

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He also characterized 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 phone, in accordance with 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 throughout a flight and was found "completely bare aside from a sheet protecting the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered 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 provide, in response to the friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal said within the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some form 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 fee, or disclosing info concerning SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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