Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in line with 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 non-public jet, in accordance with a Business Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents 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 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 offering to purchase her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a personal 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 had 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 light," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in accordance with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, based on Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly naked except for a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in keeping with the buddy's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would buy her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out some form of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance package 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.