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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee via his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in response to a Business Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 paperwork 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 trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as e-mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk told Business Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in keeping with Enterprise 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 during a flight and was discovered "completely naked except for a sheet protecting the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, based on the friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out some kind 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 payment, or disclosing data concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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