Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in response to paperwork

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

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 brought in opposition to 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 buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to email correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year profession that it comes to light," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in response to Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "fully bare aside from a sheet protecting the lower 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 supply, in line with 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 started 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 sort 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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