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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a good friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The paperwork 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 trade for an erotic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to e-mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year profession that it involves gentle," Musk informed Business Insider. He additionally 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 phone, in keeping 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 during a flight and was found "completely naked aside from a sheet protecting the decrease half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend stated in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some type 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 information relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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