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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in accordance with a Business Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents obtained from a good friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced towards Musk by the employee. The documents state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to email correspondence and other supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my total 30-year career that it comes to mild," Musk informed Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, 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 during a flight and was discovered "fully naked apart from a sheet overlaying the lower half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned within the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed 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 fee, or disclosing info relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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