Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in accordance with documents

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 non-public jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a buddy of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim introduced against Musk by the employee. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as email correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterised 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 keeping with 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 found "completely naked except for a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, according to the pal's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated in the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform some form of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance bundle included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or cost, or disclosing data regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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