Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping with 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 non-public jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday night.

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

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as e mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it involves light," Musk told Enterprise 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 accordance 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 "fully naked aside from a sheet masking the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in keeping with the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

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

The attendant's $250,000 severance package deal included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or cost, or disclosing info relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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