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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report published 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 brought against Musk by the employee. 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 exchange for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before in the end severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in response to Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was found "fully bare except for a sheet masking the decrease 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 extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in response to the good friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy 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 mainly tried to bribe her to perform some form 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 data relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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