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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by way of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in accordance with a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

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

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my complete 30-year career that it comes to gentle," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in response to 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 discovered "completely naked apart from a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend stated in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly 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 information relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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