Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in response to documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, based on a Business Insider report published 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 claim introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The documents state the worker 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 therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as email correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an initial response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, based on Enterprise 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 found "fully bare apart from a sheet masking the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed 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 provide, in keeping with the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend stated within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would purchase her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to perform some kind 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 cost, or disclosing info regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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