Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in line with documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in line with a Business Insider report printed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 brought towards 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 providing to purchase her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as e-mail correspondence and other supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an initial response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to mild," Musk advised 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 cellphone, in accordance with 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 throughout a flight and was found "completely bare except for a sheet overlaying the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered 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, in response to the pal's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out some sort 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 payment, or disclosing information regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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