Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in accordance with paperwork

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

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 brought towards Musk by the worker. 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 trade for an erotic massage."

The paperwork include a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year career that it comes to gentle," Musk instructed Enterprise 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, based on Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "completely bare aside from a sheet masking the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend said in 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 deal included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or payment, or disclosing info concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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