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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report revealed 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 introduced in opposition to Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in alternate for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as email correspondence and other supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an initial response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light," Musk advised Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "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 year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare aside from a sheet masking the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal stated in the declaration assertion. "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 carry out 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 data relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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