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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, according to a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich 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 introduced towards Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

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

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk told Business Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, based on Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was found "fully naked aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, in response to the good 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 informed her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform 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 companies.

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