Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, according to paperwork

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 non-public jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced against Musk by the worker. 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 trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as email correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, according to Business 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 throughout a flight and was discovered "fully bare aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform some form 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 payment, or disclosing information relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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