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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork 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 in opposition to Musk by the employee. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The paperwork include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Business 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 offered an initial response before in the end severing communication.

"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year career that it involves mild," Musk told Business 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 touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in response to Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "completely bare aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend said within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out some type 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 fee, or disclosing info concerning SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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