Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping 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 personal jet, in keeping with a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

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 declare brought against Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to e mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an initial response before in the end severing communication.

"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk instructed Business Insider. He also 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 phone, in line with 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 "completely bare apart from a sheet protecting the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend stated in the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out 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 data regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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