Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in line with documents

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 private jet, based on a Business Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 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 exchange for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an initial response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I were inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year profession that it involves light," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in accordance with Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was found "utterly naked apart from a sheet covering the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk exposed 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 supply, based on the friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy said in the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform some kind of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance bundle 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.