Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by way of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in accordance with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents obtained from a friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare brought towards Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my total 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in keeping 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 throughout a flight and was found "completely naked apart from a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, in response to the pal's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy said within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out 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 data concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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