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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee through his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in accordance with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

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 in opposition to Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embrace 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 query occurred during a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year profession that it involves light," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in keeping with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in line with Enterprise 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 throughout a flight and was found "fully bare except for a sheet masking the decrease 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 more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, based on the friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some sort 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 fee, or disclosing data regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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