Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, according to paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich 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 introduced against Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and offering to buy her a horse in change for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to email correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to mild," Musk instructed Business Insider. He additionally characterised 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 accordance with Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "utterly naked apart from a sheet covering the decrease half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in accordance with the pal's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend mentioned within the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would purchase her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out some kind 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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