Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in accordance with documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Business Insider report printed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim brought towards Musk by the worker. The paperwork 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 massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year career that it comes to 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 comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in keeping 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 bare aside from a sheet protecting the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, according to the friend'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 instructed her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly 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 cost, or disclosing info concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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