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

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 personal jet, based on a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a good friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim introduced against Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in alternate for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork include a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to e-mail correspondence and other supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, 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 during a flight and was found "fully naked aside from a sheet protecting the decrease half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he basically 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 relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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