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

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

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

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my total 30-year career that it involves mild," Musk instructed Enterprise Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in line with Business 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 during a flight and was discovered "completely bare aside from a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his physique." 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 more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised 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 package deal included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or payment, or disclosing information concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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