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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by way of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday evening.

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

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to e-mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to gentle," Musk advised Business Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in accordance 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 throughout a flight and was found "completely naked apart from a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform 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 cost, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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