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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee through his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich 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 claim brought towards Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to email correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my complete 30-year profession that it comes to light," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in line with Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was found "completely bare aside from a sheet covering the lower 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 offer, in line with the good friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend said within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some sort 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 fee, or disclosing information concerning SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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