Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, according to paperwork

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

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a buddy of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare brought against Musk by the worker. The documents 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 documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk instructed Enterprise Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in keeping with Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the 12 months. 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 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 good friend 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 basically tried to bribe her to perform 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 fee, or disclosing info concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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