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

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

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced 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 offering to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an initial response before in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it involves gentle," Musk advised Business Insider. He also characterised 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 phone, in response to Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare aside from a sheet covering the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in line with the friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he principally 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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