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

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

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents 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 with out consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork 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 question occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized 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 within the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare aside from a sheet protecting the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend said within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some type 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 cost, or disclosing information concerning SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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