Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on 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 non-public jet, in line with a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork 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 introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The documents state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to e mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a private therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided 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 whole 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk instructed Business Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in accordance with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in response to Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "completely naked except for a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would purchase her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out some sort 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 cost, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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