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

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

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare brought towards Musk by the employee. The documents state the employee 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 include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, 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 comment Wednesday. He supplied an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year profession that it comes to light," Musk told Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in keeping with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in response to 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 "fully naked apart from a sheet overlaying the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, based on the buddy's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy said in 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 perform some type 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 payment, or disclosing data regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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