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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a good friend 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 paperwork state the employee 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 therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it involves gentle," Musk informed Business Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, based on 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 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 employee and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, according to the pal's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out some form 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 information regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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