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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday night.

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

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to e mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it comes to gentle," Musk instructed 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 touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in accordance with 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 discovered "utterly naked aside from a sheet overlaying the lower 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 more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal stated in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform some sort 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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