Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in response to paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker through his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday night.

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 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 buy her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different 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 remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterised 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 keeping 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 found "fully naked aside from a sheet covering 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 more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in keeping with the good friend's declaration obtained by Business 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 instructed her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform 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 data relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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