Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in line with a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim introduced 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 purchase her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to e mail correspondence and other supplies obtained by Business 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 remark Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year career that it involves mild," Musk informed Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, based on Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "fully bare except for a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in response to the pal's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal stated in the declaration statement. "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 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 payment, or disclosing information concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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