Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in accordance with paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by way of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, based on a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced against Musk by the worker. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an initial response before in the end severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year career that it involves mild," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He also 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 telephone, according to Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "fully naked aside from a sheet protecting the decrease half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in line with the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started 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 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 but to reply publicly to the story.