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

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

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a good friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim 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 paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk instructed Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "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 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare apart from a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in keeping with the buddy's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned within 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 package deal included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or payment, or disclosing data concerning SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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