Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in line 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 keeping with a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents obtained from a friend 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 buy her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, as well as e-mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk advised Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in accordance with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in accordance with Business 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 during a flight and was discovered "utterly naked except for a sheet overlaying the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, in response to the good friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would purchase her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out some form 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 cost, or disclosing info regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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