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

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

The publication's report, written by Rich 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 towards Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in change for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as email correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an initial response before in the end severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk informed Business Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in line with Enterprise 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 throughout a flight and was discovered "fully bare apart from a sheet covering the decrease half of his physique." 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 more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend said within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out some type 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 concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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