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

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

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 brought towards Musk by the worker. The documents 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 trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an initial response before finally severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year profession that it comes to gentle," Musk advised Business Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in accordance with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, based on 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 throughout a flight and was found "completely naked apart from a sheet protecting the lower half of his physique." 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 response to the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would purchase 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 cost, or disclosing data regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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