Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping with paperwork

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 non-public jet, in keeping with a Business Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich 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 against Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody 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 during a private 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 were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my complete 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in response to Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "fully bare except for a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, in keeping with the friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated within the declaration statement. "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 perform some kind 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 information relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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