Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in response to a Business Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 claim introduced against Musk by the employee. 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 change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, as well as e mail correspondence and other supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in line with Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "fully naked apart from a sheet masking the lower half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some form 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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