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 company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in line with a Enterprise Insider report revealed 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 declare introduced towards 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 providing to purchase her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as e-mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business 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 provided an initial response earlier than finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk told 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 telephone, in keeping 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 "utterly bare aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his body." 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 more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he began 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 kind of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance package included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or fee, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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