Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping 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 private jet, in keeping with a Business Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents 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 towards Musk by the worker. The paperwork 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 trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to e mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He supplied an initial response earlier than in the end severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year profession that it comes to light," Musk advised Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, based on Business 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 throughout a flight and was discovered "fully naked aside from a sheet covering the lower half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, in keeping with the buddy's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy said within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed 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 payment, or disclosing information relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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