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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in line with a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a buddy 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 worker. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic massage."

The documents include a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk advised Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, in line with Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "fully naked except for a sheet overlaying the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and offered to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal stated within the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to carry out some form 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 cost, or disclosing info relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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