Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in line with paperwork

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

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents obtained from a buddy of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare 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 providing to buy her a horse in change for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork include a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, as well as electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before in the end severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to gentle," Musk advised Business 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 in the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "completely bare except for a sheet covering the lower half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal mentioned in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some sort of sexual act." 

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

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