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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, in keeping with a Enterprise Insider report revealed Thursday evening.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a friend of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in change for an erotic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, as well as e mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business 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 in the end severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to interact in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the first time in my whole 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk told Business Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal 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 yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was found "completely naked aside from a sheet covering the decrease half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy stated within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to perform some kind 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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