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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his personal jet, according to a Business Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 declare introduced in opposition to 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 purchase her a horse in alternate for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, in addition to email correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He provided an initial response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my total 30-year career that it involves gentle," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He also characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in response to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, based on 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 throughout a flight and was found "fully naked except for a sheet overlaying the lower half of his physique." 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, according to the friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend stated in the declaration statement. "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 form 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 fee, or disclosing info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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