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 response to a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy 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 brought in opposition to Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, in addition to e-mail correspondence and other supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for comment Wednesday. He offered an initial response earlier than ultimately severing communication.

"If I have been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year profession that it comes to gentle," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He additionally 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 cellphone, in response to Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was found "utterly bare aside from a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his body." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and provided to buy her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the buddy mentioned in the declaration assertion. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would buy her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform some type 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 information concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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