Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by means of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in keeping with a Business 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 declare introduced towards Musk by the worker. The documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, as well as email correspondence and different supplies obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a non-public therapeutic massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response earlier than finally severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year career that it comes to gentle," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," based on the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in response to Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the 12 months. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was found "completely naked apart from a sheet overlaying the lower half of his body." 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 more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, according to the friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal said in the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly 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 cost, or disclosing data regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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