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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker through his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, based on a Enterprise Insider report published Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork 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 brought towards Musk by the employee. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's buddy, in addition to electronic mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an initial response before finally severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my entire 30-year profession that it involves mild," Musk advised Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterised 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, according to 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 discovered "completely bare apart from a sheet protecting the lower half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's provide, in response to the good friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise 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 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 included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or cost, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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