Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, according to paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in keeping with a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a pal of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct claim brought towards Musk by the employee. 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 change for an erotic massage."

The paperwork embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as electronic mail correspondence and different materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred during a private massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an initial response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my total 30-year profession that it comes to gentle," Musk instructed Business Insider. He also characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in accordance with Enterprise 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 apart from a sheet covering 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, based on the good friend's declaration obtained by Business Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the good friend mentioned within the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and informed her he would buy her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to carry out 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 relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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