Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in response to documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker by means of his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Business Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Wealthy McHugh, cites documents 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 documents state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's good friend, as well as e-mail correspondence and other materials obtained by Business Insider. They alleged that the incident in question occurred throughout a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response before in the end severing communication.

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

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, in line with Enterprise Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the yr. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly naked except for a sheet overlaying the decrease half of his body." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and supplied to purchase her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's supply, in line with the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the pal said within the declaration assertion. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and instructed her he would buy her a horse. And he principally tried to bribe her to perform some type 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 fee, or disclosing info relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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