Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, based on 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 non-public jet, in keeping with a Business Insider report printed Thursday night.

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

The documents embrace 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 during a non-public massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He provided an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, that is unlikely to be the primary time in my complete 30-year profession that it involves light," Musk told Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by cellphone, according to Enterprise 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 discovered "fully naked except for a sheet covering the lower 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 supply, in keeping with the good friend's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend said in the declaration statement. "And he started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would buy her a horse. And he basically tried to bribe her to carry out some type of sexual act." 

The attendant's $250,000 severance bundle included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or payment, or disclosing data relating to SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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