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

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee by way of his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his non-public jet, in response to a Business Insider report revealed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites paperwork obtained from a buddy of the flight attendant, who was allegedly paid $250,000 by SpaceX in 2018 to settle a sexual misconduct declare introduced in opposition to Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the employee accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg with out consent, and providing to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The documents embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, in addition to e mail correspondence and other materials 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 provided an preliminary response before ultimately severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the primary time in my whole 30-year career that it comes to mild," Musk informed Enterprise Insider. He also characterized 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 phone, in response to Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late in the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room during a flight and was discovered "utterly bare apart from a sheet protecting the lower half of his physique." It states Musk exposed his erect penis to the SpaceX employee and "touched her and provided to purchase her a horse if she would 'do extra.'" 

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

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend 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 deal included non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that barred the attendant from mentioning the incidents or cost, or disclosing information regarding SpaceX or Musk's businesses.

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