Elon Musk uncovered himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in keeping with paperwork

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former worker via his aerospace company SpaceX after sexually propositioning her during a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in keeping with 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 claim introduced against Musk by the worker. The paperwork state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and providing to buy her a horse in alternate for an erotic therapeutic massage."

The paperwork embrace a declaration signed by the attendant's pal, as well as e mail correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise 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 comment Wednesday. He offered an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I had been inclined to have interaction in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year profession that it comes to mild," Musk advised Enterprise Insider. He additionally characterised the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," according to the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Authorized Christopher Cardaci refused to touch upon "any settlement agreements" when reached by phone, in line with Business Insider.

The declaration describes the 2016 encounter which led to the later settlement as occurring late within the year. It states Musk beckoned the attendant to his room throughout a flight and was discovered "utterly bare apart from a sheet masking 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 offer, in response to 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 started propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and told her he would purchase her a horse. And he basically 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 info regarding SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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