Elon Musk exposed himself to SpaceX flight attendant, in accordance with documents

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk allegedly paid off a former employee through his aerospace firm SpaceX after sexually propositioning her throughout a 2016 encounter aboard his private jet, in response to a Enterprise Insider report printed Thursday night.

The publication's report, written by Rich McHugh, cites documents obtained from a good friend 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 employee. The documents state the worker accused Musk of "exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to purchase her a horse in trade for an erotic massage."

The documents embody a declaration signed by the attendant's friend, in addition to email correspondence and different supplies obtained by Enterprise Insider. They alleged that the incident in query occurred during a personal massage on Musk's Gulfstream jet. The publication reached out to Musk for remark Wednesday. He supplied an preliminary response before finally severing communication.

"If I were inclined to interact in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year profession that it comes to gentle," Musk advised Business Insider. He additionally characterized the inquiry as a "politically motivated hit piece," in line with the publication.

SpaceX Vice President of Legal Christopher Cardaci refused to comment on "any settlement agreements" when reached by telephone, based on Enterprise 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 during a flight and was discovered "completely naked except for a sheet protecting the decrease half of his physique." It states Musk uncovered his erect penis to the SpaceX worker and "touched her and supplied to buy her a horse if she would 'do more.'" 

The attendant, an equestrian, declined Musk's offer, according to the buddy's declaration obtained by Enterprise Insider. 

"He whipped out his penis, it was erect," the friend said within the declaration statement. "And he began propositioning her, like he touched her thigh and advised her he would purchase her a horse. And he mainly tried to bribe her to perform some kind 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 payment, or disclosing data concerning SpaceX or Musk's companies.

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