A former SpaceX employee said Elon Musk exposed himself to her and propositioned her for sex in 2016.<\/p>\n
SpaceX paid the woman a $250,000 settlement, which included a non-disclosure agreement, in 2018, Business Insider reported Thursday. The woman was working as a flight attendant for SpaceX at the time.<\/p>\n
Musk, 50, denied the claims in the Insider report.<\/p>\n
If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light, he told the outlet, saying there was a lot more to this story.<\/p>\n
The womans friend spoke to Insider after filing a declaration in support of the woman. She was not bound by the NDA.<\/p>\n
He whipped out his penis, it was erect, the friend told Insider about the incident.<\/p>\n
She said Musk often received massages on his private flights and that her friend got a massage license so she could work with Musk more often, Insider reported. The woman massaged Musk on several flights prior to the incident, the friend said.<\/p>\n
On one flight to London, the woman was giving Musk a massage when he disrobed and exposed himself, the friend told Insider. Musk offered to buy the woman, an avid horse rider, a horse in exchange for sexual favors, the friend said.<\/p>\n
The woman turned Musk down and eventually left the room, the friend told Insider. She confided in the friend shortly afterward.<\/p>\n
According to the friends account, the woman was essentially demoted at work after turning Musk down, Insider reported. She got a lawyer in 2018 and filed an HR complaint at SpaceX.<\/p>\n
After the complaint, SpaceX offered the woman $250,000 in exchange for not suing and agreeing to the NDA, according to Insider. The woman did not speak to Insider for the story.<\/p>\n
Insider said Musk asked for more time to respond to questions. Despite holding the story for several days, the outlet said Musk did not provide more details.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, Musk tweeted, Political attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months.<\/p>\n
The eccentric multibillionaire agreed to buy Twitter for about $44 billion earlier this year.<\/p>\n
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