
Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, is being accused of s3xual misconduct in a new report. Without directly commenting on the case, Musk is hinting that it is part of a campaign of βpolitical attacksβ carried out by Democrats.
The alleged misconduct dates back to 2016, but it is coming out now after a friend of the alleged victim detailed the allegations to Insider.
According to the friend, who is named in the report, a woman was reportedly hired as a flight attendant for SpaceX on Muskβs corporate jet and was encouraged by people at SpaceX to become licensed as a certified masseuse on her dime.
On a flight to London in 2016, she alleged that Musk acted inappropriately during a massage. Hereβs how Insider reported the incident:
The flight attendant told her friend that the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla founder asked her to come to his room during a flight in late 2016 βfor a full body massage,β the declaration says. When she arrived, the attendant found that Musk βwas completely n3ked except for a sheet covering the lower half of his body.β During the massage, the declaration says, Musk βexposed his genitalsβ and then βtouched her and offered to buy her a horse if she would βdo more,β referring to the performance of s3x acts.β
After refusing the alleged demand for s3xual favors, the flight attendant reportedly told her friend that she started getting booked less often on SpaceXβs jet.
In 2018, the flight attendant hired an employment lawyer and reported the incident to SpaceX.
SpaceX reportedly ended up giving her $250,000 as part of a severance package:
The attendantβs complaint was resolved quickly after a session with a mediator that Musk personally attended. The matter never reached a court of law or an arbitration proceeding. In November 2018, Musk, SpaceX and the flight attendant entered into a severance agreement granting the attendant a $250,000 payment in exchange for a promise not to sue over the claims.
She also reportedly signed an NDA, and Insider made it sound like thatβs why the story is coming out based on the unnamed friendβs account of what she was told by the flight attendant.
