A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents sh

[RandySF]

SpaceX, the aerospace firm founded by Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, paid a flight attendant $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim against Musk in 2018, Insider has learned.

The attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX's corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, according to interviews and documents obtained by Insider.

The incident, which took place in 2016, is alleged in a declaration signed by a friend of the attendant and prepared in support of her claim. The details in this story are drawn from the declaration as well as other documents, including email correspondence and other records shared with Insider by the friend.

According to the declaration, the attendant confided to the friend that after taking the flight attendant job, she was encouraged to get licensed as a masseuse so that she could give Musk massages. It was during one such massage in a private cabin on Musk's Gulfstream G650ER, she told the friend, that Musk propositioned her.





https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5

[EarlG]

1. Oh... that explains a lot

This tweet from a couple days ago:

Tesla's Musk says he 'can no longer support' Democrats, 'will vote Republican'

"In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican," he tweeted.

"Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold," said Musk, the world's richest man, who has agreed to buy Twitter Inc.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/teslas-musk-says-he-can-no-longer-support-democrats-will-vote-republican-2022-05-18/

Everyone focused on the first part of that tweet, but this news gives a lot more meaning to the second part:

"Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold."

Presumably he knew that this news was about to drop -- now he can play it off as, "See! The second I say I'm going to vote Republican, Democrats come after me with their dirty tricks campaign! Just as I predicted!"

[Baitball Blogger]

4. +1

[Docreed2003]

5. I think that's a spot on assessment!

He created an instant defense for himself knowing full well this news was coming out.

[Initech]

7. Perverts of a feather flock together!

[hunter]

9. Almost a confession that.

Heck of a job, Elon, heck of a job.

"Only my Republican friends understand me!" is not a good defense.

[captain queeg]

2. So he's a creep. No surprise there.

Seems like when someone has too much money and fame they start acting out dark ideas that they suppressed before.

[Rebl2]

3. Not surprised at all

[Hoyt]

6. That would be appalling, creepy, perverted, criminal, and worse, if true.

[UTUSN]

8. K&R