Did SpaceX boss Elon Musk sexually harass a flight attendant? At least that’s what the news site Business Insider reports. Musk denies the allegations are “absolutely untrue”.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has denied sexual harassment allegations against him. “And, for the record, these wild allegations are absolutely untrue,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Friday night after previously complaining about being the victim of a politically motivated campaign. The website Business Insider previously reported that a flight attendant accused Musk of sexual harassment, and his space company SpaceX paid her $250,000 in a non-disclosure agreement in 2018.
“Business Insider” referred to a friend of those affected, who did not want to comment on request. The girlfriend provided “Business Insider” with emails and other documents. According to the report, the flight attendant was assigned to SpaceX’s private jet fleet. She was encouraged to train as a masseuse.
Elon Musk is said to have exposed himself on the flight
During a massage on a flight to London in 2016, Musk stripped naked, touched the flight attendant and offered to buy her a horse if she “would do more,” the report said, citing a statement from the friend. Musk wrote on Twitter that he challenges the “liar” to describe even a detail like scars or tattoos that is not known to the public. “She won’t be able to because that never happened,” he wrote. Musk also claimed the girlfriend is a “far left activist/actress in Los Angeles.”
Musk attacked President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party in a series of tweets on Wednesday, saying that a “dirty trick campaign” against him could now be expected. Even after the report was published, he tweeted that the attacks against him should be viewed from a political perspective.
Business Insider investigative reporter John Cook tweeted that the site reached out to key contributors to the report for comment around 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday. Musk’s tweet, in which he described the Democrats as a “party of division and hatred” and warned of an expected campaign against him, was published around six hours later.
