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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/19\/23131680\/elon-musk-sexual-misconduct-accusations-spacex-flight-attendant<\/a> SpaceX reportedly paid a flight attendant $250,000 to ensure she didn\u2019t speak out or sue the company after Elon Musk allegedly exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, according to a report from Business Insider<\/em><\/a>. In response, Musk took to Twitter to call the accusations \u201cutterly untrue<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n Content warning<\/strong>: The following story contains descriptions of sexual misconduct. If you need immediate support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline by going to <\/em>online.rainn.org<\/em><\/a> or by calling 1-800-656-4673<\/em>.<\/p>\n According to one of the flight attendant\u2019s friends, the alleged victim worked as a crew member on a SpaceX corporate flight. During one of the flights, the attendant told her friend, Musk asked her for a full body massage in his room \u2014 reportedly, this was not unusual, and SpaceX had encouraged the attendant to get a masseuse license. During the massage, Musk allegedly removed the sheet that was covering the lower half of his body, showing her his erect penis. While rubbing her leg, he reportedly offered to buy the attendant a horse if she would \u201cdo more.\u201d (The story notes that the attendant rode horses.)<\/p>\n The allegations were relayed to Insider<\/em> by one of the flight attendant\u2019s friends, who was asked by the attendant\u2019s attorney to sign a declaration backing up the claims in 2018. The friend told Insider<\/em> the attendant refused to carry out any sexual acts on Musk, and that she was \u201creally upset\u201d following the flight. The friend also said SpaceX cut down on the number of shifts she was given following the incident, which the attendant saw as a sign of retaliation.<\/p>\n In an attempt to discredit Business Insider\u2019s<\/em> reporting after the story was published, Musk called the flight attendant\u2019s friend<\/a> \u201ca far left activist\/actress in LA with a major political axe to grind.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Insider<\/em>, the attendant filed a complaint to SpaceX\u2019s HR department in 2018, saying that her career with the company had suffered because of her refusal. The company reportedly took the complaint to a mediator, not a court or an arbitrator, and signed the attendant to a $250,000 severance agreement barring her from saying anything bad about Musk or his companies, including SpaceX and Tesla. This included talking about the payment itself.<\/p>\n Insider<\/em> says its source did not consult the flight attendant before coming forward with the story, and says that the alleged victim declined to comment. The attendant\u2019s friend did not sign a non-disclosure agreement.<\/p>\n When contacted for comment, Musk reportedly said that there was \u201ca lot more\u201d to the story, and said that it was a \u201cpolitically motivated hit piece.\u201d The language reminds us of a tweet from Musk<\/a> on Wednesday, where he told his followers that \u201cpolitical attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months.\u201d He also warned<\/a> that he would be the victim of a \u201cdirty tricks campaign.\u201d <\/p>\n According to an editor at Insider<\/em><\/a>, Elon\u2019s tweets were posted shortly after the outlet reached out for comment, making it seem as if he was trying to get out ahead of the story by priming people to not believe the next thing he was accused of. The outlet says he requested more time to respond further, but never responded again after Insider<\/em> extended the deadline.<\/p>\n Musk told Insider<\/em>: \u201cIf 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.\u201d <\/p>\n Employees at SpaceX<\/a> and Tesla<\/a>, however, have previously said that both companies helmed by Musk have cultures of sexual harassment. One worker at SpaceX said that the company didn’t take meaningful action after they reported being groped by coworkers, and Tesla is facing multiple lawsuits over its HR department failing to protect workers who were \u201cobjectified, threatened, touched, and propositioned on the factory floor.\u201d One worker said that Musk\u2019s tweets, which sometimes contain sexual innuendos, help to set an example for how employees behave.<\/p>\n SpaceX did not reply to The Verge<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n Update May 19th 8:52PM ET: <\/strong><\/em>Added references to reports of Tesla and SpaceX allegedly having cultures of sexual harassment.<\/em><\/p>\n Update May 20th, 2:43AM ET: <\/strong><\/em>Added relevant tweets from Musk made in response to the allegations.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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