Elon Musk denies flight attendants sexually harassed by private jets

Billionaire’s Elon Musk used Twitter late Thursday to accuse him of “not at all true” in a news report of sexually sexually harassing flight attendants on a private jet in 2016.

Business Insider Earlier Thursday, Mask’s SpaceX reported paying $ 250,000 in 2018 to resolve a sexual harassment allegation from an unnamed private jet flight attendant who accused Musk of exposing her to her. ..

Attacks on me need to be seen through a political lens-this is their standard (sneaky) playbook-but nothing prevents them from fighting for a good future and free speech.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022

The article quoted an anonymous person who said she was a friend of the Flight Attendant. According to the article, her friend made a statement as part of the private reconciliation process.

“I’m challenging this liar, who claims that a friend has” exposed “me. Explain only one thing that is not generally known (scars, tattoos, etc.). She wouldn’t be able to do that, because it never happened, “Mask tweeted.

Reuters could not be verified Business Insider account. Mask and SpaceX did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. Business Insider A story or mask tweet.

In addition to allegedly exposing himself, Musk rubbed the Flight Attendant’s thighs and offered to buy a horse if he wanted to “do more” during the in-flight massage. Business Insider I quoted a friend of the Flight Attendant as saying.

The Flight Attendant began to believe that refusing to accept Mask’s proposal hurt his opportunity to work at SpaceX and urged him to hire a lawyer in 2018. Business Insider.

The rocket company settled out of court and included a non-disclosure agreement that prevented flight attendants from talking about it. Business Insider Said. The news site did not appoint a friend or flight attendant.

But I’m challenging this liar, who claims that a friend has “exposed” me. Explain only one thing that is not generally known (scars, tattoos, etc.). She can’t because it never happened.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022

Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla (TSLA.O) and is in the midst of a dispute to buy Twitter (TWTR.N), said Wednesday that he would vote for the Republican Party instead of the Democratic Party. “Trick campaign against me” continues.

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In Business Insider According to the article, Musk reportedly stated that the Flight Attendant’s story was a “politically motivated hit” and that “there was much more to this story.”

On Thursday night, Musk first tweeted. “Attack on me needs to be seen through a political lens. This is their standard (sneaky) playbook, but nothing prevents them from fighting for a good future and free speech. In the first tweet, he Business Insider article.

“And for the record, those barbaric accusations aren’t entirely true,” Musk added in another tweet.

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He also tweeted that the article was intended to thwart Twitter’s acquisition.

Reuters couldn’t reach immediately Business Insider For comments.

Reported by Hyunjoo Jin and Joey Roulette. Edited by Peter Henderson.