Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has denied paying a $250k settlement fee to cover up sexual harassment charges made by a SpaceX flight attendant.
The assertion was made in a Business Insider piece, which claimed that the payment was given as part of a severance agreement to the flight attendant (who was not identified). The deal was said to have happened in 2018.
According to Business Insider, the arrangement also stipulated that the flight attendant not sue or reveal any information about Elon Musk or his companies. In support of the charges, the news outlet included papers, email conversations, interviews, and a declaration signed by a friend of the attendant.
Elon Must denied the claims and tweeted “I have a challenge to this liar who claims their friend saw me ‘exposed’ – describe just one thing, anything at all (scars, tattoos, …) that isn’t known by the public. She won’t be able to do so, because it never happened.”
- Elon Musk also said the allegations were “wild accusations are utterly untrue”.
- Business Insider on the other hand stood by its story claiming that “We stand by our story which is based on documents and interviews and which speaks for itself.”
- Musk continued to deny claiming the story was a “political hit piece” and that the attacks should be viewed as a politically motivated one.
- “The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens – this is their standard (despicable) playbook – but nothing will deter me from fighting for a good future and your right to free speech,” Musk said.
- Tesla shares were down 8.2% at the time of writing this article.
