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A $250,000 payment and Musk’s denial
RECORD / AT A GLANCE
Settlement reported / allegation denied
The settlement is reported from documents and a friend’s declaration. The underlying allegation is unproven; it was never tested in court.
THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY
2016
A flight attendant says Musk propositioned her.
2018
SpaceX pays $250,000.
May 2022
Business Insider publishes; Musk denies it.
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SpaceX paid her $250,000 in 2018, as Business Insider reported. Musk denies it and it was never tested in court.
Who says it: Business Insider.
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Based on a friend’s declaration and documents.
“Utterly untrue.”
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What was reported and what he said.
Business Insider reported in May 2022 that SpaceX paid a contract flight attendant $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual-misconduct claim against Musk over a 2016 private flight. The report relied on a declaration from her friend and other documents. [1]
Musk called the allegations “utterly untrue.” [2]
What we can’t tell you. The flight attendant did not speak publicly.
Based on a friend’s declaration and documents.
“Utterly untrue.”
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