I like his defense though I think the both the news article and Musk miss the point. The accusation is old and the second, new accuser does not need to have first hand knowledge of his privat parts as she was not part of the alleged act.
This what can happen to you if you switch allegiance from the Dimocratic Party to the Republican Party. Politics is a close contact sport, literally!
The gloves came off immediately after his announcement!
It appears he has also been warned already that his business revenue may suffer now!
Disclaimer: I do not claim to be an expert on this case.
Why would a smart guy like Musk hire an in private jet flight masseuse? This is obviously setting yourself up for trouble especially when you are rich!
Why did Musk choose what appears to be a younger woman to be his in flight masseuse? Why not an older guy (perhaps Japanese)?
The story was in the meantime also picked up by other media news outlets like NYT and CNN.
This is an old case from 2018, but a second woman, who claims the first woman confided the alleged act to her on the same flight has come out with this story. Apparently, both women on this flight were employees of SpaceX.
You have to wonder what the second woman was offered and from whom to come forward with this old allegation at this time?
Attempts to extort rich people is a very old and occasionally lucrative business! Sexploitation accusations against rich males have a long history too!
What seems a bit unusual ist that now two women have come forward with the accusation, both of them working professionally on that same flight.
Certainly, this accusation follows a well known playbook: Introvert or extrovert rich guy and business genius is also sexually depraved and has his female employees perform sex acts. What is more salacious?
Musk defends himself with a valid and tough challenge and that he believes that this is a political hit job. However, this flight attendant only learnt about the alleged act through hearsay and was not an eye witness.
"... SpaceX places a special emphasis on massages, going so far as to employ in-house massage therapists as a perk for executives. ..."
"In 2018, after becoming convinced that her refusal to accept Musk's proposal had diminished her opportunities at SpaceX, the attendant hired a California employment lawyer and sent a complaint to the company's human resources department detailing the episode. Around that time, the attorney's firm contacted the friend and asked her to prepare the declaration corroborating the claims.
The attendant's complaint was resolved quickly after a session with a mediator that Musk personally attended. The matter never reached a court of law or an arbitration proceeding. In November 2018, Musk, SpaceX and the flight attendant entered into a severance agreement granting the attendant a $250,000 payment in exchange for a promise not to sue over the claims.
The agreement also included restrictive non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses that bar the attendant from ever discussing the severance payment or disclosing any information of any kind about Musk and his businesses, including SpaceX and Tesla.
Musk is currently engaged in a bid to purchase Twitter driven by his professed belief that "free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy." Earlier this month, he wrote on Twitter that "sunlight is the best disinfectant." ...
"When you choose to remain silent, you become part of that system"
The friend told Insider that she decided to come forward without consulting the flight attendant because, as a survivor of sexual assault, she felt an obligation to share what she has been told about Musk. Unlike the flight attendant, her friend is not bound by any non-disclosure agreement. ..."
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