Nicholas Carlson
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About Nicholas Carlson
Nicholas Carlson is the global editor-in-chief of Insider. Before that, he was Insider's chief correspondent.
Elon Musk denies sexual misconduct allegations
The World 's richest man, Elon Musk , has denied claims that he groped and exposed himself to an employee at his SpaceX rocket company Six Years ago.
A report in The Business Insider news outlet on Thursday alleged SpaceX paid the ex-Flight Attendant $250,000 (£200,000) to settle The Claim .
" Those wild accusations are utterly untrue, " he wrote on Twitter.
The denial did not calm The Market , with shares in his Electric Car company, Tesla, dropping on Friday.
The SpaceX founder has also suggested the piece is intended to interfere with his stalled $44bn (£35bn) acquisition of Twitter and malign the recent shift in his politics.
He had used the Social Media site to announce he " can no longer support" the Democratic Party on Wednesday, saying he plans to vote for Republicans in future elections.
According to Business Insider, SpaceX paid the unnamed woman a severance agreement that was settled out of court and, as part of The Deal , she was not allowed to sue The Company or talk about the alleged incident.
The magazine quotes an anonymous friend of the Flight Attendant , who it claimed had provided a signed declaration as part of The Settlement process.
The Friend said Mr Musk had exposed himself to the former employee - a Cabin Crew member on contract for SpaceX's corporate jet Fleet - in 2016 while receiving a massage from her aboard his private jet.
He is said to have exposed his genitals to her, touched her leg Without Consent , and offered to buy her A Gift if she would " do more" - referring to The Performance of sex acts.
The Bbc has not been able to confirm these reports independently.
Mr Musk told Business Insider its article was a " politically motivated hit piece".
In a series of tweets late on Thursday night, he alleged The Friend quoted in The Report was " a far left activist/actress in [Los Angeles ] with a major political axe to grind" - and challenged her to verify the claims by describing his intimate Body Parts .
Nicholas Carlson , the magazine's editor-in-chief, defended his outlet's work, writing on Twitter: " We stand by Our Story , which is based on documents and interviews and speaks for itself. "
Source of news: bbc.com
