Tech billionaire Elon Musk had a sexual relationship with an employee who was a former intern at his firm SpaceX and later joined his executive team, says a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Musk allegedly asked another employee to have his babies, which she declined. Following her refusal, she was denied a raise and Musk reportedly criticised her performance.
The exclusive report by WSJ further claimed that the tech billionaire fostered a workplace culture at both SpaceX and electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla that made female employees “feel uncomfortable.”
The report, citing female employees at Tesla, claimed that he gave these women “an unusual amount of attention” or pursued them. Meanwhile, a SpaceX flight attendant alleged that in 2016, Musk exposed himself to her and offered to buy her a horse in exchange for sex acts.
A woman working at SpaceX received repeated invitations from Musk to visit his house at night. The report provided further details of their text exchange, which is as follows:
Elon Musk: “Come by!Look, it’s either me or 6am [exercise] :)”
Elon Musk: “Just finished the Model 3 production call. It’s def going to be hell for several more months.”
Elon Musk: “Are you coming over? If not, I will probably tranq out. Too stressed to sleep naturally.”
Elon Musk: “Probably best if we don’t see each other.”
The woman allegedly texted Musk next morning, saying: “Oh man. I’m sorry, I had already fallen asleep. I’ve been a late-night person most of my life but have been trying to switch over because it seems responsible. To be honest, sorry I crashed last night.”