May 23 (Reuters) - A report saying Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk's company SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle sexual harassment claims by a flight attendant on a private jet comes as he eyes a takeover of Twitter (TWTR.N).
Below is an overview of some of the key legal questions arising from the claims, which were published on Thursday by Business Insider. Musk has denied the allegations. read more
Business Insider reported on Thursday that SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle claims by an unnamed private jet flight attendant who accused Musk of exposing himself to her. The article quoted an anonymous person who said she was a friend of the flight attendant. The friend had provided a statement as part of a private settlement process, according to the article.
In Twitter posts on Thursday, Musk called the allegations "utterly untrue" and said the alleged exposure "never happened." Reuters could not independently confirm the Business Insider report.
No. There are no other public harassment allegations against Musk.
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