Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers

TL;DR


• Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has been sued by a former company employee for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation. The employee, who worked as a flight engineer at SpaceX, claims that Musk exposed himself to her and propositioned her for sex during a private in-flight massage in 2016. She further alleges that she was subjected to retaliation after she refused Musk's advances, including being fired from her job.

• The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, seeks unspecified damages for the emotional distress and professional harm the former employee claims to have suffered. It also alleges that SpaceX created a hostile work environment for women and failed to properly investigate the employee's complaints about Musk's behavior.

• Musk has not directly addressed the specific allegations in the lawsuit but has dismissed the claims as "wild" and "untrue" on Twitter. SpaceX has also not provided any official statement regarding the lawsuit or the allegations against Musk. The case is ongoing, and it remains to be seen how it will be resolved.

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