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Sexual misconduct allegation 'utterly untrue', says Elon Musk

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Agence France-Presse 

<div><strong> WARNING: Graphic content </strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for a statement at the construction site of the Tesla Giga Factory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Sept. 3, 2020. Alexander Becher, EPA-EFE/File " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/20/elon-musk-epa-efe-5202022.jpg"/><figcaption>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives for a statement at the construction site of the Tesla Giga Factory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Sept. 3, 2020. Alexander Becher, EPA-EFE/File </figcaption></figure></div><p><br/> <br/> <br/>LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk rejected on Thursday allegations that he groped and exposed himself to a flight attendant 6 years ago.</p><p>&quot;Those wild accusations are utterly untrue,&quot; the world&#x27;s wealthiest person posted on Twitter, the platform he is currently in the stalled process of buying for $44 billion.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/17/22/musk-says-twitter-purchase-will-not-go-ahead-without-clarity-on-spam-accounts">Musk says Twitter purchase will not go ahead without clarity on spam accounts</a></li></ul><p>News outlet Insider reported earlier in the day that Musk&#x27;s rocket company SpaceX paid a woman $250,000 in 2018 to settle a misconduct claim against him.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/03/22/spacex-eyes-starlink-ops-in-ph-before-june-ends-dti">Elon Musk&#x27;s SpaceX eyes rollout of Starlink ops in PH before end of June: DTI</a></li></ul><p>The report said Musk, who was receiving a massage from the woman in question during a flight on a private jet to London, exposed his erect penis to her, touched her leg without consent, and asked her to perform a sex act.</p><p>It cited a woman who said she was a friend of the flight attendant in question.</p><p>&quot;The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens – this is their standard (despicable) playbook,&quot; Musk tweeted Thursday.</p><p>He did not specify who &quot;their&quot; referred to, but added: &quot;I have a challenge to this liar who claims their friend saw me &#x27;exposed&#x27; – describe just one thing, anything at all (scars, tattoos, ...) that isn&#x27;t known by the public. She won&#x27;t be able to do so, because it never happened.&quot;</p><p>The South Africa-born entrepreneur -- who holds US, Canadian and South African citizenship -- had earlier said he was switching his support from the US Democratic party to the Republicans.</p><p>&quot;Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold ...&quot; he added.</p><p>This week, Musk -- whose estimated net worth is $265 billion -- put on hold his bid to buy Twitter, saying it would not proceed unless he got proof of the number of spam accounts plaguing the platform.</p><p>As well as his prolific tweeting, on-again-off-again relationship with pop star Grimes, sizable wealth and SpaceX ventures, Musk is primarily known as the founder of electric vehicle company Tesla.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/07/20/welcome-baby-x-a-12-musk-and-grimes-do-it-their-way">Welcome baby X Æ A-12: Musk and Grimes do it their way</a></li></ul><p>He has said he wants to make humans an &quot;interplanetary species&quot; by establishing a colony on Mars.</p><p>Musk has also made headlines of a less flattering kind: Tesla has faced a series of lawsuits alleging discrimination and harassment against Black workers, as well as sexual harassment.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO:</strong> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1972023" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Elon Musk rejected on Thursday allegations that he groped and exposed himself to a flight attendant 6 years ago.