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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed attendant on private jet in 2016

Elon Musk in suit and white bow tie
Elon Musk arriving for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York earlier this month. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Elon Musk has denied claims in a news report that he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016, calling the accusations “utterly untrue”.

SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Musk, paid the female attendant $250,000 (£200,000) in a severance settlement after a sexual misconduct claim against the world’s richest person, according to the news website Business Insider.

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