Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he would vote Republican instead of Democrat, predicting a "dirty tricks campaign against me" would follow. Picture: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Thursday to denounce as "utterly untrue" claims in a news report that he had sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016.

Business Insider reported earlier on Thursday that Musk's SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet flight attendant who accused Musk of exposing himself to her.