Elon Musk couldn’t resist making a penis pun after it was reported that he exposed himself to a SpaceX flight attendant and propositioned her in 2016.
“Lastly, we get to make use of Elongate as scandal identify. It’s kinda excellent,” the Tesla CEO tweeted on Friday, including a laughing emoji.
Musk was referencing a March 2021 tweet during which he first commented: “If there’s ever a scandal about me, *please* name it Elongate.”
The joke wasn’t acquired effectively by Musk’s critics on-line.
“You’re accused of exposing your self to a flight attendant, asking her for intercourse in change for a horse and paying her half one million {dollars} to maintain quiet. Not precisely a laughing matter,” one Twitter user wrote.
One other Twitter user commented: “This man is identical as Trump. ‘Whenever you’re a star they allow you to do it’.”

Musk known as the girl who accused him of sexual misconduct a “far-left actress” who has “a major political axe to grind” — and challenged her to confirm her claims by describing part of his anatomy “not recognized by the general public.”
Musk took to Twitter late Thursday and stated that the “wild accusations are totally unfaithful.” The allegations were first reported by Insider.
The tech mogul was accused of exposing himself to a flight attendant aboard certainly one of his personal planes in 2016 — and SpaceX later paid the girl $250,000 to settle her sexual misconduct declare, in accordance with the bombshell report.
Musk was additionally accused of rubbing the flight attendant’s leg with out permission and providing to purchase her a horse if she gave him an erotic therapeutic massage onboard the aircraft, Insider reported Thursday, citing paperwork and interviews.
Hours after Insider printed the story, Musk challenged the pal of the accuser who’s reported to have been advised concerning the alleged incident quickly after it occurred.
Musk tweeted: “However I’ve a problem to this liar who claims their pal noticed me ‘uncovered’ — describe only one factor, something in any respect (scars, tattoos, …) that isn’t recognized by the general public.”

“She received’t have the option to take action, as a result of it by no means occurred.”
Musk was responding on Twitter to a commenter who questioned: “The place had been these wild accusations in opposition to @elonmusk earlier than he took a stand in opposition to the institution?”
“Precisely,” tweeted Musk, who recently announced his intention to purchase Twitter for $44 billion and take it personal.