New Delhi, India

Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, reportedly had sexual relationships with several women employees at SpaceX during which he asked one to have his babies, and offered to buy a horse to another in exchange for sex acts. 

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The explosive claims were made in a report by the Wall Street Journal, which cited the accounts of four women, who claimed to have had relationships with the billionaire. 

Several other former employees accusing Musk of using illegal drugs, claimed the report. 

Musk has also created a culture at his companies which has made women employees uncomfortable, the WSJ report said. 

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‘Had sex with former SpaceX intern’ 

As per the report, a college student approached Elon Musk with ideas for improving SpaceX. Her correspondence had led to a date, which led to a kiss, and eventually sex, she told friends. Musk was 20 years senior to her. 

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The year after her internship, the billionaire had the fresh college graduate flown out to a resort in Sicily and kept their relationship alive even after they officially broke up, as per the report.

The report further claimed that the woman received recurrent invitations from Musk to come to his house at night, as per a text exchange. 

‘Have my babies’ 

Another woman who left the company in 2013 alleged in exit negotiations that the billionaire asked her several times to have his children. She refused to do so, which later resulted in denial of pay raise and complaints about her performance. 

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'Exposed himself, offered to buy horse' 

Musk is also accused of exposing himself in 2016 to a SpaceX flight attendant on a private jet. He reportedly offered to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, the Wall Street Journal report claimed. 

'Month-long sexual relationship' 

A fourth woman claimed to have had a month-long sexual relationship with Musk in 2014 while she directly reported to him. 

The relationship ended badly, forcing her to leave the company and sign an agreement prohibiting her from discussing her work for Elon Musk. 

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Response from SpaceX 

Refuting the serious allegations, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, said the they paint a completely misleading narrative, calling Elon Musk 'one of the best humans' she has known. 

It is worth noting that this isn’t the first time Elon Musk is facing such accusations. 

In 2021, five former SpaceX employees claimed that the culture in SpaceX is 'Elon is SpaceX and SpaceX is Elon' and therefore he can act with impunity. 

The report did not have any comment from Elon Musk but SpaceX said it investigates all complaints of harassment. 

(With inputs from agencies)