SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk against harassment

Reuters-SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell defended Elon Musk against a sexual misconduct accusation he denied, according to CNBC news on Monday.

Business Insider reported last week that Musk's private rocket company SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 in order to settle a sexual harassment claim by an unnamed private jet flight attendant who accused Musk of exposing himself to her.

According to the CNBC report, Shotwell wrote an email to employees last week that he believes the allegations are false, not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 years and never heard anything resembling these allegations.

Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has denied the report of harassment, calling the person who made the claim a liar.

The friend had provided a statement as part of the private settlement process, according to the article.

SpaceX and Shotwell could not be reached for comment.