Elon Musk Accused of Sexual Harassment By 8 Former Space X Employees

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Eight former SpaceX employees are suing Elon Musk, alleging sexual harassment and workplace discrimination, accusing him of creating a toxic work environment where women are treated as sexual objects and subjected to lewd banter. The lawsuit, filed on June 12, claims that those who challenge this culture are told to find employment elsewhere. SpaceX did not respond to NBC's request for comment, but earlier this week, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell defended the company, praising its achievements and Musk's character amidst previous complaints. This comes shortly after Musk dropped a separate lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.

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00:00A total of eight former SpaceX employees are suing Elon Musk, accusing the CEO of sexual

00:06harassment and workplace discrimination.

00:09Earlier this week, Elon Musk dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, but it's looking

00:15like he's already about to be involved in another.

00:18The lawsuit filed against Musk on Wednesday, June 12th, makes some shocking allegations,

00:23stating, Elon Musk runs his company in the dark ages, treating women as sexual objects

00:29to be evaluated on their bra size, bombarding the workplace with lewd sexual banter, and

00:34offering the reprise to those who challenge the quote, animal house environment that if

00:39they don't like it, they can seek employment elsewhere.

00:42While SpaceX did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment, earlier this

00:47week on Monday, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer defended the company against

00:53previous complaints, stating, I continue to be amazed by what this extraordinary group

00:58of people are achieving, every day, even amidst all the forces acting against us.

01:03And Elon is one of the best humans I know.

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