"After Insider contacted Musk for comment, he emailed to ask for more time to respond and said there is "a lot more to this story."
"If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light," he wrote, calling the story a "politically motivated hit piece."
Insider extended the deadline and reiterated the offer to Musk to comment on the claims. He did not respond."
If it weren't true, you would imagine they would more strongly deny the event happened.
no, you cannot conclude that if people don't deny something strongly that it means something happened. I don't think he's even denying the event, but wouldn't classify it as "harassment".
There are many ways to interpret what people say and do in public.
I actually literally have no idea what happened, and I don't particularly like Musk. I'm just pointing out some fairly obvious epistemological details about truth in the news.
Well no duh, but if he was on the plane and he got served too much alcohol. I can see that happening.
"I drank too much" does not excuse showing someone your dick and asking to buy sex from them.
She was subsequently upset that she didn't get more time on the jet after reporting the incident as well, which just sounds weird. Why would she want to get back on the jet at all...
And, "maybe the towel fell off when he turned over" is also weird. Typically, a masseuse would hold up a sheet while you turned over, and give you the time and space to do so and ask if you were covered before continuing the massage. I've had many massages, and accidental nudity would be pretty difficult.
Second, when you are getting a massage, your arms are placed by your sides on the table so the masseuse can work them while they are relaxed. Touching or grabbing the masseuse would require you to take a really uncommon action. It's also unlikely to be accidental. It's also expected that you don't reach out and touch the masseuse... If you need their attention you use words.
It's a monumental stretch to imagine this happening accidentally. Occam's razor suggests here that Musk crossed the line.
What should be considered damning in this case is Musk using very typical tactics to try and get ahead of the story while also claiming there's more to it (a tacit admittal that it did happen) even though he's refusing to elaborate.
Do you know the question insider asked to prompt this response?
(still not a fan)