Glam flight attendant to the stars claims SpaceX replaced her on Gulfstream with younger woman after cancer diagnosis
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Lydia Fillip, a 60‑year‑old lead cabin attendant with decades of high‑profile service, filed a lawsuit alleging SpaceX replaced her on Gulfstream flights with younger women after she disclosed a cancer diagnosis. Fillip, hired in 2023 at $800 per day to transport executives between Hawthorne, California and Texas, says her schedule was cut and two less‑experienced attendants—Delainy Reyes, early‑20s, and Stacy Brown, in her thirties—were assigned the coveted trips that include founder Elon Musk. The complaint accuses SpaceX chief pilot Connor Grey of favoring the newcomers and of maintaining a sexual relationship with Brown that became “increasingly obvious” to the crew. Fillip also noted her prior notoriety as a witness in the Johnny Depp‑Amber Heard divorce case in California courts today.
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- · The allegations spotlight possible age and disability bias in a high‑visibility tech firm, putting its corporate governance and legal risk under intense scrutiny.
