Musk had sought to have the case dismissed but a judge in October rejected the request. — Bloomberg
Tesla co-founder Elon Musk said Tuesday he did not literally call a British caver a pedophile during their infamous spat on Twitter, telling a Los Angeles federal court that he had simply defended himself from unprovoked insults.
The tech billionaire told the defamation trial jury he had been "upset" when he described British diver Vernon Unsworth – who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand – as "pedo guy" in a tweet.
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