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<\/div>Pedo Guy<\/h2>
Remember last year, when eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk got mad at a diver who was helping rescue children trapped in a cave — and called him a “pedo guy” on Twitter<\/a>? Now the diver, Vernon Unsworth, is suing Musk for defamation. And Musk’s legal team has an eyebrow-raising defense: “pedo guy” didn’t actually mean Unsworth was a pedophile.<\/p> Yeah, you read that right. In fact, Musk says “pedo guy” is just a childhood insult from South Africa, where he grew up. “By referring to Mr. Unsworth as ‘pedo guy,’ I did not intend to convey any facts or imply that Mr. Unsworth had engaged in acts of pedophilia,” Musk said according to a court filing<\/a> on Monday. “Pedo guy was a common insult used in South Africa when I was growing up. It is synonymous with ‘creepy old man’ and is used to insult a person’s appearance and demeanor, not accuse a person of pedophilia.”<\/p> In a statement to BuzzFeed News<\/em><\/a>, Unsworth’s attorney argued that “the motion filed by Elon Musk today is a disgusting and transparent effort to continue falsely smearing Vernon Unsworth without any credible or verified supporting evidence.”<\/p> Musk’s lawyers, meanwhile, are requesting that the judge dismisses the case before a December trial.<\/p> Mr. Unsworth cannot establish a defamation case just because Mr. Musk insulted him on Twitter and sent a private email to a reporter,” Musk’s legal team wrote in the filing. “The Constitution does not allow that.”<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Elon Musk claims ‘pedo guy’ is actually a South African insult that doesn’t mean pedophile<\/a> [Washington Post<\/em>]<\/p> More on Musk:<\/strong> Elon Musk: “Next Gen” Craft Could Be Twice the Size of Starship<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Elon Musk’s Legal Defense: “Pedo Guy” Doesn’t Mean “Pedophile”<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: Pedo Guy Remember last year, when eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk got mad at a diver who was helping rescue children trapped in a cave \u2014 and called him a \u201cpedo guy\u201d on Twitter ? Continue reading
<\/strong><\/p>Slang Game<\/h2>
<\/strong><\/p>Smearing Names<\/h2>
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