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Remember last year, when Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called a cave diver a pedo guy on Twitter after the diver criticized his plan to rescue a soccer team of Thai boys who were trapped in a cave?<\/p>\n
Now the cave diver, Vernon Unsworth, has sued over the comments and a U.S. District Judge in Los Angeles ruled yesterday thatthe case will go to trial, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n
The jury will have to decide whether Musk was negligent for failing to ensure that his accusation of pedophilia was true.<\/p>\n
Its the second time Musk and his legal team have tried unsuccessfully to have Unsworths lawsuit thrown out. A previous attempt by his team argued that seriously pedo guy doesnt mean pedophile.<\/p>\n
Musk paid a convicted felon to dig up dirt on Unsworth, according to a bombshell report by BuzzFeed News. Muskeven called Unsworth a child rapist in emails sent to BuzzFeed News at the time.<\/p>\n
In a statement to Bloomberg, Musks lawyer Alex Spiro wrote: We look forward to the trial. We understand that, while Musk has apologized, Unsworth would like to milk his 15 minutes of fame.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Unsworths lawyer told Bloomberg that he believes Musk could easily be found to be guilty of negligence, as the burden of proof is much higher to prove malice.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Elon Musk Headed to Trial in U.K. Cavers Defamation Case [Bloomberg]<\/p>\n
More on the controversy: Court Documents: Elon Musk Called Himself a Fucking Idiot<\/p>\n
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It's Official: Elon Musk Will Go to Trial Over "Pedo" Comments - Futurism<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Court Date Remember last year, when Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called a cave diver a pedo guy on Twitter after the diver criticized his plan to rescue a soccer team of Thai boys who were trapped in a cave? Now the cave diver, Vernon Unsworth, has sued over the comments and a U.S. Continue reading