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Civil Litigation

Dec. 6, 2019

Musk’s attorney questions accuser’s background in defamation trial

Attorneys for Elon Musk on Thursday pressed plaintiff Vernon Unsworth to define the character he claims the Tesla CEO defamed.

Musk’s attorney questions accuser’s background in defamation trial
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Attorneys for Elon Musk on Thursday pressed plaintiff Vernon Unsworth to define the character he claims the Tesla CEO defamed.

Filing suit after being labeled "pedo guy" in a tweet Musk sent amidst a harsh exchange of words over the rescue of trapped young soccer plays in a Thailand cave system in 2018, Unsworth claimed in his complaint the accusation damaged economic prospects and harmed him emotionally and mentally.

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