In a series of tweets in July , Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk name to a cave underwater diver involved in the rescue of a Thai soccer team as a “ pedo guy . ” Now Vernon Unsworth , the diver in question , has register a lawsuit against Musk in California ’s Central District Court say obloquy .
Unsworth was publicly critical of Musk ’s attempts to involve himself in the rescue using a function - built miniature hoagy , which Unsworthdescribedas having “ absolutely no probability of working . ” This led to baseless conjecture by Musk that Unsworth — a British ex-husband - glib live in Thailand who was instrumental in the rescue — was a pedophile . ( Unsworth’sgirlfriendis 40 years old . )
Backlash led Musk to ( sort of)apologize , but it was a theme he could n’t stand weigh in on again in late August , askingformer tech reporter Drew Olanoff , “ You do n’t think it ’s foreign [ Unsworth ] has n’t sued me ? ”
This suit caps off a rough match of month for Musk . Dave Morton , Sarah O’Brien , and Gaby Toledano who respectively filled the use of primary accounting ship’s officer , VP of communications , and HR chief , severally , all recently exited Tesla — a party that remains the subject of SEC interrogation and shareholder suits after another Musk tweetstorm that suggested he had larn the necessary financial support to take the company private .
We ’re reached out to Musk for comment .
The lawsuit is available in full below :
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