Tesla CEO Elon Musk (center) arrives at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles this week. Mark J. Terrill/AP A federal jury in Los Angeles Friday found that Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him a “pedo guy” in a tweet last year. …
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Month: December 2019
Elon Musk Not Guilty in Defamation Lawsuit Brought by British Caver Over ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet
(LOS ANGELES) — Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday. Vernon Unsworth, who participated in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for weeks in a Thaila…
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Attorney Suggests $190 Million in Damages in Elon Musk ‘Pedo Guy’ Defamation Lawsuit
(LOS ANGELES) — An attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury Friday it would be reasonable to award $190 million in damages to a British cave explorer who is suing Elon Musk for allegedly branding him as a pedophile during a Twitter spat. Attorney Lin Wood sa…
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Jurors from the Elon Musk defamation trial reportedly deliberated for less than a half hour before ruling in his favor: ‘It was very clear’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, second from left, arrives at U.S. District Court Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly dubbed a pedophile. (AP Pho…
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Jury says Elon Musk didn’t defame British cave diver as ‘pedo guy’
Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him pedo guy in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday. Vernon Unsworth, who participated in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for weeks in a Thailand cave last year,…
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