Elon Musk cleared of defamation in 'pedo guy' tweet trial A Los Angeles jury has found Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweetElon Musk defeated defamation allegations Friday from a British cave explorer who claimed he was branded a pedophile when the Tesla CEO called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweet. Musk said the verdict restored his faith in humanity as he quickly left the court with his security detail. “I accept the jury verdict, take it on the chin, and move on,” Unsworth said outside court. The day after Musk's tweet about Unsworth, Tesla stock price fell 3% and shareholders and people within the company were urging him to apologize. He urged jurors to return a verdict that would make clear no reasonable person would conclude Musk had called him a pedophile.

Source: ABC News December 06, 2019 20:46 UTC