LOS ANGELES - A defamation hearing involving Tesla boss Elon Musk began on Tuesday over a Twitter post he made in 2018 which appeared to describe a British diver who helped rescue a group of boys from a flooded Thailand cave as a paedophile.
Unsworth sued Musk in September 2018, two months after playing a leading role in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave. The case before US District Judge Stephen Wilson is scheduled to last about five days. Musk is expected to testify in his own defence. He has apologised, saying"pedo guy" was a common insult in South Africa where he grew up.
Unsworth's case is among the last issues hanging over Musk from a turbulent 2018 and early 2019, when he regularly clashed with Wall Street and short sellers as Tesla struggled with production problems. Two days later, Musk lashed out at Unsworth in a series of tweets, including one which called him a"pedo guy." Unsworth has denied Musk's accusation.
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