The tech billionaire told the defamation trial jury he had been “upset” when he described British diver Vernon Unsworth.
Asked why he failed to specifically say that Unsworth was not a paedophile in his apology, Musk said it seemed obvious to him that this was his intent.“I apologised and I say again, 'I apologise Mr Unsworth'," he added.His attorney, Alex Spiro, told the jury of six women and two men that his client meant no harm when he hit out at Unsworth and that his words were spoken in anger.
“The tweets are not allegations of crimes. They are joking, taunting tweets in a fight between two men,” Spiro said.“Pedo guy creepy old guy” in South Africa, Spiro said. Unsworth's attorneys have challenged Musk's defence, presenting as evidence another tweet he wrote in response to a question about whether he thought the British caver was a paedophile.
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