Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Elon Musk Sued By Thai Cave Diver

Technology mogul Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Hawthorne-based SpaceX, has finally been sued by Thai cave rescue diver Vernon Unsworth, over statements Musk made on Twitter claiming that Unsworth was a "pedo" and "child rapist". Musk--who made the statements after beign shut out of the rescue efforts in Thailand--is being sued for $75,000, the statuatory minimum for defamation. The aggressive statements by Musk on twitter were the start of a string of embarassing moves by Musk, which in particular has had an impact on his role at his publicly traded company, Tesla Motors. Those moves include an odd appearance on a podcast earlier this month where Musk smoked marijuana on screen.