Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he did not intend to accuse a British diver of being a paedophile when he called him “pedo guy” on Twitter.
Vern Unsworth, 64 – who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from an underwater cave in 2018 – has sued Mr Musk for defamation.
In court documents, lawyers for Mr Musk argued that in South Africa, where he grew up, “pedo” is commonly used to refer to a “creepy old man”.
The spat began after Mr Unsworth spoke about Mr Musk in a CNN TV interview. Read more