Elon Musk might deal with more than one claim from the British rescue scuba diver.
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A British scuba diver who assisted save a group of kids in Thailand took legal action against Elon Musk for libel for calling him a “pedo guy,” the very first of what seems a set of suits versus the billionaire.
Vernon Unsworth, a 63- year-old British scuba diver who assisted save a Thai soccer group, submitted a fit versus Musk on Monday in the Central District Court ofCalifornia The fit states Unsworth is likewise aiming to submit a different legal action Musk in UK.
“As one of the highest-profile and wealthiest individuals in the world, Musk knew that this accusations against Mr. Unsworth would be conveyed to a worldwide audience and would result in the accusations receiving massive publicity,” stated the claim. “A separate action for the reputational damage to Mr. Unsworth suffered in England and Wales will be filed and pursued against Musk in the High Court of London.”
The claim follows weeks of Musk ridiculing Unsworth, whom he declared without proof of being pedophile after the British cavern scuba diver slammed the Tesla CEO’s strategy to save the group of kids in a submarine inJuly At the time, Unsworth stated he was thinking about legal action versusMusk Under pressure, Musk asked forgiveness later on that month.
But the billionaire didn’t pull back from the drama. In August, Musk questioned why Unsworth had not sued him yet. And in September, he doubled-down on his claims that Unsworth was a “child rapist,” who had actually transferred to Thailand to take a kid bride-to-be in an e-mail sent out toBuzzfeed Musk used no proof to support his claims, which L. Lin Wood, Unsworth’s lawyer, rejected.
Unsworth began caving when he was 16 years of ages and was associated with a number of cavern saves in the UK, according to the claim. He fulfilled his existing sweetheart in Thailand in2011 She is a 40- years of age owner of a regional nail beauty salon.
OnJune 24, Unsworth got a call from his sweetheart’s daddy about the cavern occurrence. He took a trip to the cavern on the exact same day and started helping in the rescue, according the claim.
In the California claim, Unsworth is looking for $75,000 for damage to his track record and a re-training order that avoids Musk from making additional public allegations. He is likewise aiming to take legal action against Musk in the UK in a different claim.
“Elon Musk falsely accused Vernon Unsworth of being guilty of heinous crimes,” L. Lin Wood, among the lawyers for Unsworth, stated in an emailed declaration. “Musk’s influence and wealth cannot convert his lies into truth or protect him from accountability for his wrongdoing in a court of law.”
An agent for Musk didn’t right away react to an ask for remark.
