In A New Email, Elon Musk Accused A Thai Cave Rescuer Of Being A “Child Rapist” And Said He “Hopes” There's A Lawsuit

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In A New Email, Elon Musk Accused A Cave Rescuer Of Being A “Child Rapist” And Said He “Hopes” There's A Lawsuit

In an email to BuzzFeed News, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused a Thai cave rescuer of moving to Thailand to take a child bride. The rescuer denied all the claims.

Ryan Mac, BuzzFeed News Reporter

Mark Di Stefano, BuzzFeed News Reporter

John Paczkowski, Technology and Business Editor

 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has renewed his attacks against a British man who played a key role in the rescue of a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.

 

Musk last month apologized for accusing Vernon Unsworth of pedophilia after the diver questioned the value of Musk’s contribution to the rescue, a small submarine that ultimately went unused. But in a series of emails to BuzzFeed News, Musk repeated his original attacks on Unsworth — and made new and specific claims, lambasting the rescuer as a “child rapist” who had moved to the Southeast Asian country to take a child bride. Unsworth denied Musk's accusations through his attorney.

 

Though Musk prefaced one email with “off the record,” BuzzFeed News did not agree to that condition of the correspondence. (Per common journalistic practice, a conversation is off the record only if both parties agree to the terms. )

 

Full story: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/elon-musk-thai-cave-rescuer-accusations-buzzfeed-email

 

-- BuzzFeedNews 2018-2018-09-05

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Elon Musk calls Thailand diver 'child rapist' in latest baseless attack

Tesla CEO, who previously called Vernon Unsworth a ‘pedo’, has faced widespread backlash over his comments

Sam Levin in San Francisco

 

Elon Musk has escalated his baseless attacks against a British diver, claiming without evidence that the man who helped rescue children from a cave in Thailand was a “child rapist” in an email to a reporter.

 

The embattled Tesla CEO faced widespread backlash in July when he first called the diver Vernon Unsworth a “pedo” in a tweet – an unfounded claim against a man who was part of the international team that freed 12 young footballers and their coach from the Tham Luang cave complex. Musk, who had unsuccessfully attempted to assist the rescue mission, eventually apologized to Unsworth.

 

On Tuesday, however, BuzzFeed published two new emails from Musk, in which he called a journalist who has written about the dispute a “fucking asshole” and he launched new extraordinary claims against Unsworth, without providing documentation to support the allegations.

 

Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/04/elon-musk-claims-diver-in-thai-cave-rescue-is-child-rapist-without-evidence

 

-- The Guardian 2018-2018-09-05

[neeray]

Musk just can't leave it alone.

[bluesofa]

Isn't Musk on the same 'medication' as Roseanne Barr - her of the similar social media outbursts?

Perhaps it's all part of some cunning plan Baldrick, to sue the drug manufacturer for having caused their downfall.

 

[lambchops]

Better hope it is the medication.

What an absolute joke this guy Musk.

If he has this much time on his hands to fester over a squabble like this, really ?

Is he related to Trump by any chance haha.

[Rimmer]

An inflamatory post and some replies have been removed

[BobBKK]

Musk really should stick to his business but this guy can sue and lets see what Musk's got.

[mikebell]

4 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Musk really should stick to his business but this guy can sue and lets see what Musk's got.

He's got millions so he can afford to lose a couple.

[BobBKK]

Just now, mikebell said:

He's got millions so he can afford to lose a couple.

 

...or maybe not?  to not sue will raise questions too

[BestB]

Maybe Elton is a nut case or maybe he knows little more than us.

 

There is no smoke without a fire

[neeray]

Just now, BestB said:

Maybe Elton is a nut case or maybe he knows little more than us.

 

There is no smoke without a fire

Elton? Maybe you mean Elon.

[PJPom]

Maybe we should all ignore this otherwise it’s going to develop into another hundred pages of insinuations and speculations.

 

[BestB]

17 minutes ago, neeray said:

Elton? Maybe you mean Elon.

Oh gee another spelling police ?

[neeray]

6 minutes ago, BestB said:

Oh gee another spelling police ?

No such intention. I was trying to figure out if maybe Elton John had entered the fray.

Sorry if I offended you while looking for clarity.

[BestB]

5 minutes ago, neeray said:

No such intention. I was trying to figure out if maybe Elton John had entered the fray.

Sorry if I offended you while looking for clarity.

Too funny , do not give up your day job as of yet

[bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, BestB said:

30 minutes ago, neeray said:

Elton? Maybe you mean Elon.

Oh gee another spelling police ?

Yes, that's the chappie - Elon Rusk. That just takes the biscuit.

 

[Rhys]

.... attention-seeking behaviors of a Narcissist....Stick to the computer programming you don't have to deal with people.

[Expatthailover]

Wacky, ill mannered, litigious, ego maniac.

He clearly wants to be trumps running mate at the next election

[CanuckThai]

19 minutes ago, Expatthailover said:

Wacky, ill mannered, litigious, ego maniac.

He clearly wants to be trumps running mate at the next election

I think old Vernon would have to apply for US citizenship first.  He has "all the right stuff" as far as ego, attitude and mama's boy though...

[LazySlipper]

4 hours ago, BobBKK said:

this guy can sue and lets see what Musk's got.

My thoughts exactly... what if he's got something on the guy...

 

I am not pronouncing myself until all this unfolds. But Musk is not a very nice man...

[sandrabbit]

3 hours ago, BestB said:

There is no smoke without a fire

So you are prejudging Vern without any legal evidence, you are as bad as Musk?.

[BestB]

23 minutes ago, sandrabbit said:

So you are prejudging Vern without any legal evidence, you are as bad as Musk?.

Sue me

[irishken]

Whether true or not, somebody in Thailand is feeding him these stories. 

He seems to know a bit about Vern. 

[DPKANKAN]

4 hours ago, BobBKK said:

Musk really should stick to his business but this guy can sue and lets see what Musk's got.

In reality he is calling all us expats in Thailand, Cambodia or elsewhere pedophiles!! Perhaps we should club together and bring a worldwide class action against him! That should empty his coffers!!!

[DILLIGAD]

In reality he is calling all us expats in Thailand, Cambodia or elsewhere pedophiles!! Perhaps we should club together and bring a worldwide class action against him! That should empty his coffers!!!

Or ignore it,as it’s a childish comment and leave it to the Tourism of Thailand legal team.


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3 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said:

In reality he is calling all us expats in Thailand, Cambodia or elsewhere pedophiles!! Perhaps we should club together and bring a worldwide class action against him! That should empty his coffers!!!

 

Be careful  A lot of your proposed co-plaintiffs don't want the scrutiny.

 

[sanemax]

Well, its good that Musk made a direct allegation, that Vern married a 12 year old girl , surely that would be easy to disprove , rather than just disproving a vague allegation 

[sanemax]

18 minutes ago, irishken said:

Whether true or not, somebody in Thailand is feeding him these stories. 

He seems to know a bit about Vern. 

Where are the stories coming from though ?

Musk wouldnt have been in Thailand long enough to get any confirmed facts 

Maybe one of Verns ex Thai GF's is selling the info to Musk ?

Maybe Musk doesnt realise Thai ladies are not always honest 

[JLCrab]

I will just say for Mr. Musk's benefit that, whatever it is he is doing, his lawyers know what it is he is doing.

[tfc]

It sounds like others at his company are concerned about his Ambien use too, as well as "other recreational drugs." 

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ambien-use-tesla-board-what-drug-does-2018-8

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-hes-had-to-take-ambien-to-go-to-sleep-2018-8