Caver suing Elon Musk over 'pedo guy' tweet refuses to apologise


Unsworth filed a defamation lawsuit against the tech billionaire following the tweet and is seeking unspecified damages for pain, suffering and emotional distress. — AP

A British caver said Thursday he saw no need to apologise to Tesla co-founder Elon Musk for dismissing as a PR stunt the entrepreneur's offer to help rescue soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand.

"I'm not sure how I need to apologise," Vernon Unsworth told a jury in Los Angeles. "I had that opinion at the time and I still stand by that opinion."

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