Musk apparently hired an 'investigator' who turned out to be a conman who came up with this tidbit.
He had no actual knowledge that the guy wasn't a child rapist, and he did use reasonable care to verify his "facts", so it wasn't willful defamation.
He had no actual knowledge that the guy wasn't a child rapist, and he did use reasonable care to verify his "facts", so it wasn't willful defamation.
What?! I can't even..
More importantly, he had no actual knowledge that the guy _was_ a child rapist
No, he made the claim before he hired the investigator.