The "cave diver paedophile" incident made it abundantly clear to everyone willing to see that whatever else he may be, Musk is a malicious clown. It was always only a matter of time before that had greater consequences.
At least a court decided Elon can say anything he wants because he's full of shit so often, he has no credibility.
Everyone has said something they don't mean out of spite. Politicians and billionaires are held to a higher standard by their fans/haters, but I really think they shouldn't be.
It wasn't just the original "pedo guy" comment. Musk also hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on his target. He tweeted more, and emailed a Buzzfeed reporter alleging his target was a child rapist. This wasn't just one moment of spite.
Yeah, whomst among us has not hired a PI to track down dirt on someone who called us dumb on Twitter then lied about our childhoods in court to avoid consequences?