Musk to a BuzzFeed reporter — The “off the record” email about Vernon Unsworth
Email Musk sent to reporter Ryan Mac, prefaced “off the record,” attacking Thai cave-rescue diver Vernon Unsworth. BuzzFeed published it in full; it became central to the Unsworth v. Musk defamation case (Musk was found not liable).
Off the record
I suggest that you call people you know in Thailand, find out what's actually going on and stop defending child rapists, you fucking asshole. He's an old, single white guy from England who's been traveling to or living in Thailand for 30 to 40 years […]. As for this alleged threat of a lawsuit, which magically appeared when I raised the issue (nothing was sent or raised beforehand), I fucking hope he sues me. […]