Elon Musk deleted a series of tweets highly critical Vern Unsworth, the British diver who “masterminded” the rescue of 12 boys and their coach from cave in Thailand last week:
Elon Musk's defamatory comments about Vern Unsworth have been deleted. No follow up, no apology, no explanation. @elonmusk
— Jackie Wattles (@jackiewattles) July 15, 2018
The billionaire entrepreneur was apparently angry that Unsworth called his rescue pod a PR stunt and told Musk to “stick his submarine where it hurts”:
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk sent a "kid-size submarine" to help the 12 boys trapped in the Thai cave. Vern Unsworth, who was involved in the rescue operation, rejected the idea completely. https://t.co/BLdRUYjEE7 pic.twitter.com/95o1X5snBb
— CNN (@CNN) July 15, 2018
For that, Musk referred to Unsworth as “pedo”:
.@elonmusk deleted the tweet, but here it is either way. pic.twitter.com/gb2XoLapBr
— Jake Hanrahan (@Jake_Hanrahan) July 15, 2018
Musk then doubled down on the accusation, again in a now-deleted tweet:
What @elonmusk might be well advised to say: "Obviously it isn't true, it was a stupid joke for which I apologize & which I have now deleted. I shall be making a donation to a charity of Mr Unsworth's choice"
What @elonmusk actually says: pic.twitter.com/Fg0KHEaWaQ
— Edmund Griffiths (@EdmundGriffiths) July 15, 2018
Unsworth is reportedly considering legal action:
British cave diver mulls legal action against Elon Musk after tycoon brands him 'paedo' https://t.co/qoKjSMql1M
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 16, 2018
Musk also called out twitter user Chris Hooks for saying the mini-sub “doesn’t make any goddamn sense”:
elon musk's thai cave submarine is… absurd. it doesn't make any goddamn sense pic.twitter.com/ntZo2Tghv1
— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) July 9, 2018
Musk replied with, “Stay tuned jackass…”:
Elon musk deleted this tweet please don’t show anyone pic.twitter.com/NlCoe7BZ2m
— Alicia (@nerdjpg) July 15, 2018
This has become a pattern for Musk where he deletes tweets after getting called out:
Elon Musk deleted all his tweets about the farting unicorn drawing he stole from an artist https://t.co/XUbR5IT6wh pic.twitter.com/siwS1ctVGx
— Motherboard (@motherboard) June 30, 2018
In other words, he’s the tech version of Lena Dunham:
elon musk is a person who does some pretty cool stuff but whose social media presence made him completely unbearable. he's tech lena dunham
— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) July 14, 2018
Ha!
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