Elon Musk will head to trial for calling a cave diver a pedophile

Elon Musk will head to the courtroom in October for repeatedly accusing a British cave diver of being a pedophile.

Vernon Unsworth sued the Tesla CEO for defamation following the accusations, and recent court filings show the case will go to trial on October 22nd, The Verge reported Friday.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.