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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