LOS ANGELES — Jurors were expected to begin deliberating in Los Angeles on Friday in the lawsuit brought against Elon Musk by a British cave explorer who says the Tesla founder defamed him with tweets suggesting he is a pedophile. The jurors will be asked to decide by unanimous vote if Musk, 48, defamed Vernon Unsworth with three July 15, 2018 tweets, and if so how much he must pay in damages. To win the case, Unsworth must prove Musk was negligent in publishing a falsehood that clearly identified him and caused him harm. He does not need to show Musk acted with “actual malice,” which is much tougher to prove. (Additional reporting by Steve Gorman and Dan Whitcomb; Writing by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

Source: National Post December 06, 2019 11:03 UTC