More likely they know that Musk has a well-documented habit of frivolous litigation and spreading lies about anyone that gets under his skin. They’ve decided it’s not worth the fight
The cave diver Vernon Unsworth lived in Thailand, so Musk just tried to spread the rumour that he was a paedophile instead. And unfortunately Musk now has a bigger following and platform than ever
To be clear I don’t necessarily agree with the Society’s decision. I just think there is a pretty obvious possible motive without the Society having skeletons in the closet, regardless of whether it actually does or not
I never took it as an accusation, more of an insult. I honestly don’t remember if he doubled down or not, but I do seem to recall he backed off after threats to sue. Dangerous insult to use. - if you call someone an asshole, it’s pretty clear it’s hyperbole. Pedophile, not so much.
He doubled down enough to hire a PI to investigate Unsworth and to tell Buzzfeed that they were “defending a child rapist” when they approached him for a comment, which is doubling down enough for me. He did claim it was all jokes and insults when Unsworth (unsuccessfully) tried to sue him for defamation
More likely they know that Musk has a well-documented habit of frivolous litigation and spreading lies about anyone that gets under his skin. They’ve decided it’s not worth the fight
The Royal Society resides in London, so Musk can’t make frivolous charges like in USA.
The cave diver Vernon Unsworth lived in Thailand, so Musk just tried to spread the rumour that he was a paedophile instead. And unfortunately Musk now has a bigger following and platform than ever
To be clear I don’t necessarily agree with the Society’s decision. I just think there is a pretty obvious possible motive without the Society having skeletons in the closet, regardless of whether it actually does or not
I never took it as an accusation, more of an insult. I honestly don’t remember if he doubled down or not, but I do seem to recall he backed off after threats to sue. Dangerous insult to use. - if you call someone an asshole, it’s pretty clear it’s hyperbole. Pedophile, not so much.
He doubled down enough to hire a PI to investigate Unsworth and to tell Buzzfeed that they were “defending a child rapist” when they approached him for a comment, which is doubling down enough for me. He did claim it was all jokes and insults when Unsworth (unsuccessfully) tried to sue him for defamation
Fair enough, thanks for the reminder.