The "cave diver paedophile" incident made it abundantly clear to everyone willing to see that whatever else he may be, Musk is a malicious clown. It was always only a matter of time before that had greater consequences.
Everyone has said something they don't mean out of spite. Politicians and billionaires are held to a higher standard by their fans/haters, but I really think they shouldn't be.
It wasn't just the original "pedo guy" comment. Musk also hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on his target. He tweeted more, and emailed a Buzzfeed reporter alleging his target was a child rapist. This wasn't just one moment of spite.
Yeah, whomst among us has not hired a PI to track down dirt on someone who called us dumb on Twitter then lied about our childhoods in court to avoid consequences?