- Elon Musk testified that he is "financially illiquid," a lawyer for the British diver Vernon Unsworth wrote in a legal filing, Bloomberg first reported.
- Unsworth is suing Musk for defamation after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO called him a "pedo guy" on Twitter last year.
- A filing from Monday written by Unsworth's attorney makes reference to "Musk's sworn testimony that he is financially illiquid," according to Bloomberg's report.
- Musk is worth $23.6 billion, though a substantial majority of his wealth comes in the form of stock in SpaceX (worth $14.6 billion) and Tesla (worth $8.8 billion), according to Bloomberg.
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Elon Musk testified that he is "financially illiquid," a lawyer for the British diver Vernon Unsworth wrote in a legal filing, Bloomberg's Dana Hull first reported.
Unsworth is suing Musk for defamation after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO called him a "pedo guy" on Twitter last year. Musk's tweet followed an interview in which Unsworth, who was involved in last year's rescue of a youth soccer team and its coach from a cave in Thailand, said the miniature submarine Musk sent to Thailand to help with the rescue would have been ineffective and was merely a publicity stunt. Musk later apologized to Unsworth and deleted the tweet.
A filing from Monday written by Unsworth's attorney makes reference to "Musk's sworn testimony that he is financially illiquid," according to Bloomberg's report.
Musk is worth $23.6 billion, though a substantial majority of his wealth comes in the form of stock in SpaceX (worth $14.6 billion) and Tesla (worth $8.8 billion), according to Bloomberg.
Attorneys for Unsworth and Musk did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment.
Read Bloomberg's full story here.
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