Musk to pay $10,000 to Indian-American critic to settle defamation case

Elon Musk has agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Indian-American critic Randeep Hothi. Musk had accused Hothi of "almost" killing Tesla employees in 2019 email to a tech editor, thereby triggering an online hate campaign, the lawsuit claimed. "I feel vindicated," Hothi said, adding that the case wasn't about seeking fame or money.