TECH - Irish Court Greenlights Defamation Lawsuit Against Elon Musk By Former X Employee | Benzinga
In a recent development, an Irish court has approved the commencement of a defamation lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk by Aaron Rodericks, a former employee of Musk’s company, X, formerly known as Twitter.
What Happened: Rodericks, previously a threat disruption team leader at Twitter, remained at the company after it was acquired and rebranded by Musk as X. He has now received approval to serve Musk with a defamation lawsuit, reported Business Insider.
Rodericks and his team were let go as part of Musk’s job cuts. Rodericks later managed to secure an injunction against his termination, resulting in a suspension as opposed to a full dismissal.
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The defamation lawsuit stems from a tweet by Musk following the layoffs. Rodericks and his legal team assert that the tweet, implying that Rodericks’ team was undermining election integrity, directly referred to him and harmed ...