Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial

By Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons
Updated December 7 2019 - 11:53am, first published 11:47am
Elon Musk has declared his faith in humanity restored.
Elon Musk has declared his faith in humanity restored.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has gained a stunning legal victory, with a US jury swiftly rejecting a $US190 million ($A278 million) defamation claim brought by a British cave explorer he branded "pedo guy" on Twitter.

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