Elon Musk finally apologizes for his 'pedo' comment to Thai cave diver

Three days after calling Vernon Unsworth a "pedo" Elon Musk has issued an apology to the British diver that participated in the rescue of the trapped Thai soccer team.

"My words were spoken in anger," Musk tweeted on Wednesday. "I apologize to Mr. Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone."

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Musk's 'pedo' comments were made after Unsworth did an interview with CNN on Sunday, in which he called Musk's submarine a "PR stunt," and said (Musk) "can stick his submarine where it hurts."

Musk reacted strongly on Twitter, saying he never saw "this British expat guy who lives in Thailand," and called him a "pedo guy," in a subsequent tweet. When it was pointed out (by another Twitter user) that insulting the British diver was out of place, Musk doubled down on his insult, tweeting "Bet ya a signed dollar it's true." Both tweets were later deleted.

The subsequent apology from Musk comes after Unsworth said he would consider taking legal action and after a group of Tesla investors demanded that Musk say sorry.

"My words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader," Musk tweeted.

While the apology itself contains a fair dose of criticism of Unsworth, it also refers to a Quora article on the subject that's quite soft on Musk and critical of Unsworth.

Unsworth was one of the experts involved in rescuing 12 teenage boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. The operation lasted for two and a half weeks and was ultimately successful, with the only casualty being diver and former Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan.