{"id":127943,"date":"2018-07-18T11:24:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=127943"},"modified":"2018-07-18T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T15:24:51","slug":"musk-apology-underscores-increasingly-erratic-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2018\/07\/musk-apology-underscores-increasingly-erratic-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Apology Underscores Increasingly Erratic Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has come under increasing fire for comments made in recent months.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued an apology for calling one of the divers involved in the rescue of a soccer team caught in a Thai cave a \u201cpedo,\u201d shorthand for pedophile.<\/p>\n

The overnight tweet marked one of the rare times the South African-born executive has retreated from what have become increasingly erratic and aggressive comments that, in recent months, have taken aim at journalists, Wall Street analysts, regulators, and even the victim in a fatal crash involving one of Tesla\u2019s battery-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the Headlines!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Musk, much like President Donald Trump, has become a regular user of Twitter, developing a broad audience and a loyal fan base for himself and for his company. But as with the president, some of Musk\u2019s tweets have begun raising eyebrows and this week\u2019s attack on diver Vernon Unsworth caused collateral damage to Tesla\u2019s stock which tumbled when Unsworth threatened to sue the eccentric billionaire.<\/p>\n

(For more on Musk’s war of words with diver Unsworth, <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>In recent weeks, Musk has himself begun taking heat for what one major Tesla investor called his \u201cconcerning\u201d actions. \u201cYour behavior is fueling an unhelpful perception of your leadership — thin-skinned and short-tempered,\u201d Gene Munster, a managing partner at the venture capital firm Loup Ventures wrote in an open letter to the Tesla CEO.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Munster and other critics have cited a number of recent, controversial \u00a0actions by the ever-blunt Musk, who not only runs the battery-electric automaker but the rocket company SpaceX:<\/p>\n