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Nov. 3, 2016, 3:20 PM UTC

Alleged Musk Impersonator Asks to Toss ‘Goofy’ E-Mail Suit

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By Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News

A former oil services firm executive accused by Tesla Motors Inc. of impersonating Elon Musk in an e-mail says the carmaker’s lawsuit should be thrown out because his message was too “goofy” to be believed.

Todd Katz, a self-described critic of Tesla’s financial performance, also alleged that the company went too far after receiving the e-mail -- and then illegally hacked his Twitter account the next day to try to learn his identity.

“The oil executive Todd Katz is perfectly capable of embarrassing himself with no help from Tesla,” the company said in an ...

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