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The latest development in the heated feud between Elon Musk and British diver Vernon Unsworth may be surprising to many: It was an apology from Musk.

Late Tuesday night, the Silicon Valley billionaire took to Twitter, writing the apology many have demanded since he called Unsworth, one of the people responsible for the successful Thai cave rescue, a “pedo guy” amid an avalanche of since-deleted tweets. Unsworth then threatened to sue Musk.

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In response to another user, Musk tweeted that his “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.”

The tweet was referring to the interview Unsworth did with CNN that was released Friday. During the interview, the diver railed against Musk and his submarine.

“He can stick his submarine where it hurts,” Unsworth said. “It just had absolutely no chance of working. He had no conception of what the cave passage was like.”