The fact that the Vice reporter turned around and published an email that Musk clearly intended to be private is really pretty dirty. If anyone should be held accountable for damages it should be that guy.
Can you explain to me how exactly that relates to this story of Musk wasting $50k to dig into the life of a guy that slighted him? And how that absolves Musk of the fact that he spent said money to violate the privacy of someone else?
How do you expect people to answer such a stupid question? It obviously relates.