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- Elon Musk has apologized for posting a baseless conspiracy theory about the attack on Paul Pelosi.
- Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked in his home in October.
- Musk's apology came a day after bodycam footage of the attack on Pelosi was released.
Elon Musk has apologized for sharing a baseless conspiracy theory about the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul.
In October, Musk tweeted a link to a story in the Santa Monica Observer which claimed Paul Pelosi was drunk and arguing with a male escort at the time of the attack. "There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye," Musk said in his tweet, which was deleted shortly after it was posted.
On Saturday, after receiving a question on Twitter about whether or not he should apologize to the Pelosis, Musk said: "I apologize."
—Mr. Tweet (@elonmusk) January 28, 2023
A Twitter user asked Musk what he was apologizing for and he replied with a screenshot of his deleted tweet from October.
—Mr. Tweet (@elonmusk) January 28, 2023
Musk's apology came after bodycam footage of the assault was released Friday.
Pelosi was brutally attacked with a hammer in the early hours of October 28 in his San Francisco home. The attacker, identified by police as David DePape, was charged with attempted murder.
The bodycam footage shows police arriving at Pelosi's home and Pelosi and his attacker struggling over control of the hammer. The attacker is then seen getting hold of the hammer and using it to strike Pelosi over the head.
Representatives for Musk didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Musk isn't the only prominent public figure to have chimed in on what might have happened the night of the attack. Former President Donald Trump shared conspiracy theories about the attack, including that the home was broken into from the inside, saying in an interview: "So it wasn't a break in, it was a break out."