If he just said 'pedo guy' once, maybe plausible. Except then he started tweeting more, saying that he'd bet on it being true. Then even used the fact that he hadn't been sued yet as implicit proof that it was true. I mean, if Elon thinks that(and tbh it's not 100% ridiculous to suspect), fine, go your own path. But trying to backpedal it into something it's not later seems somehow more despicable.