--- title: "Man Vomits During Elon Musk Court Appearance, Which Is Honestly Understandable" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in court this week over a $2.6 billion deal his car company made back in 2016 to acquire SolarCity, a solar energy company that was bankrupt at the time. Musk’s court appearance on Monday was filled with confrontations and derisive comments — characteristic behavior to be expected of the CEO […]" date: "2021-07-13" modified: "2021-07-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-vomits-elon-musk-court" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "court case" - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "the digest" - "trial" --- # Man Vomits During Elon Musk Court Appearance, Which Is Honestly Understandable ![Elon Musk's court proceedings ground to a screeching halt when things took an unexpected turn in court today. Somebody threw up in court.]() *\Image: Futurism\* ## Sickly Surprise Tesla CEO Elon Musk [is in court this week]() over a $2.6 billion deal his car company made back in 2016 to acquire SolarCity, a solar energy company that was facing bankruptcy at the time. Musk's court appearance on Monday was filled with confrontations and derisive comments — characteristic behavior to be expected of the CEO at this point. But on Tuesday morning, court proceedings ground to a screeching halt when things took an unexpected turn. Somebody in the room vomited with just 15 minutes left of Musk's testimony, [*CNBC* reports]() — which is honestly understandable, given the tremendous amount of tension and bad energy in the room. ## Gag Order The court had to take an unplanned recess just after 10:30 am when a member of the plaintiff's team threw up. According to court officials, it would take up to two hours to clean up the court room and resume the hearing, according to *CNBC*. "Rumor is 'food poisoning,' although that's what the lawyers call hearsay," *Washington Post* tech reporter Will Oremus, who is attending the proceedings at the Delaware Chancery Court, [tweeted about the incident](). ## Hurling Insults As was the case yesterday, Musk was being grilled by plaintiff's attorney Randall Baron. Very little love has been lost between the two. On Monday, the billionaire called Baron "a bad human being." Today, he told Baron that his questions "are so deceptive, it's silly," according to Oremus. It's an ugly bit of court drama that's bound to stretch out over the coming ten business days. No wonder people are already starting to throw up while listening to it. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk trial takes unexpected recess after someone vomits in court]() \[*CNBC*\] **More on the trial:** *[Elon Musk Goes to Court, Calls Opposing Attorney a “Bad Human Being”]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()