Tesla Skeptic Says Allegation He Menaced Workers Isn’t True

  • ‘Skabooshka’ fires back after carmaker filed court complaint
  • Prolific critic says company tries to silence its adversaries
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A California man who Tesla Inc. accused of spying on its lone auto plant and harassing employees said the electric automaker painted a “lurid picture" of him to try to silence his criticism.

If so, it didn’t work. In a fiery court filingBloomberg Terminal Wednesday, Randeep Hothi -- who has become a hero to Tesla short sellers through his Twitter handle “Skabooshka" -- said none of the allegations the company made last month to get a judge to order him to stay away from its factory and employees are true.