Elon Musk Farting Unicorn. Tom Edwards, a potter from Colorado, US, who had claimed the business mogul had "ripped off" his drawing featured on a mug, said the issue had now been resolved. Tesla boss Elon Musk has reached an agreement with a Colorado potter who accused the billionaire of using his farting unicorn without permission.
Elon Musk, creator of the Tesla electric car, has been accused by Colorado potter Tom Edwards of using Edwards' artwork of a farting unicorn for Tesla promotions without permission.
However, similar images of farting unicorns were used in Tesla in-car interfaces and promotional material.
Remember this farting unicorn artist, and his battle with Elon Musk to get paid? Tom Edwards, the Evergreen potter who'd spent a year and a half fretting over the theft of his farting unicorn design, will be getting a settlement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "There were some misunderstandings that led to this escalating," Edwards posted on his website late last week. Elon Musk has reached an agreement with an artist over an image of a "farting unicorn" the Tesla boss used to promote his cars.