• Elon Musk apologized on Tuesday for mocking a former Twitter employee who has muscular dystrophy.
• Musk had accused the employee of not doing "actual work" and told him to justify why he should keep his job.
• A lawyer told Insider Musk's behavior shows a "hostile" mindset toward people with disabilities.

Elon Musk has apologized for publicly accusing a former Twitter employee of doing "no actual work" because of his disability.

Haraldur Thorleifsson, an Iceland-based entrepreneur and former Twitter employee, ended up in a public exchange with CEO Elon Musk. During this exchange, Thorleifsson tried to figure out if he had been fired from the tech company.

But on Tuesday, Musk publicly trolled Thorleifsson in a series of tweets questioning his value at the company. Musk then said Thorleifsson used his disability as an excuse to work less. Thorleifsson has muscular dystrophy.

Musk tweeted: "The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevented him from typing, yet was simultaneously tweeting up a storm. Can't say I have a lot of respect for that."

Amid the Twitter back-and-forth, Thorleifsson said he received a confirmation from Twitter's HR department that he no longer works there.

On Tuesday, after much public scrutiny, Musk backtracked, saying he spoke to Thorleifsson over a call. He then apologized and invited Thorleifsson back to work at the company.

Musk also said that Thorleifsson...

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