Not only was he being manipulative, he was being outright dishonest. On 25 June, he told Kneen that "it was an internal mixup and the error has been corrected"

Not only was he being manipulative, he was being outright dishonest. On 25 June, he told Kneen that "it was an internal mixup and the error has been corrected" -- a day after the civil suit was filed (cf. screenshot of tweet in article). To me -- and possibly to a judge -- that shows "bad faith".