I read this as a post probably vetted by his legal team and probably not issued earlier because of the ongoing legal action (and then probably subsequent negotiations with Ubiquiti).
He absolutely fucked up here but he probably can't say so and likely wasn't able to retract sooner less he open himself up to legal culpability for his part in the blackmail scheme (unwitting or not).
Unfortunately this is just how the world works. I hope he has learnt his lesson and will be more through in his vetting of his sources and how his reputation can be misappropriated by malicious actors to do very serious harm.
He absolutely fucked up here but he probably can't say so and likely wasn't able to retract sooner less he open himself up to legal culpability for his part in the blackmail scheme (unwitting or not).
Unfortunately this is just how the world works. I hope he has learnt his lesson and will be more through in his vetting of his sources and how his reputation can be misappropriated by malicious actors to do very serious harm.