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As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, opinions are divided. While certain celebs have hailed the decision, eyeing a comeback on the social media platform, others have threatened to quit

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On Thursday, Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s new owner and reportedly fired top executives, including the CEO Parag Agrawal. There has been a mixed reaction to the development. Although many have poured in congratulatory messages for the new owner, there is a section of users, including celebs, who have threatened to quit. This backlash is a continuance of their hatred for Donald Trump, whom they fear might make a comeback as Musk takes charge.

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Elon Musk had started buying shares of American social media company Twitter from January 2022 onwards and by April 14 started the acquisition. After Musk pulled out of the deal in July, Twitter sued him and the agreement closed down at 44 billion dollars, while Musk was given the time till October 28. Musk on Thursday entered the Twitter HQ with a sink in his hand and broke out the news to the entire world with a tweet, ‘Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!’

NBA legend Shaq congratulated Musk and tweeted, ‘Excited to see what you accomplish here.’ Earlier, in April, when the agreement of 44 billion dollars was announced, American commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan had hailed Musk as a superhero in his podcast, and on Saturday, he re-tweeted Musk’s post, ‘Comedy is now legal on Twitter.’

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Actor, filmmaker and producer Ren Reiner has urged Twitter users to not quit, but rather bring about a change by voting for Democrats. He wrote,

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