<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile to "Chief Twit" and posted video of himself walking into the social network's California headquarters carrying a sink Wednesday, days before his contentious takeover of the company must be finalized.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The billionaire Tesla chief captioned the video "Entering Twitter HQ - let that sink in!" He also listed his location as Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">It was not clear whether Musk met with anyone at Twitter, but he is supposed to be working with the company to complete the on-again, off-again $44 billion takeover.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The deal must be sealed by Friday, or Musk will face trial over the contract.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">He had made an unsolicited offer to buy Twitter, and inked a deal in April -- but then sought to terminate the sale. Twitter filed a lawsuit to hold him to it.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">With a trial looming, the unpredictable billionaire capitulated, reviving his takeover plan on the condition that legal proceedings were put on hold.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Musk, the world's richest man, has reportedly been lining up financing since a judge paused litigation on October 6.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Musk said in July he was canceling the deal because he was misled by Twitter over the number of fake "bot" accounts -- allegations rejected by the company.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Twitter, in turn, sought to prove Musk was contriving excuses to walk away simply because he changed his mind.</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"I'm excited about the Twitter situation," Musk said during a recent Tesla earnings call.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"I think it's an asset that has just sort of languished for a long time but has incredible potential, although obviously myself and the other investors are overpaying for Twitter right now." AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>