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Sean McPolin

Elon Musk fans spend £500,000 on GOAT monument in honour of controversial Twitter owner

Hardcore Elon Musk fans have forked out £500,000 to erect a 30ft long monument to the new Twitter boss.

The one-of-a-kind statue, which sees the head of the world's richest man attached to a goat's body while riding a rocket, is the brainchild of cryptocurrency firm Elon GOAT Token ($EGT).

It will be presented to Musk at his Tesla HQ in Austin, Texas, next month, Indy100 reports.

An $EGT spokesman said: "Most people thought we would never do it, but after one year of building the time has come to bring it home to Elon.

"Really we just want to meet the guy and give it to him. After all, he is the most innovative human alive, hence the GOAT - Greatest Of All Time."

The large statue has a 5ft 9in aluminium head and was built by Canadian metal sculptors Kevin and Michelle Stone, who spent more than 700 hours on the 'masterpiece'.

The 5ft 9in aluminium head was created by Canadian metal sculptors (Courtesy $EGT / SWNS)

He told local news outlet Maple Ridge News: "I’m pretty proud of it because it totally looks like him."

$EGT added: "We built Elon Musk a $600,000 monument on the back of a semi-trailer in honour of his many accomplishments and commitment to Cryptocurrency.

"We're going to have fun for a few hours and then all the cars and trucks will hit the freeway behind the monument, destined for Tesla's Gigafactory."

The huge sculpture will be delivered to Musk's Tesla HQ in Austin, Texas, next month (Courtesy $EGT / SWNS)

Elon Musk paid £44bn for Twitter and has recently rolled out 'Twitter Blue' in which people are being charged £6.99 for the famous blue tick verification mark.

The new feature was paused not long after its introduction after problems with imposters, including one user who claimed insulin was free.

Accounts were seen acting as President George W Bush and ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, among others.

One verified imposter account crudely claimed to be pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and said it was "excited to announce insulin is free now."

Elon Musk recently brought Twitter for £44billion (AFP via Getty Images)

The post was eventually deleted after it received several likes and retweets. As Eli Lilly's stock fell by two per cent, the company was forced to issue an apology.

Twitter punished the account by turning it to private and removed its verification tick.

Earlier, Musk mocked a US Senator after he raised concerns at how easy it was for imposters to pretend to be him.

The new Twitter owner responded to the complaints by arguing Senator Ed Markey's account sounds like a "parody".

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