Stephen King
Horror author leaves Elon Musk’s Platform X
The mood has become “too toxic,” explains best-selling author Stephen King about his withdrawal from the social media platform X.
Like numerous other celebrities, horror author Stephen King (77) has now turned his back on the platform X (formerly Twitter). Accordingly, his withdrawal comes just a few days after rumors emerged that X boss Elon Musk (53) had banned the author from the platform.
“The atmosphere has simply become too toxic”
The 77-year-old explained his current move as follows: “I’m leaving Twitter. I tried to stay, but the atmosphere has simply become too toxic. Follow me on threads if you want,” he asked his followers on the platform. Just a day earlier, King had denied all rumors surrounding his expulsion from
Previously, various media outlets, such as “The Independent”, reported that the best-selling author had been banned from the platform after he referred to Musk as “Trump’s First Lady”. King said: “I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk man Trump’s new first lady. I didn’t, but only because I didn’t think of it. There’s also a rumor going around that Muskie would have kicked me off Twitter. And yet here I am.”
Stephen King follows the exploits of other celebrities
In addition to the “Shining” and “ES” author, numerous other celebrities have already turned their backs on the social media platform, including “Charmed” actress Alyssa Milano (51). She announced her exit on Thursday, November 14th: “Goodbye X, hello Blue Sky,” the actress wrote on a screenshot of her deactivated which was founded by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey (47).
Actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis (65) and CNN presenter Don Lemon (58) also announced their withdrawal from the social media platform.
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I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
