Stephen King announced that he is leaving X because the social media platform has become “too toxic” for him.
The King of Terror, 77, shared a farewell statement on his account on Thursday, following rumors that X, formerly known as Twitter, owner Elon Musk, 53, banned him from the platform.
‘I’m leaving Twitter. I tried to stay, but the atmosphere has become too toxic. Follow me on Threads if you want,’ he wrote.
The day before, the author dispelled speculation that Musk would kick him out of X after he made a joke about the billionaire’s friendship with President-elect Donald Trump.
‘I see a rumor is going around that I called the musk man’s new first lady, Trump. I didn’t, but only because I didn’t think about it. There is also a rumor that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am.
Stephen King, 77, announced that he is leaving X because the social media platform has become “too toxic” for him.
The King of Terror shared a farewell statement on his account on Thursday. ‘I’m leaving Twitter. “I tried to stay, but the atmosphere became too toxic,” he wrote.
The writer has spoken out several times against the founder of Tesla and SpaceX.
In the days after the Republican candidate’s victory, he repeatedly mocked Musk for supporting Trump.
King became the latest celebrity to sever his relationship with the social media platform following Trump’s victory in the presidential election.
Actress Alyssa Milano, 51, also announced her departure on Thursday, posting a screenshot of her deactivated Instagram account.
“Bye, X. Hello, Blue Sky,” he wrote in his caption, referring to competing social network Bluesky, which recently became the highest-ranked social media app on Apple’s charts.
The new service has gained an influx of at least 700,000 new users since the US presidential election, The Guardian reported on Monday.
Jamie Lee Curtis, 65, revealed she left on Wednesday, also via Instagram.
Unlike some accounts and posts that left X after Musk took control of it, Curtis appears to have completely deactivated his account, rather than leaving it open and stopping posting.
He shared the update following rumors that X, formerly known as Twitter, owner Elon Musk, 53, banned him from the platform after he joked about his friendship with Donald Trump.
The day before, the author dispelled speculation that Musk kicked him off X. ‘There’s also a rumor that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am,” he wrote.
Curtis announced his news in an Instagram post with a screenshot that was apparently taken from his X account on his phone.
“Your account is deactivated,” it said, with “I’m sorry to see you go.” #GoodBye’ in smaller text at the bottom.