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Bette Midler
- The 'Hocus Pocus' (1993) star deactivated her X account shortly after Trump announced his 2024 victory, but not before using the platform to call him "a downright moron."
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Elton John
- The 'Tiny Dancer' singer posted his final tweet on December 9, 2022, saying: "All my life, I've tried to use music to bring people together. It saddens me to see how misinformation is now used to divide our world."
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Jamie Lee Curtis
- Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Instagram that she deactivated her X account. Alongside a screenshot of her confirmation, she shared: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference," in reference to the oft-cited 'Serenity Prayer.'
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Meek Mill
- Meek Mill deactivated his then-Twitter account in 2022, stating he wanted to "go to a new social where it's more good vibes based off building, creating and motivation."
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Jim Carrey
- The comedian and actor said goodbye to Twitter when Elon Musk took over. "I'm leaving Twitter, but here's a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward," he wrote, describing the scene of a lone lighthouse keeper summoning angels in a storm.
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Whoopi Goldberg
- In 2022, Whoopi Goldberg announced on 'The View' that she was logging off Twitter, calling Musk's platform a "mess."
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Gigi Hadid
- "I deactivated my Twitter account today," the model wrote on her Instagram on November 7, 2022. "For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it's becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and it's not a place I want to be a part of."
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Shonda Rhimes
- Once Musk finalized his acquisition of Twitter, Shonda Rhimes immediately left the platform. "Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned," she wrote. "Bye."
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Téa Leoni
- The actress left the platform on October 2022: "Hi everyone. I'm coming off Twitter today—let's see where we are when the dust settles. Today the dust has revealed too much hate, too much in the wrong direction," Leoni added. "Love, kindness, and possibilities for all of you."
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Toni Braxton
- Toni Braxton never hit the "deactivate" button but has been absent from Twitter, ever since announcing she was leaving on October 28, 2022.
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Sara Bareilles
- A day after Braxton announced her departure, Sara Bareilles followed suit, revealing she was leaving as well. "Welp. It's been fun Twitter. I'm out," she wrote.
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Jack White
- It took Donald Trump's account getting reinstated for Jack White to say goodbye to the app. In November 2022, the musician shared a lengthy note to Musk on Instagram explaining his decision to leave. "So you gave Trump his Twitter platform back. Absolutely disgusting, Elon," he wrote.
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Jameela Jamil
- Months before Musk's acquisition, Jameela Jamil predicted Twitter would become "a lawless space of bigotry, misogyny, and xenophobia," and vowed to leave. She hasn't been active on the platform since November 2022.
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Don Lemon
- After Trump's victory, the former CNN presenter posted a video to his 1.5 million followers to announce his departure from X. "I once believed that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency and free speech," Lemon said. "But I now feel it does not serve that purpose."
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Erik Larsen
- Comic book artist Erik Larsen, best known for 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' kept his word to leave Twitter after Elon Musk's purchase. "Yeah, I left. I said I would leave if Musk bought Twitter. Musk bought Twitter, so I had no choice," he told NBC News.
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Moby
- "This will be my last tweet," Moby wrote on November 29, 2022. "Last night @elonmusk posted an alt-right anti-Semitic meme, a fake @cnn story, and an image of guns on his bedside table. @Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, anti-Semitism, disinformation, and dimwitted alt-right hate, and it's time to leave."
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Trent Reznor
- "I'm about to leave. We don't need the arrogance of the billionaire class thinking they can just come in and fix everything," Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor told The Hollywood Reporter before leaving the platform in 2022.
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Laura Benanti
- The Broadway star also left then-Twitter in November 2022: "Deleting my account today. Kind humans, if you want, you can catch me on @instagram."
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Greg Davies
- The Welsh comedian and actor shocked fans in November 2024 when he announced he was leaving X for good.
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Liz Phair
- Just like many other celebs, singer Liz Phair deactivated her Twitter account in November 2022, following Musk's purchase of the platform.
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Alex Winter
- Alex Winter, aka Bill from the 'Bill & Ted' franchise, also fled Twitter sometime after Musk's takeover.
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David Simon
- David Simon, the creator of HBO's 'The Wire' and 'Treme,' also left the app back in November 2022.
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George Monbiot
- The British journalist and environmental activist began a thread on X, asking followers if he should stay or leave the platform. In mid-November 2024, he announced he'd be leaving on the date of the Presidential inauguration.
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Marina Sirtis
- Best known for playing Deanna Troi in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' Sirtis deactivated her account and left the platform after the Musk takeover.
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Ken Olin
- Ken Olin, who starred as Michael Steadman in ABC's 'Thirtysomething' and served as an executive producer on NBC's 'This Is Us' left the platform in late October 2022.
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Brian Koppelman
- The co-creator of 'Billions' and 'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,' tweeted in 2022: "Y'all's, for real, come find me over on Instagram and the tok. Gonna really try to take a breather from here for a minute or a month come deal close time."
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Mick Foley
- The retired professional wrestler and actor said in a post on his public Facebook page that he was taking a "break" from Twitter since the new ownership in 2022. His account has since been deactivated. Sources: (Rolling Stone) (NBC News) (Billboard) (The Telegraph) See also: Things your smartphone knows about you
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Bette Midler
- The 'Hocus Pocus' (1993) star deactivated her X account shortly after Trump announced his 2024 victory, but not before using the platform to call him "a downright moron."
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Elton John
- The 'Tiny Dancer' singer posted his final tweet on December 9, 2022, saying: "All my life, I've tried to use music to bring people together. It saddens me to see how misinformation is now used to divide our world."
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Jamie Lee Curtis
- Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Instagram that she deactivated her X account. Alongside a screenshot of her confirmation, she shared: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference," in reference to the oft-cited 'Serenity Prayer.'
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Meek Mill
- Meek Mill deactivated his then-Twitter account in 2022, stating he wanted to "go to a new social where it's more good vibes based off building, creating and motivation."
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Jim Carrey
- The comedian and actor said goodbye to Twitter when Elon Musk took over. "I'm leaving Twitter, but here's a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward," he wrote, describing the scene of a lone lighthouse keeper summoning angels in a storm.
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Whoopi Goldberg
- In 2022, Whoopi Goldberg announced on 'The View' that she was logging off Twitter, calling Musk's platform a "mess."
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Gigi Hadid
- "I deactivated my Twitter account today," the model wrote on her Instagram on November 7, 2022. "For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it's becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and it's not a place I want to be a part of."
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Shonda Rhimes
- Once Musk finalized his acquisition of Twitter, Shonda Rhimes immediately left the platform. "Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned," she wrote. "Bye."
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Téa Leoni
- The actress left the platform on October 2022: "Hi everyone. I'm coming off Twitter today—let's see where we are when the dust settles. Today the dust has revealed too much hate, too much in the wrong direction," Leoni added. "Love, kindness, and possibilities for all of you."
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Toni Braxton
- Toni Braxton never hit the "deactivate" button but has been absent from Twitter, ever since announcing she was leaving on October 28, 2022.
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Sara Bareilles
- A day after Braxton announced her departure, Sara Bareilles followed suit, revealing she was leaving as well. "Welp. It's been fun Twitter. I'm out," she wrote.
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Jack White
- It took Donald Trump's account getting reinstated for Jack White to say goodbye to the app. In November 2022, the musician shared a lengthy note to Musk on Instagram explaining his decision to leave. "So you gave Trump his Twitter platform back. Absolutely disgusting, Elon," he wrote.
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Jameela Jamil
- Months before Musk's acquisition, Jameela Jamil predicted Twitter would become "a lawless space of bigotry, misogyny, and xenophobia," and vowed to leave. She hasn't been active on the platform since November 2022.
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Don Lemon
- After Trump's victory, the former CNN presenter posted a video to his 1.5 million followers to announce his departure from X. "I once believed that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency and free speech," Lemon said. "But I now feel it does not serve that purpose."
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Erik Larsen
- Comic book artist Erik Larsen, best known for 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' kept his word to leave Twitter after Elon Musk's purchase. "Yeah, I left. I said I would leave if Musk bought Twitter. Musk bought Twitter, so I had no choice," he told NBC News.
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Moby
- "This will be my last tweet," Moby wrote on November 29, 2022. "Last night @elonmusk posted an alt-right anti-Semitic meme, a fake @cnn story, and an image of guns on his bedside table. @Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, anti-Semitism, disinformation, and dimwitted alt-right hate, and it's time to leave."
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Trent Reznor
- "I'm about to leave. We don't need the arrogance of the billionaire class thinking they can just come in and fix everything," Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor told The Hollywood Reporter before leaving the platform in 2022.
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Laura Benanti
- The Broadway star also left then-Twitter in November 2022: "Deleting my account today. Kind humans, if you want, you can catch me on @instagram."
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Greg Davies
- The Welsh comedian and actor shocked fans in November 2024 when he announced he was leaving X for good.
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Liz Phair
- Just like many other celebs, singer Liz Phair deactivated her Twitter account in November 2022, following Musk's purchase of the platform.
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Alex Winter
- Alex Winter, aka Bill from the 'Bill & Ted' franchise, also fled Twitter sometime after Musk's takeover.
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David Simon
- David Simon, the creator of HBO's 'The Wire' and 'Treme,' also left the app back in November 2022.
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George Monbiot
- The British journalist and environmental activist began a thread on X, asking followers if he should stay or leave the platform. In mid-November 2024, he announced he'd be leaving on the date of the Presidential inauguration.
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Marina Sirtis
- Best known for playing Deanna Troi in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' Sirtis deactivated her account and left the platform after the Musk takeover.
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Ken Olin
- Ken Olin, who starred as Michael Steadman in ABC's 'Thirtysomething' and served as an executive producer on NBC's 'This Is Us' left the platform in late October 2022.
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Brian Koppelman
- The co-creator of 'Billions' and 'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,' tweeted in 2022: "Y'all's, for real, come find me over on Instagram and the tok. Gonna really try to take a breather from here for a minute or a month come deal close time."
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Mick Foley
- The retired professional wrestler and actor said in a post on his public Facebook page that he was taking a "break" from Twitter since the new ownership in 2022. His account has since been deactivated. Sources: (Rolling Stone) (NBC News) (Billboard) (The Telegraph) See also: Things your smartphone knows about you
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Celebrities who said goodbye to X because of Musk and Trump
Many in the entertainment world are dropping the platform
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In recent years, several celebrities have bid farewell to X (formerly Twitter), citing changes that have reshaped the platform's culture and policies, particularly under Elon Musk's ownership and with Donald Trump's return to the White House. Concerns over moderation, platform integrity, and rising controversies have driven some famous figures to leave, with many vocalizing their reasons and frustrations.
Click on to discover the celebs who have quit the now controversial platform.
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