Hollywood actress and comedian Kathy Griffin has been permanently suspended from Twitter for impersonating Elon Musk on it, as reported by American columnist Benny Johnson today.
The SpaceX Chief had the last laugh, responding to Benny Johnson’s tweet that he suspended her account for “impersonating a comedian”.
Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022
He graciously mentioned that Kathy Griffin could have her account back for $8.
But if she really wants her account back, she can have it
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022
His tweet read:
Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.
Elon Musk added, “Any name change at all” would result in the temporary loss of a verified checkmark”.
Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022
Kathy Griffin Trolls Elon Musk
Earlier this week, Kathy Griffin copied Elon Musk’s profile picture and username to push her audience to vote for the Democrat party in the upcoming midterm elections.
The Seinfeld star tweeted, “After much spirited discussion with the females in my life, I’ve decided that voting blue for their choice is only right (They’re also sexy females, btw.)”.
Following the suspension of her account, Kathy Griffin informed her fans on Mastadon (an alternative social media platform where she set up an account last week) that Elon Musk has locked her out of Twitter. She added that she’s feeling “smug” for “wreaking a little havoc on Twitter”.
https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1589408921282039808?s=20&t=lvs1P-vi5Ks5WmSLJv-2Yw
Elon Musk is on a mission to revamp the popular micro-blogging platform. He recently got global attention after announcing that people will have to pay a fee of $8 per month to keep their profile’s verification blue tick badges. The new policy caused an uproar on social media as many famous celebrities took a step back from the platform, including Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend, Amber Heard.
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