Posted on 04/21/2023 11:37:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Elon Musk took revenge on Bette Midler after the Hollywood star called him a worm over losing her coveted blue verification check mark silencing her with the perfect joke.
Bette whined: “Elon, deciding that I’m not me, I’m a fake, & obliging ME, who has contributed mightily to your platform, (at least until you “tweaked the algorithm & tanked my metrics”) to pay monthly because you don’t have enough money & you’re humiliated b/c everyone thinks you’re a pathetic douche, is the funniest thing you’ve ever done. Let that sink in. Sorry to hear about your rocket.
“Elon took my blue check away! I’m unverified! After all these years and thousands of tweets and free content, this worm has the nerve to de-certify me!”
She was not alone. Jason Alexander, the actor who played George Costanza on the hit sitcom Seinfeld, said:
“Ok everyone. Twitter has removed my verification. I will no longer be posting on this app. Anyone who posts as me is an imposter. I wish you all well.”
Alyssa Milano tried to bully Musk with a threat: “So by revoking my blue check mark because I wouldn’t pay some arbitrary fee, someone can just be me and say a bunch of bullshit. Does that mean Twitter and @elonmusk are liable for defamation or identity theft or fraud?
After the celebrities received blowback a Twitter user tried to make peace saying:
“The attacks on Alyssa Milano are out of line. She brought up a concern I think a lot of celebrities have.
Celebrities on Twitter are left with 3 choices right now:
1) Pay the $8.00.
2) Cancel their Twitter Account.
3) Know that some of their fans will be misled, possibly defrauded, and that they may be defamed.
While you may not agree with Milano’s take on this, she brings up choices that virtually every celebrity has to make.
Those that cannot afford the cost shall be called “Eight Dollar” celebrities.
Well if they care about their fans...option 1 and option 2 are probably the best way to go.
I’m enjoying their neurotic angst so much that I almost feel guilty!
Almost.
Musk need not waste time on this orangutan.
I love this guy!
Just keep the dang accounts and don’t pay $8 a month.
It only means you aren’t verified. Big deal.
You will never see Joy Behar and Bette Midler in the same room together ;-)
Wait til they find out their fans want to get paid for being fans.
Someone says a bunch of BS or you say a bunch of BS, what's the difference?
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I’d go blind.................
I’d MUCH rather read whatever the “impostors” wish to say than anything the actual celebs do.
No Bette, you didn't have a million followers, they were bots, you only had two.
And how much does a person have to shell out to watch JUST ONE of these celebrities’ shows, movies, etc.? A helluva lot more than $8. How stupid are these celebs?
Very hot, but very crazy. Definitely in the “Danger Zone” of the matrix...
frogjerk wrote:
Those that cannot afford the cost shall be called “Eight Dollar” celebrities.
I’d call then $7.99 celebrities, since they can’t (or won’t) pay the $8.00
Musk is insufferable.(Though yes, Bette is too.)
As of today Twitter doesn’t seem to allow use of their search function unless you sign in to an account.
Elon is an awesome guy. I just don’t get why anybody would waste a second being on Twitter. Oh.....I guess I just did.
Never in the same room together because they love the same women.
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