Celebrities react to removal of their Twitter blue check

On Thursday, Twitter began removing blue checks which once used to signify a verified account as owner Elon Musk decided to sell the blue badge to anyone who would pay the monthly $8 for it.

It's a move that he said would "democratize journalism and empower the voice of the people."

But it wasn't just journalists who saw their blue check vanish. Plenty celebrities were included in the mass removal.

Several of them reacted to the Twitter move, including our very own Lea Salonga who noted that her "blue checkmark is gone."

"Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!" She said.

Awwww, my blue checkmark is gone. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) April 21, 2023

Halle Berry meanwhile has been anticipating the day of her blue check mark removal. A day ahead, she posted an old clip of her waving to a late night talk show crowd. "Me joining you all tomorrow unverified," she said.

Me joining you all tomorrow unverified ???? https://t.co/ujDlcsV8aL pic.twitter.com/1p6Q0uRuj1

— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 20, 2023

The following day, she posted a photo of Dexter of Dexter's Laboratory, crying as he was looking at Halle Berry's twitter page as she captioned it with two crying-laughing emojis.

???????? pic.twitter.com/83LlD3p8gE

— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 20, 2023

Ben Stiller meanwhile said, "no blue check, still feel like me."

No blue check, still feel like me.

— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) April 20, 2023

Podcaster Jon Favreau meanwhile tweeted a photo of SpaceX Starship explosion mid-air and said "bye checkmark!"

As you may already know, SpaceX is also owned by Twitter owner Musk. 

Bye checkmark! pic.twitter.com/VgT1wZbojy

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 20, 2023

Interestingly, author Stephen King still had his blue check mark, despite his angry tweets.

"My  Twitter  account  says  I’ve  subscribed  to  Twitter  Blue.  I  haven’t.
My  Twitter  account  says  I’ve  given  a  phone  number.  I  haven’t," he wrote in a tweet Thursday.

My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t.
My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 20, 2023

Indicating he paid for Stephen's blue check, ELon replied "you're welcome namaste."

You’re welcome namaste ????

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 20, 2023

Apparently, Elon is paying for "a few" blue checks including Stephen King, William Shatner, and Lebron James, the Verge reports. — LA, GMA Integrated News