Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks

Pope Francis, Ronaldo lose Twitter verified blue status, others keep it

Elon Musk 'paying for a few personally' as several major names lose coveted status after Twitter's roll-out of new policy charging $8 per month for the badge

Elon Musk pays for few celebrities to retain their Twitter blue ticks

Twitter boss Elon Musk admitted that he is paying for some prominent Twitter accounts to retain their blue ticks after the social media giant removed the blue checkmark verification from social media accounts that had not paid a monthly fee to keep it. Numerous high-profile accounts including celebrities, politicians, and others lost their blue verification checkmark.

Elon Musk pays for his personal favourites' blue tick, including Lebron James and others

Twitter, owned by Elon Musk, removed blue verification badges from high-profile figures like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Bill Gates. Musk is interested in offering blue badges to some of his favorites, like Stephen King and LeBron James, for free.

Elon Musk Claims He's Paying For LeBron James, Stephen King & William Shatner's Blue Checkmarks On Twitter - uInterview

Twitter’s legacy blue checkmarks began to disappear this week for notable figures, including celebrities, politicians and journalists, as the social media platform moved over to its Twitter Blue subscription service. Users have to pay $8 per month to stay verified. However, three celebrities were apparently able to keep their checkmarks without the fee because Twitter CEO Elon Musk said he’s paying for them. 50 BEST CELEBRITY BIKINIS SLIDESHOW!…

Musk Plays Favorites With Blue-Check Purge, Says He's Paying for Stephen King, LeBron James, and William Shatner to Keep Theirs

Elon Musk's plan to remove "Verified" blue checkmarks from all the celebrities who've had them for a decade unless they coughed up $8 likely wasn't that well thought-out.And so, because many power-users of Twitter have balked at having to pay for this once-free service, and because these power-users, some of them Hollywood and sports celebrities, are followed by millions of people and help make Twitter the occasionally fun read that it is, it lo…