Elon Musk Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

If you have a legacy verified account on Twitter, get ready to say goodbye to your blue checkmark very soon unless you want to pay to keep it.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk has set a deadline for purging legacy blue check-marks from Twitter accounts verified under the company’s previous regime — maybe. On Tuesday, the billionaire owner of Twitter tweeted, “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20.” Musk is notorious for his love of memes and jokes, including those involving 420 (i.e., the unofficial day/time for toking up). So it’s not fully clear if April 20 is actually the cutoff date for revoking verification from accounts unless they’ve signed up for a Twitter Blue subscription. Twitter previously announced that starting April 1, it would begin removing the blue check-mark badges from legacy verified accounts — those which the company had previously deemed to be notable and/or authentic — unless users have signed up for the Twitter Blue subscription service, which starts at $8 per month. That doesn’t appear to have begun in a widespread way at this point.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, claiming film critics are “disconnected from reality”.The animated children’s film, adapted from the iconic Nintendo video game franchise, was released in cinemas last week.Reviews have generally been negative, and the film currently holds “Rotten” critics’ score of 57 per cent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.However, the audience score – which is voted for by non professional critics – currently sits at 96 per cent positive, making it “Fresh”.On Twitter, Musk commented on the disparity between the critics and audience after an account called @BoredOfElonMusk shared an image of the Rotten Tomatoes scores.“Content review systems are broken.

Mediaite.Twitter has similarly blocked would-be rivals like Mastodon from sharing live links on the platform. But Substack is the home of hundreds of influential writers who need platforms like Twitter and Facebook to share it beyond their subscription bases.Taibbi said in a Substack chat that Twitter is now “unusable” for him, and that Musk did not respond to his questions about the move, Mashable’s Matt Binder reported.

Elon Musk has made a noticeable change on Twitter. On Monday, without an explanation, the social media site debuted a new logo on the web version.

Christian Smooth of Annapolis, Maryland, reimagined the lives of several A-listers, depicting Kim Kardashian as a nurse, Oprah as a shoe salesperson and billionaire Elon Musk living in a mobile home, in images of remarkable — and remarkably convincing — quality. Smooth uses the program Midjourney — an AI tool that’s taking the art world by storm — to make his celeb shots look as realistic as they do, in a process taking under an hour, he told The Post.“It takes about 30 minutes to get the prompt right, going over outfits and everything,” the 32-year-old said.

decrying the label as one used “to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.””“NPR operates independently of the U.S. government,” the nonprofit media company said in a story posting on its website.

Forbes‘ list of the world’s richest billionaires.Singer Rihanna and reality star Kim Kardashian have risen along with Jay-Z to top billionaire status on the list that was released April 4.However, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” personality’s ex-husband Kanye West fell off the tally after his brand partnership with Adidas ended earlier this year.Rihanna, creator of Fenty Beauty, 35, took the spot at number 2,002 and is worth $1.4 billion.Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Jay-Z, 53, placed at 1,217 and is valued at $2.5 billion.Kim Kardashian, the Skims founder, 42, was put at the numeral 2,259 and her wealth is priced at $1.2 billion.Among the other top earners on the list are Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Michael Jordan.Tesla founder Elon Musk was dethroned as the world’s richest person alive, with LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault beating him to the list’s apex.The South Africa-born business magnate, 51, raked in $180 billion while the fashion retailer, 74, brought in $211 billion.LVMH is the parent company of over 70 luxury style labels such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Tiffany’s, Sephora and even Fenty Beauty.The organization added about $53 billion to its net worth over the year which is the highest jump of any billionaire, Forbes reported.Amazon mastermind Jeff Bezos was third on the catalog, cashing in at $114 billion.Kardashian’s sister Kyle Jenner was also knocked off of the lineup, having last been on it in 2019 when she was given the title of the youngest self-made billionaire in the world.As for West, 45, the “Jesus Walks” rapper was the highest-paid hip-hop musician of 2021 alongside Jay-Z.His Yeezy fashion line once added to his billionaire status alongside his music, however, when he made

Jack Black has said he’s “embarrassed” to have a blue tick on Twitter following owner Elon Musk’s plan to enforce a monthly fee.Appearing at the LA premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Saturday (April 1), the actor discussed whether he’ll pay the proposed $8 (£4.99) monthly fee to keep a blue tick on the platform through a Twitter Blue subscription.“I don’t know if I’m going to pay for it,” Black told Variety. “I’m a little embarrassed by the blue check to be honest with you.

Vice Media and the Fox-owned Tubi are coming together to for eight Tubi originals, and one will be a documentary centered on Elon Musk. The partnership comes as part of an exclusive content deal to debut a slate of all-new Tubi original documentaries, TheWrap has confirmed. The very first documentary will be produced by Vice News, and it is titled “The Cult of Elon.” The film will feature the evolution of Elon Musk and his success as the founder of automotive and clean energy company Tesla. The next documentary “Vigilante” investigates the world of online vigilantism, and will be told through a recent manhunt for an L.A.-based arsonist.  “The Cult of Elon” debuts on the platform April 24 and “Vigilante” will debut on May 6.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk is now using the design of Twitter itself to make hilarious (?) jokes. On Monday, without warning, the iconic Twitter bird logo on the home button of the social network’s web version changed to the “doge” of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. (Twitter’s mobile apps weren’t changed.) The doge image (of a Shiba Inu) is part of the logo of the Dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency, which was created as a joke in 2013 — to mock other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall in a $44 billion deal, is a well-known superfan of the Doge meme and he has promoted Dogecoin both on Twitter and during his appearance last year hosting “Saturday Night Live.” After the change to Twitter’s web logo Monday, the value of Dogecoin rose more than 20%.

EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media has a new partner in the documentary space.

Twitter's legacy blue checkmarks remain in place, despite the platform committing to remove them on April 1.

Since the earliest days of Twitter, the social media platform has used a blue checkmark to verify the accounts of celebrities, journalists, politicians and other notables, serving as proof that they are who they claim to be.

The White House won’t pay for staffers to have Twitter’s blue verification checkmarks, as platform owner Elon Musk implements a plan to remove them unless users pay for the service.

develop at a rapid pace, more and more people aregetting worried about their capabilities. But Joy Behar thinks Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene might just be the person to “save us” from A.I.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor If nothing else, $44 billion has bought Twitter power-user Elon Musk status as the No. 1 most-followed account on the social network. As of Thursday morning, Musk had 133.088 million users — up more than 20% since he closed the Twitter deal last October. That pushed the billionaire ahead of the previously most-followed account, that of Barack Obama, who currently has about 133.042 million followers. (To be sure, this is according to the public counters operated by Twitter, which Musk controls.) Musk, a self-proclaimed free-speech “absolutist,” is notoriously fond of posting memes and jokes on Twitter. (Prior to his acquisition, according to Twitter’s legal team, Musk also used the service to disparage the company and its employees.) Musk has claimed he did not buy the company “to make more money” but to “try to help humanity, whom I love.” He also has said he was “obviously overpaying” for Twitter.

Twitter users can expect another string of shake-ups as some features for non-paying accounts will soon be scrapped.

Elon Musk has defended his Twitter subscription plan after it was criticised by Star Trek actor William Shatner.After acquiring the social media platform in late 2022, the billionaire introduced Twitter Blue, a service that allows anyone to purchase a blue tick/verified account for a monthly subscription fee.Previously, blue ticks were typically given to notable accounts, such as high-profile figures, celebrities, major companies, politicians and members of the media.However, as part of his new plan, Musk has warned that these “legacy accounts” – those who received blue ticks before his takeover – will lose their verified status unless they pay the monthly subscription fee.“Hey @elonmusk, what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?” Shatner tweeted Musk on Saturday (March 25).“I’ve been here for 15 years giving my [time] & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?”In defence of his new program, Musk wrote: “It’s more about treating everyone equally.

Twitter users should brace for a big change coming to the app this week as the company begins phasing out the iconic blue check marks.

children’s names after they were born. Some of these stars have also spoken out about why their babies’ names were just not the right fit for them. Most recently, Grimes revealed that she shortened the unusual name of her daughter, whom she shares with ex Elon Musk.

premium service championed by Twitter's billionaire owner and chief executive Elon Musk. After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Friday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who'd been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status. "It will be glorious," he tweeted Monday, in response to a Twitter user who noted that Friday is also April Fools Day.

Grimes and Elon Musk have revealed they have changed their daughter’s unique name to a single letter. Grimes - real name Claire Boucher - welcomed her daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, 51, in December 2021 via surrogacy. And in a recent post on social media, the singer, 35, explained that her daughter is now just named "Y", which is pronounced, "Why".

Grimes’ baby names just keep getting more unique.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to revoke legacy blue check-marks as of April 1 and force users to pay for the privilege, the multibillionaire tech baron claimed the subscription-based verification program is about fairness, not lucre. “It’s more about treating everyone equally,” Musk tweeted Sunday evening in replying to Shatner. “There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo.”

Grimes has revealed that she’s renamed her daughter, changing the name from Exa Dark Sideræl to a single letter.The Canadian artist – real name Claire Boucher – shares two children with Twitter CEO and Tesla boss Elon Musk – son X Æ A-Xii, born in May 2020, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk who arrived December 2021 via surrogate.News of the pair’s second child was accidentally revealed last year during a cover interview with Vanity Fair, when the interviewer noticed the sound of a baby crying while talking to Grimes about her upcoming “space opera”-themed album, ‘Book 1’.Last week, (March 23), the singer shared a rare photo of her daughter on Instagram, posted alongside a picture of herself wearing a red matching onesie.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor As Elon Musk promised, Twitter’s previous blue check-mark verification regime will soon be history. The social network, which the mega-billionaire bought last year in a debt-heavy $44 billion deal, announced on Thursday that starting April 1, it will remove the verified check-mark status of accounts that Twitter had been verified as notable before Musk’s takeover unless they have subscribed to Twitter Blue or the business-focused Twitter Verified Organizations plan.On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3… The only individual Twitter users who will have verified blue check-marks are those paying for Twitter Blue, which in the U.S. costs $8/month via the web and $11/month through in-app payment on iOS and Android. Earlier Thursday, the company announced that Twitter Blue was now available worldwide.

“I love you, but you are not serious people,” says Logan Roy (Brian Cox) to his estranged and ambitious offspring in Succession‘s fourth and final season. For a series stuffed to gills with verbal uppercuts that would leave Malcolm Tucker bruised and blushing, the profanity-free candor from the Emmy-winning series’ media baron fulfillingly sticks the shiv in deep.

Elon Musk has made it very clear that he is not too fond of journalists’ questions about Twitter, following multiple controversial news articles since he became CEO of the company.The communications teams behind Twitter decided to avoid any type of questions from reporters when the controversy started, however the press email address is now active for media questions and inquiries, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that Elon has changed his mind.The new automatic reply to journalists from the official email address is simply a poop emoji, which seems to be a joke from Twitter’s CEO, as he tweeted about it to his 132.1 million fans and followers on the popular platform.confirmed

reply to Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, 40, who tweeted about Swift.“Taylor Swift rules and if you disagree you’ll be kicked off the internet i’m pretty sure,” tweeted the bitcoin founder.Musk then responded by saying that “her limbic resonance skill is exceptional.”According to PsychMechanics, “limbic resonance” refers to “a state of deep emotional and physiological connection between two people.”The eccentric CEO later responded to a four-image collage tweeted from Swift’s official account with a simple cigarette emoji which some users implied that Musk thought the “Evermore” singer was “smoking” hot.In a third response, this time to a tweet asking if Musk and the 33-year-old singer would make a cuter couple, Musk responded with a crying laughing emoji.