Apr 20, 2023 at 3:16 pm

Stars React to Twitter Taking Away Blue Checks From Legacy Verified Users & Making People Pay for Twitter Blue to Keep Their Checkmarks

Twitter took away legacy verified checkmarks on Thursday (April 20), and celebrities are reacting to the news.

As previously announced by CEO Elon Musk, users must now pay $8 a month for blue check verification on the social media platform by subscribing to Twitter Blue, regardless of whether you were previously verified.

The controversial policy caused plenty of stars to speak out against the money-making strategy, while other stars have seemingly paid for the service.

“Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks,” the platform officially announced on Wednesday (April 19).

Find out what the stars are saying…

See reactions from the celebs…

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— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 20, 2023

FINALLY got rid of the blue check

— FINNEAS (@finneas) April 20, 2023

Wild to have a company that helped to create systems of validating trusted sources of information just rip up the playbook they wrote. That is used almost universally. Like … “cool radical innovative take, bros!” 🫠 https://t.co/IqywZcVJF2

— Sophia Bush Hughes (@SophiaBush) April 20, 2023

My blue tick has gone.
I’m not sure if I’m really me or not. pic.twitter.com/6ghPgfUSfX

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 20, 2023

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— Suki Waterhouse (@sukiwaterhouse) April 20, 2023

Blue check gone… I feel ok 😂🙏🏽

— Garcelle Beauvais (@GarcelleB) April 20, 2023

Blue check gone lmfaooo. I already ask myself why do I stay on Twitter considering how horrible Elon is to trans ppl. Im not giving him a dollar so FUK THAT CHECK! pic.twitter.com/mmxsoi0UEZ

— 𝐼𝓈𝒾𝓈 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔 (@MsIsisKing) April 20, 2023

Blue check or no check… I know my fans still checkin. ❤️

— Ciara (@ciara) April 20, 2023

Y’all mf’s out here worried about the wrong check.

— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) April 20, 2023

Damn Elon musk really took my blue check away 😂😂😂

— Jake Miller (@jakemiller) April 20, 2023

Am not blue about losing my tick… x

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) April 20, 2023

I swear this is the real Skylar Astin. Used to have a blue check mark. Hmmm might have to leave. Don’t know if I feel safe knowing just anyone can impersonate me. More to come soon. Or not.

— Skylar Astin (@SkylarAstin) April 20, 2023

Poor boy didn’t know that it was all a lie! https://t.co/CAWhQ0Vb54

— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) April 20, 2023

https://t.co/dJGrxFtHCM pic.twitter.com/fXwB7KbOGH

— dillonfrancis (@DillonFrancis) April 20, 2023

So just so I understand. If I pay for twitter I can have a blue checkmark. Which now will just mean I paid for it.
Someone else can open a twitter account with my name and pay for it, and that account is considered verified, too~ which puts me a little at risk, doesn't it?

— Holland Taylor (@HollandTaylor) April 20, 2023