Some in Hollywood say they plan to quit the platform now that he owns it. "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes is among those planning to quit Twitter. She tweeted: "Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned".
Sara Bareilles The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter tweeted to her nearly 3 million followers on Sunday: "Welp. It's been fun Twitter. I'm out. See you on the other platforms, peeps. "Sorry, this one's just not for me," Bareilles added, capping her post with a heart and prayer-hands emoji.
"Hate speech under the veil of 'free speech' is unacceptable; therefore I am choosing to stay off Twitter as it is no longer a safe space for myself, my sons and other POC," Braxton added, using an acronym for people of color.
"I really do enjoy connecting with all of you on social media, but it can get overwhelming sometimes. I think I’ll be back on in a few weeks, but in the meantime, I will continue to post on Facebook and Instagram," Foley wrote on Friday. "I hope all of you will be kind to one another.
Koppelman, the co-creator of the Showtime dramas "Billions" and "Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber," recently tweeted: "Y’all’s, for real, come find me over on instagram and the tok. Gonna really try to take a breather from here for a minute or a month come deal close time."
Larsen, a comic book creator and artist best known for "The Amazing Spider-Man," reportedly tweeted in April that "the day Elon Musk buys Twitter is the day I delete my account and leave Twitter." Larsen's handle, @ErikJLarsen, appeared to be deactivated Monday. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Leoni, an actor best known for starring on the CBS political drama "Madam Secretary," tweeted to her roughly 124,000 followers on Saturday: "Hi everyone. I’m coming off Twitter today—let’s see where we are when the dust settles."
Olin, an executive producer of the NBC show "This Is Us" and a former star of the ABC drama series "Thirtysomething," tweeted to his roughly 293,000 followers that he is "out of here." He then made a plea for kindness and peace.
Olin, an executive producer of the NBC show "This Is Us" and a former star of the ABC drama series "Thirtysomething," tweeted to his roughly 293,000 followers that he is "out of here." He then made a plea for kindness and peace.
Winter, an actor and filmmaker best known for playing Bill in the "Bill & Ted" film series alongside Keanu Reeves, locked his Twitter account sometime after Musk's acquisition. His bio on the site now says "Not here" and links to his Instagram profile.