Shonda Rhimes, Sara Bareilles, more celebrities leave Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
Toni Braxton and Sara Bareilles, announced that they will leave the social media platform following Elon Musk’s purchase.
The Tesla and SpaceX leader on Thursday officially completed the $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Musk has described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” and his purchase of the platform sparked concerns that Twitter would no longer seek to limit swaths of misinformation or hate speech.
Though Musk said in a statement to advertisers last week that Twitter “obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape,” the billionaire on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded report about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi. He later deleted the tweet.
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Shonda Rhimes
The “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” creator shared with her followers on Saturday that she is “Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye.”