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According to Variety (https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-removes-legacy-blue-check-marks-celebrities-1235589174/), these celebrities lost their blue check: Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, and Donald Trump.

Still blue checked: Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres, Miley Cyrus, LeBron James and Tim Cook. Unclear who's ponied up the $8 for this dubious honor.

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Elon Musk Removes Twitter Legacy Blue Check Marks

Elon Musk’s purge of blue check-marks from Twitter accounts verified under the company’s previous regime has begun. Now a blue check-mark badge on Twitter primarily signifies that it&#8…

Variety

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Mastodon Migration Apr 21, 2023

According to Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-celebrity-enemies-twitter-blue-1234720675/) Musk says he is paying for, “Just Shatner, LeBron and King,” implying that all other blue checks are paying the $8.

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Did Elon Musk Punish Celebrity Enemies With Twitter Blue Checks?

The billionaire confirmed that he’s footing the subscription bill for LeBron James, Stephen King, and William Shatner

Rolling Stone

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Mastodon Migration Apr 21, 2023

Mashable (https://mashable.com/article/twitter-blue-celebrity-subscribers) has a list of some celebrities who are paying the $8:

Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, The Weeknd, Joe and Nick Jonas, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, Coldplay, David Guetta, Shawn Mendes, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Fallon Ellen DeGenres, Novak Djokovic, Tucker Carlson, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, plus some NBA stars and pro-wrestlers.

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Rihanna, Taylor Swift pay for Twitter Blue but very few celebs have signed up to keep their blue checkmark

Fewer than 5 percent of 'legacy verified' accounts have subscribed.

Mashable

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Mastodon Migration Apr 21, 2023

According to the Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11999675/Alyssa-Milano-leads-Hollywood-whining-removal-Twitter-blue-check-mark.html) many celebrities including Alyssa Milano and Bette Midler are very upset. San Francisco 49er's long snapper Taybor Pepper had this to say about loosing his blue checkmark:

'That little bitch @elonmusk finally did it, he took away my check mark. I'm never gonna pay for this s**t platform btw. #BelugaWhaleLookinAss.'

Pepper has since set his account to private.

#EightBuckSchmuck #twittermigration

Alyssa Milano leads Hollywood whining over removal of Twitter blue check mark

Alyssa Milano became one of the first public figures to lament the loss of a blue check mark on Twitter after Elon Musk starting culling them from verified accounts this week.

Daily Mail

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W6KME Apr 21, 2023

@mastodonmigration It's unfortunate that these celebrities were willing to look the other way until it started to cost them personally.

It's been said a thousand times...a thousand followers on Twitter is not a thousand followers. They're vapor. It's all fake. Has been for years. It's not worth selling your soul, folks.

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