By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-17 14:57:38 | Updated at 2024-11-23 00:23:44
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Gabrielle Union has been torn to shreds online by trolls after she dramatically decided to leave X following Donald Trump's victory.
The Bring It On star abruptly announced she was leaving the platform on Friday in a lengthy post titled 'It's Been Real!' before explaining to fans that it was a case of 'enough is enough.'
Union, 52, said that 'with the return of volatile figures' she found herself with no choice but to leave her fans to find her on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, BlueSky, Spill and Facebook.
She signed off by saying 'Let's keep spreading love and light to one another in the ways that truly matter.'
Users were quick to attack the actress for her departure, as many revealed they didn't know who she was, and weren't affected by her decision.
'Nobody cares Gabriella. Kick rocks girl,' one wrote.
Gabrielle Union, 52, has faced harsh backlash after dramatically announcing she was leaving X on Friday
'@itsgabrielleu Didn't know you were on X and I won't notice that you are gone,' another user said.
Another noted: 'You guys [Democrats] are such bad losers. Get out already!'
Others were left annoyed by her decision to post about why she was leaving.
'You aren’t an airline. No need to announce your departure,' one said.
Another wrote: 'No need to announce. Bye.'
Since her announcement, Union's X account has remained active, leaving many even more confused.
'Delete your account first,' someone said.
'Deleting your Twitter account would be a great first step…' another wrote.
Union's decision came not only after Trump was elected the 47th president of the US, but after Musk - the owner of X - was chosen to run a new agency under the Republican administration.
Trump revealed last week that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will 'dismantle' the $6.5 trillion bloated U.S. bureaucracy by spearheading the new 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE).
After it became clear that Elon would join Trump in his second term, other celebrities decided to wipe their X accounts.
Thriller author Stephen King announced he was leaving X on Thursday as the social media platform had become 'too toxic' for him.
The King of Horror, 77, shared a departing statement via his account, following rumors that Musk, 53, banned him from the platform.
'I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like,' he wrote.
The day prior the author dispelled speculation about Musk kicking him off X, after he made a joke about the billionaire's friendship with President-elect Trump.
'I see there's a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump's new first lady. I didn't, but only because I didn't think of it,' he wrote on Wednesday.
Her departure came just after Donald Trump was announced as the 47th president of the United States, and after Elon Musk - the owner of X - was chosen to run a new agency under the Republican administration
'There's also a rumor going around that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am,' King added.
King was referring to recent Musk memes, which were AI generated, and depicted the tech entrepreneur as Trump's First Lady.
According to the Daily Dot, the memes started after Musk was featured in a Trump family photo.
They then gathered steam when a false rumor was spread that King had been banned from X for referring to Musk as 'Trump's First Lady.'
Jamie Lee Curtis has also joined the mass exodus of Hollywood stars leaving the platform.
The 65-year-old Freaky Friday actress made the announcement on Wednesday on another social media site: Instagram.
Unlike others, Curtis appears to have completely deactivated her account, rather than leaving it up while ceasing to post.
Curtis announced her news in an Instagram post featuring a screenshot that was apparently taken from her X account on her phone.
'Your account is deactivated,' it read, with 'Sorry to see you go. #GoodBye' in smaller text at the bottom.
Curtis, who has been open about her past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, quoted the serenity prayer in her caption.
Thriller author Stephen King announced he was leaving X on Thursday as the social media platform had become 'too toxic' for him
'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference,' she wrote of giving up X.
The Halloween star didn't specifically state her reasons for leaving the controversial platform, though many users believe it has to do with Musk's closeness to Trump and the president-elect's victory.
Actress Alyssa Milano, 51, also announced she was leaving on Thursday, posting a screenshot of her deactivated account on Instagram.
'Goodbye, X. Hello, Blue Sky,' she wrote in her caption, in reference to the competing social network Bluesky, which recently became the top-ranked social media app on the Apple charts.
The upstart service has gained an influx of at least 700,000 new users since the US presidential election, The Guardian reported on Monday.
Television journalist Don Lemon also parted ways with the platform.
Like Union, he issued a statement on X, though it wasn't clear if he planned to deactivate his account in the future, or if he would stop posting while leaving his archive visible for his followers.
Jamie Lee Curtis, 65, (left) also left the platform on Wednesday. Actress Alyssa Milano, 51, (right) chose to leave as well
Television journalist Don Lemon also parted ways with the platform, and issued a statement about it on X
'I've loved connecting with all of you on X, but it's time for me to leave the platform,' he began on what looked like a photocopy of The Don Lemon Show stationery.
He said he no longer believed that X was a 'place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech.'
Lemon also attributed his decision to X's new terms of service, which are set to go into effect on Friday, November 15.
The site is following the path of many corporations in forcing users who try to take it to court to have their cases heard in 'the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas or state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas.'
'As the Washington Post recently reported on X's decision to change the terms, this "ensures that such lawsuits will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservatives, which experts say could make it easier for X to shield itself from litigation and punish critics,"' Lemon continued. 'I think that speaks for itself.'
He concluded his post with a list of his other social media accounts for fans to find him at, adding, 'I hope you will join me there.'
