Jon Favreau – But Not That One, Of Course – Marks Elon Musk’s Momentous Blue-Check Day With Reminder His Rocket Also Exploded
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While some celebrities and organizations lamented the loss of their legacy Twitter blue check on Thursday, others took the opportunity to have a go at Twitter CEO Elon Musk, including Jon Favreau, who mocked the SpaceX owner for his botched rocket launch that same day.
“Bye checkmark!” wrote the Pod Save America host, who happens to have the same name as the “Iron Man” director, along with a photo of the exploding Starship.
The AFL-CIO account updated a Drake meme to show the rapper cringing at a blue checkmark and smiling at the suggestion “form a union.” The caption read, “We’re still here, but we don’t give our money to union-busting billionaires. Bye bye blue check!”
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Meanwhile, Bill Brasky noted that not even Pope Francis was allowed to keep his blue check and actor Josh Malina of “The West Wing” and “Scandal” joked that he paid to have it removed.
The removal of the once-coveted proof of verified status seemed spotty at best: Horror novelist Stephen King was confused why he still had a check when he didn’t pay Musk the required $8.
After other Twitter users noticed that King and and LeBron “King” James still had blue checkmarks, Musk admitted, “I’m paying for a few personally.”
Several celebrities and outlets have left Twitter for good amid the turmoil, including NPR, Halle Berry, Jeffrey Wright and “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson.
Bye checkmark! pic.twitter.com/VgT1wZbojy
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 20, 2023
We're still here, but we don't give our money to union-busting billionaires.
Bye bye blue check! pic.twitter.com/Br014UHIPq— AFL-CIO
(@AFLCIO) April 20, 2023
The Pope doesn't even get to keep his blue check mark? That's cold!!!! pic.twitter.com/W09iGbFUIE
— Bill Brasky (@BillBrasky2620) April 20, 2023
I no longer have a blue check mark; I paid to have it removed.
— (((Jew))) (@JoshMalina) April 20, 2023
Imagine paying $44 billion for twitter so you can turn it from a legitimate business into right-wing fantasy camp, only to then have to front $8/mo on behalf of international celebrities like Stephen King and LeBron James in a vain attempt to make it all less embarrassing. https://t.co/EosNxBnpyu
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 20, 2023
Musk is pretending that celebrities like Stephen King and LeBron James, who said they would not pay for Twitter, are paying for Twitter, got called on it, and admitted he is paying their fees.
Feel like they should be labeled "Musk funded media" pic.twitter.com/2xFbEqWpLz— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) April 20, 2023
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