<p>Twitter owner and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and author Stephen King have been duking it out over the blue-check verification badges since Musk first announced his plan to charge a monthly fee — and King attempted to escalate matters on Saturday.</p>
<p>The acclaimed horror author — who remains verified despite his repeated claims that he has not paid the requisite fee — responded to Musk&#8217;s implication that he was footing the bill personally by suggesting he do something else with his money.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think Mr. Musk should give my blue check to charity. I recommend the Prytula Foundation, which provides lifesaving services in Ukraine. It&#8217;s only $8, so perhaps Mr. Musk could add a bit more,&#8221; he tweeted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I think Mr. Musk should give my blue check to charity. I recommend the Prytula Foundation, which provides lifesaving services in Ukraine. It&#39;s only $8, so perhaps Mr. Musk could add a bit more.</p>
<p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1649771678220574722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1650008972865224704" target="_blank" rel="noopener">replied</a> to King on Sunday, saying, &#8220;I’ve donated $100M to Ukraine, how much have you donated? (We turned down the DoD money btw).&#8221;</p>
<p>The spat <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king" target="_blank" rel="noopener">began</a> when King first learned of Musk&#8217;s plan to charge a fee for verification — which he initially said would be $20 per month.</p>
<p>&#8220;$20 a month to keep my blue check? F*** that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron,&#8221; King tweeted, informing critics that he wasn&#8217;t concerned about the cost but rather &#8220;the principle.&#8221;</p>
<p>Musk replied with a counter-offer, suggesting a fee of $8 per month instead — which was the price point he eventually set.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented. It is the only way to defeat the bots &amp; trolls.</p>
<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587314744754683905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>And when the &#8220;legacy&#8221; blue check marks began to disappear, King&#8217;s remained — and he was quick to complain, adamant that he had not paid the fee to remain verified.</p>
<p>&#8220;My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t. My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t,&#8221; King tweeted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You’re welcome namaste 🙏</p>
<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1649181726395052039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Musk, who later hinted that he might also be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-reveals-hes-personally-paying-for-3-celebs-to-keep-their-blue-checks-on-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paying the fees</a> to keep NBA player LeBron James and &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; actor William Shatner verified as well.</p>

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