X users have slammed Alyssa Milano for deactivating her account amid her feud with Elon Musk.
The Charmed actress has been sparring with the tech mogul for years and even traded in her Tesla in protest at his ownership of the brand.
After Donald Trump’s election win, a victory that received significant support from Elon Musk, actress Alyssa Milano made the decision to shut down her personal social media account. This move happened just a few weeks after the election.
Currently, Milano’s personal X account displays a notice stating that it has been deleted. Meanwhile, her podcast Sorry Not Sorry now guides followers to BlueSky.
It comes after Milano, 51, vowed in 2022 that she would not leave the Musk-owned platform, likening it to a ‘turf-war’.
Her decision to delete her account has since been mocked and criticized by X users.
‘Alyssa Milano is the latest celebrity not able to handle social media,’ one person wrote.
‘After saying she’d never leave because ‘surrendering is pathetic’, guess she had a change of heart,’ another added.
X users have slammed Alyssa Milano for deactivating her account amid her feud with Elon Musk
The Charmed actress has been sparring with the tech mogul for years and even traded in her Tesla in protest at his ownership of the brand
‘If Elon’s X has a door, I hope it doesn’t hit Alyssa Milano on the way out,’ one person said.
‘A list of the most unlikable people are fleeing – bye,’ another added.
Previously, Milano faced ridicule on X, previously known as Twitter, when she announced that she had exchanged her Tesla for an electric Volkswagen. This decision was fueled by her moral objections to Musk’s actions.
‘I’m not sure how advertisers can buy space on Twitter,’ she wrote on X in 2022.
‘Publicly traded company’s products being pushed in alignment with hate and white supremacy doesn’t seem to be a winning business model.’
However, the irony of purchasing a VW was apparently lost on the actress.
VW was established as a German state-owned automobile company in 1937, while the country was under the leadership of Hitler’s Nazi Party.
It’s unclear what type of car Milano bought, although the only electric VW available to purchase in the United States appears to be the firm’s ID4 SUV, which retails from $38,000.
It comes after she vowed in 2022 that she would never leave the platform, likening the situation to a ‘turf war’
Milano, who publicly endorsed Kamala Harris, has become the latest celebrity to bail on X in the wake of the election.
She followed in the footsteps of Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who decamped from X in favor of BlueSky.
Similarly, Gabrielle Union left X on November 15 stating that her commitment to ‘engaging in spaces that truly value inclusivity, respect, and integrity in the digital world’, prompted the move.
Her departure came a day after that of Jamie Lee Curtis, who announced her decision with a brief prayer.
‘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 said.
Author Stephen King also deleted his account, stating the ‘atmosphere has just become too toxic’ and urging fans to follow him over on Threads.
The celebrities are among those who have expressed concern about the rise in hate speech on X since free-speech warrior Musk took over.
