Gigi Hadid is one of the most popular models of all time. She is also the founder, creator, and director of the clothing line Guest In Residence. The 27-year-old model has appeared in several high-profile campaigns, editorials, and shows for companies like Vogue.
Hadid also had a solid social media presence where she kept in touch with her fans. That is why her decision to quit Twitter came as a shocker for everyone. This comes right after Elon Musk took over the social media giant. Let’s find out what exactly happened that led her to leave Twitter.
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Gigi Hadid Quits Twitter
Gigi Hadid enjoyed a massive fan following on social media. However, now she has joined the list of celebrities who are quitting Twitter after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company.
According to Page Six, the 27-year-old supermodel announced on Instagram that she deactivated her Twitter account on Friday amid mass layoffs and policy changes.
“For a long time, but especially with its new leadership,” Hadid wrote. “It’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry, and its [sic] not a place I want to be a part [sic] of.”
Hadid then apologized to her fans. “I can’t stay it’s a safe place for anyone,” she continued, “nor a social platform that will do more good than harm.”
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Celebs Have Been Quitting Twitter After Musk Took Over
A lot of people, including celebs have either called out Musk or quit the platform ever since he bought the company. One of them was the Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo who called out the Tesla CEO.
Responding to AOC’s tweet on charging $8 for verification, Mark wrote: “Elon. Please—for the love of decency—get off Twitter, hand the keys over to someone who does this as an actual job, and get on with running Tesla and SpaceX. You are destroying your credibility. It’s just not a good look.”
Twitter fired around half of its workforce on Friday with an email to staff explaining the cuts were “necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.”
In response, the SpaceX founder wrote: “Hot take: not everything AOC says is accurate.” Whether Twitter will benefit from Musk’s plans is something only time will tell.
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