Comedian Kathy Griffin has been banned from Twitter after impersonating Elon Musk

Twitter’s new owner recently announced an immediate ban on users pretending to be someone else without “indicating it’s a parody.”

The action resulted in the suspension of the account of American comedian Kathy Griffin, who on Sunday changed her name to “Elon Musk” as a form of sarcasm on the Tesla owner’s announcement.

On Twitter, Elon Musk added that no “prior notice” would be given to a comment, and if a banned account bore the “blue tick” – a badge that verifies the identity of users that has covered the controversy since Musk announced the group. Eight dollars a month to keep that check – you’ll lose it, too.

Going by the name “Elon Musk,” Griffin tweeted about the US midterm elections, saying, “After a lot of discussion with the women in my life. I’ve decided that voting blue for pick was the most appropriate (they are sexy women too, by the way.) #VoteBlueToProtectWomen,” It can be read in “The Guardian”since the post was deleted by the social network.

Kathy Griffin is an American actress who has participated in series such as Seinfeld and The Prince of Bel-Air, Starred in the HBO series as Half an hour and a hot cup of talk, She won two Emmy Awards in 2007 and 2008.

Also according to the Guardian, Musk responded to the account blocking, saying that Griffin had been removed for “appearing as a comedian” and that he could get the account back “if he paid the eight dollars” he wanted to charge for favors. excellent to users.

The actress responded to the blocking, after reactivating her mother’s Twitter account, who passed away in 2020, and tweeted: “Elon, I’m Maggie and I came from abroad to tell you that you are … an idiot (..) .) “, he wrote.

In addition to the comedian, actor Rich Somer’s account has also been suspended for the same reason.