Celebrities are being awarded blue checks on behalf of EM to give the appearance of endorsement. ...
Celebrities are being awarded blue checks on behalf of EM to give the appearance of endorsement. The Verge could confirm that LeBron James was "gifted" a blue check.
"After saying he wouldn’t pay, James was offered a complimentary subscription ‘on behalf of Elon Musk,’ who says Stephen King and William Shatner got the same deal."
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23691831/twitter-blue-verified-celebrity-lebron-james-stephen-king
All three of these individuals previously made high-profile tweets saying they wouldn't pay.