Things at Twitter are going… just great.
Musk latertweetedthat he indeed was “paying for a few personally.”
Not the prayer hands, Musk!

LeBron James and Stephen King say they aren’t paying for Twitter Blue, Elon Musk might be footing the bill.Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty; Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Ice-T’s profile also remains verified, despite the rapper and actorechoingKing’s denials.
Well, apparently it’s better to talk about it than pay for it.
Reps for King and Ice-T did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.