Stephen King announced he is leaving X as the social media platform has become ‘too toxic’ for him.

The King of Horror, 77, shared a departing statement on his account on Thursday, following news that the owner of X — formerly known as Twitter — Elon Musk, banned him from the platform. 

‘I’m leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like,’ he wrote.

The day prior the author dispelled a rumor about Musk kicking him off X, after he made a joke about the billionaire’s friendship with president-elect Donald Trump.

‘I see there’s a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump’s new first lady. I didn’t, but only because I didn’t think of it. There’s also a rumor going around that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am.’

Stephen King, 77, announced he is leaving X as the social media platform has become ‘too toxic’ for him

The King of Horror shared a departing statement on his account on Thursday