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![Grammy-winning singer Sara Bareilles said Twitter was no longer for her. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K26VV6QETYTZOD4LSO7EOYUFSY.jpg?smart=true&auth=67e7908cbb43d7b7adcc90391f87afa3f1f6a51dd0056c3666272da0308e9b60&width=400&height=225)
![Actor Amber Heard, who once dated Elon Musk, has also deactivated her account. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QJ525CJWBAUDQM5HJTUFXFHCRM.jpg?smart=true&auth=756a7a011e6cccfef3cbe7afe6bc15185a2bb8aadacbe7bd6ec8bf511b4eb37b&width=400&height=225)
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![Gigi Hadid has deactivated her Twitter account following Elon Musk's takeover of the platform, saying 'it's becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry with the new leadership'. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BKS34BDG6ZKB5QWVJCYWOT646Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=e8814281a8cd387f5d5ee9a0e1d592e241bce01976db1147df88b03449ad9992&width=400&height=225)
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![Grammy-winning singer Sara Bareilles said Twitter was no longer for her. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K26VV6QETYTZOD4LSO7EOYUFSY.jpg?smart=true&auth=67e7908cbb43d7b7adcc90391f87afa3f1f6a51dd0056c3666272da0308e9b60&width=400&height=225)
![Actor Amber Heard, who once dated Elon Musk, has also deactivated her account. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QJ525CJWBAUDQM5HJTUFXFHCRM.jpg?smart=true&auth=756a7a011e6cccfef3cbe7afe6bc15185a2bb8aadacbe7bd6ec8bf511b4eb37b&width=400&height=225)
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Gigi Hadid and other stars quit Twitter following Elon Musk takeover
Whoopi Goldberg, Shonda Rhimes, Amber Heard and Sara Bareilles are also among celebrities who have left
David Tusing
November 08, 2022
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