Amber Heard’s Twitter Account Goes Missing Days After Elon Musk Takeover

Amber Heard’s official Twitter account is nowhere to be found, and some social media watchdogs speculate that her ex-boyfriend, Elon Musk, could be the culprit.

Days after the 51-year-old Tesla founder’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 28, the “Aquaman” actress’ Twitter account under the handle @realAmberHeard seemingly disappeared from the platform, New York Post reported.

Although it’s presumed that the 36-year-old actress might have wanted to take a break from the massive backlash sparked by the recently concluded bombshell defamation trial against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, some social media users speculated that Musk allegedly took it down.

Heard and Musk dated back in 2016 and kept their relationship private for a year. The ex-couple reportedly had an on-again, off-again relationship before officially calling it quits in 2018. According to the outlet, the two first met on the set of “Machete Kills” in 2013, where Heard was the lead, while Musk appeared in a cameo.

The relationship also sparked controversy since, at the time, Musk was still married to his then-wife Talulah Riley and Heard to then-husband Depp. Hence, during the defamation trial, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star accused his ex, Heard, of cheating on him before the divorce was finalized in 2017, which the business mogul denied.

Representatives of Heard and Musk have yet to make a statement regarding the incident, the outlet reported.

Meanwhile, Heard wasn’t the only one affected by Musk’s Twitter takeover. Hollywood personalities and well-known social media figures have been criticizing the business mogul for charging a monthly fee of $8 to keep their verified status, including Shonda Rhimes, Rob Reiner, Stephen King and William Shatner.

“Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” screenwriter quipped, while book author King said, “$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron,” referring to the rumored price before the official announcement.

“Just hours after taking control of this platform, its owner spread crackpot conspiracy theories about the attempted murder of Speaker Pelosi. Now is not the time to leave. Now is the time to fight for our Democracy. Vote blue. Hold the Congress. Then explore options,” the American actor and filmmaker, Reiner, wrote.

The “Star Trek” actor, Shatner, also said that he would not be paying the monthly fee for a blue check claiming that he didn’t “need to pay for a false status” when he already has a real one.

Despite the backlash, Musk remained firm about his decision, releasing a statement Tuesday via Twitter saying, “To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8.” In another tweet, Musk explained that the price was adjusted by “country proportionate to purchasing power parity” as the blue check mark would also be available to all users.