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Shonda Rhimes to Musk’s Twitter: I’m Outta Here

BYE BYE BIRDIE

“Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned.”

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Hollywood mogul Shonda Rhimes announced Saturday that is done with Twitter under its new ownership. “Not hanging around for whatever Elon [Musk] has planned. Bye,” the Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal showrunner tweeted. Rhimes—whose Twitter account remains visible—isn’t the first showbiz bigwig to say they were exiting or taking a break from the platform after Musk took over. This Is Us boss Ken Olin, Billions showrunner Brian Koppelman and Bill & Ted star Alex Winter have said they are done with Twitter—although Rob Reiner urged people to stick with it, at least until the midterms are over.

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