Stephen King Addresses Rumor He Called Elon Musk the 'New First Lady'

Author Stephen King, who has written a number of bestselling novels like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie and more, directly addressed a rumor going around that he called Elon Musk president-elect Donald Trump's "new first lady."

Heading to X, the social media site owned by Musk, King bluntly denied the rumor, but for a hilarious reason, while also addressing reports that he had been kicked off of the site as a result of the alleged comment.

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On Nov. 13, King wrote a direct message on X, saying, "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," he added.

Fans loved King's biting response to the situation, with replies like, "I will never not love Stephen King," and "THIS CHEERED ME UP SO MUCH RN."

"I am howling 😂," said another, as a different fan called King "an icon" for his reaction to the rumor about him.

Shortly after sharing his statement, King also posted a photo of his dog Molly, writing, "Molly, aka the Thing of Evil, considers putting the bite on the Musk-man."

King is well-known for being outspoken about his political beliefs and earlier this year, after Trump called out Taylor Swift on his Truth Social platform and said, "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!", King subtly addressed the situation with his own message.

Fans of Swift on X started sharing their support for the singer and King joined in, writing, "I love Taylor Swift. Her music makes me happy. End of story." Fans appreciated his show of support, praising King and sharing own reasons for loving Swift.

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