Why is Jim Carrey leaving Twitter? Actor trolled as he becomes latest to join celebrity exodus from app
Comedian, actor, and artist Jim Carrey is the latest to join Twitter’s celebrity exodus. Carrey released his first cartoon after 40 years of being in the movie industry before leaving the social media platform. In his tweet, he said he is exiting Twitter and that he wanted to share a video of his first cartoon before he left.
Carrey revealed he created the cartoon with his friend and director, Jimmy Hayward. He explained that the inspiration for the cartoon, which was untitled, came from a painting he made of a lighthouse keeper who stood in a storm to summon the angels. The aim of the lighthouse keeper, he said, is to guide sailors through the night.
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"I’m leaving Twitter, but 1st here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward. It’s based on my painting of a crazy old Lighthouse Keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night. I love you all so much! ;^j," he wrote, sharing the clip.
I’m leaving Twitter, but 1st here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward. It’s based on my painting of a crazy old Lighthouse Keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night. I love you all so much! ;^j pic.twitter.com/Cqmp74A87r
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) November 29, 2022
Twitter's acquisition by Musk started on April 14, 2022, and concluded on October 27, 2022. He began buying shares of the social media platform in January 2022, and eventually became the company's largest shareholder in April with a 9.1 percent ownership stake. Since the takeover, many celebrities have left the platform, including Shonda Rhimes, David Simon, Toni Braxton, Whoopi Goldberg, Gigi Hadid, Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger, and Alex Winter.
Carrey is being trolled on social media for announcing his exit, with one user writing, "Jim carry follows 1 person and hasn’t liked a tweet since 2014. He has almost 20 million followers and all he does is show off weird paintings and rants at people. Trust me it hurts to say this because I used to be such a big fan but him leaving will actually help Twitter. He’s -". Another said, "Didn’t know he was an airplane, needing to announce his departure." "I didn't even know he was on it," one user said.
Jim carry follows 1 person and hasn’t liked a tweet since 2014.
— JIMMYGUNZ (@MRJIMMYBRO) November 30, 2022
He has almost 20 million followers and all he does is show off weird paintings and rants at people.
Trust me it hurts to say this because I used to be such a big fan but him leaving will actually help Twitter. He’s -
Didn’t know he was an airplane, needing to announce his departure
— Bang_bvng (@bang_bvngx) November 30, 2022
"I never knew he was on it--not surprised free speech scares him," one user wrote, while another said, "Amazing to see so-called celebrities such as @JimCarrey and others on the downhill slide of their careers desperately trying to prove their relevance with their prima donna departures from Twitter." "And nothing of value was lost," one user wrote.
I never knew he was on it--not surprised free speech scares him.
— Andy Martin (@Dollarlogic) November 30, 2022
Amazing to see so-called celebrities such as @JimCarrey and others on the downhill slide of their careers desperately trying to prove their relevance with their prima donna departures from Twitter.
— Franklin Halves (@FranklinHalves) November 30, 2022
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