One post on X stated, "So the First Lady Elon Musky banned Stephen King because he called him the First Lady. I guess Musky's big play about free speech on Twitter or X-rated bizarre land doesn't apply if hurts your wittle feewings." Another praised King for supposedly trolling Musk:

A few days ago a rumor started going round that Stephen King had been booted off X (formerly Twitter) after joking that Elon Musk was Donald Trump's "first lady".

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.

Social media posts falsely claim that Elon Musk banned author Stephen King from X, the social media platform owned by Musk. The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King's X account remains active,

Renowned author Stephen King recently addressed rumors that he was banned from X (formerly Twitter) by the social media platform’s current owner, Elon Musk. Accordingly, fans are wondering what he said and whether he had been banned from X for certain.

It was rumored that Elon Musk banned Stephen King from the platform after the author referred to the tech mogul as Donald Trump’s 'first lady'

Stephen King has addressed a “rumor” about Elon Musk after claims the author was banned from X / Twitter. The writer has spoken out against Musk numerous times, making no secret of his dislike for the billionaire.