American horror writer Stephen King clarified on social media platform X that he has not been banned for calling the platform’s owner Elon Musk President-elect Donald Trump’s “first lady,” as suggested in online posts.

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.

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:

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,

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". The horror master's X account still appeared to be live,

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.

A search of King's X account found no "first lady" post about Musk, though he has often spoken out against Musk and Trump.