Stephen King, a vocal critic of Elon Musk, has had numerous public spats with the X owner, including one over the introduction of fees for blue verification ticks.

Another day, another big name leaving X. This time it's Stephen King, with the "Pet Sematary" author saying he is abandoning the Elon Musk-owned platform because it has become "too toxic" following the election.

The prolific Stephen King is known for his extra-long novels, but the exit message he posted Thursday on X was short and sweet. "I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic,