Even celebrities who passed away, including Sushant Singh Rajput, get paid Blue tick on Twitter

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New Delhi, April 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twitter’s blue tick saga has taken an interesting turn after celebrities who no longer exist, including late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, late Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman and late American singer Chester Bennington, lost their blue tick have recovered.

A statement restoring the service to the late celebrities said that “the account is verified because they subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.” However, it is unclear who paid for the service.

The last activity on the Rajput and Bennington Twitter accounts was in 2019 and 2017 respectively.

Sushant, who has appeared in Bollywood films such as MS Dhoni: The Untold Story and Chhichhore, was found hanged at his home in Mumbai on June 14, 2020. He died at the age of 34.

Chadwick, who starred in the film Black Panther, died in August 2020 after a battle with colon cancer. He died at the age of 43.

Chester, who struggled with depression and substance abuse for most of his life, committed suicide by hanging himself. He died on July 20, 2017 at the age of 41.

Other celebrities who are no longer alive and have had their blue tick restored include American basketball pro Kobe Bryant, singer-songwriter and dancer Michael Jackson, and Canadian comedian Norm Macdonald.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk had announced that those who don’t pay for the service would be able to get the blue tick from April 20.

Launched in India on February 8th, Twitter Blue is available for a monthly subscription fee of Rs 650 on web and Rs 900 on mobile.

Source: IANS

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