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The horror writer dispelled rumours he had been kicked off the social networking platform by its owner, Elon Musk. Stephen, 77, chose to delete his Twitter/X account over jibes he had made about Elon, 53, and the tech billionaire's friendship with president-elect, Donald Trump, 78. "I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on (alternative platform) Threads, if you like." One day earlier, the It creator had joked about Elon, whom Donald this week as his Efficiency Advisor, being the next US president's "first lady"