Jack Black Wants to Call Elon Musk’s ‘Bluff’ on Removing Twitter Verification Checkmarks: ‘It’s Definitely Not Cool to Pay for It’

As legacy Twitter users continue waiting to see if Elon Musks platform strips their blue checkmarks, Jack Black weighs in on the social media companys new policies, with a tentative stance on whether hell shell out a monthly fee to keep his verification status.

I dont know if Im going to pay for it, Black told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Saturday. Im a little embarrassed by the blue check to be honest with you. Maybe its cooler not to have checks. Its definitely not cool to pay for it. Im gonna see what happens if I dont pay for it. Im gonna call his bluff, see if he really takes my check away.

He added with a laugh, Then Im going to hold a big press conference to bring attention to this weird injustice.

According to Twitters plan, users will have to pay $8 each month to obtain a blue checkmark through a subscription to Twitter Blue.

Mario Bros. star Chris Pratt also weighed in on the controversial new policies. The actor has 8.6 million followers on Twitter.

I dont know, Pratt answered when asked if hell pay to keep his checkmark on Twitter. I care deeply about all of [my followers]. Ill do whatever I have to do to stay a part of their lives because I respect their attention and I love to use it as an opportunity to talk to them when Im doing movies and stuff.

Jack Black and Seth Rogen at the premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie held at Regal L.A. Live on April 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores for Variety Pratt said he wasnt worried about how a lack of an identity verification process could lead to people pretending to be him on the platform. Good luck, he said sarcastically to potential imposters.

About last night at the @supermariomovie premiere.

With @prattprattpratt and @KSchwarzenegger pic.twitter.com/KHtNWcRhVo

Marc Malkin (@marcmalkin) April 2, 2023 Pratts Super Mario Bros. co-star, Seth Rogen, who has 9.3 million followers on the platform, said he wont subscribe to Twitter Blue: I almost never use it. In the last four months, Rogen tweeted only four times with posts dedicated to promoting his latest movies and a collaboration with Airbnb.