Lakers star LeBron James responds to Elon Musk's new Twitter verification rule: "I will NOT pay"

LeBron James, the NBA's only active billionaire player, has told Twitter CEO Elon Musk that he will not pay a dime to maintain his Blue tick as a result of the new verification policy. LeBron James has responded to Twitter's new verification policy, which goes into effect today, April 1, 2023. Elon Musk, the CEO of South African Twitter, announced a controversial measure that affects all users who have the famous blue tick in their profiles, which endorses the verified accounts of a slew of celebrities or public figures. Musk stated that users who have this badge will be required to pay a fee beginning April 1 if they want to keep this exclusive badge in the header of their individual Twitter profiles.