Jimmy Fallon Calls on Elon Musk to Help Take Down #RIPJimmyFallon from Twitter

Mar. 15, 2025

Jimmy Fallon and Elon Musk.Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty

Jimmy Fallonwould like everyone to know he is alive and well.

After #RIPJimmyFallon started trending on Tuesday,The Tonight Showhostwent straight to the top in hopes of ending the hashtag.

“Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon,“Fallon, 48, tweetedto the new owner of Twitter,Elon Musk.

Early Wednesday morning,Musk, 51, repliedsaying, “Fix what?” seemingly unaware of the trending hashtag.

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Later in the day, it appeared someoneinformed the SpaceX founder about the hashtagand he replied again: “Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy!? Say something that only the real Jimmy would say …”

Even though the Twitter owner was joking around on Twitter with Fallon on Wednesday, many Twitter users have started to impersonate legitimate figures since Musk has taken over and changed the social network’s verification system.

Twitterrolled out a new updateon Saturday for the app, highlighting its new paid verification system. According to the updated description, people who pay for the service will be able to get a “blue check mark, just like the celebrities, companies, and politicians you already follow.”

However, the company has decided todelay its rollout of the paid verification systemuntil after the midterm elections, per theNew York Times.

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Musk announced the new system after hebought the platformfor $44 billion last month, following a legal battle that ensued after hebacked out of the dealin July.

Many celebrities have already left the app in light of Musk’s takeover, including show producerShonda Rhimeswho tweeted, “Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye.”

Gigi Hadidalso quit the platform calling it “a cesspool of hate & bigotry.”

source: people.com