A History of Celebrities Deleting Their Twitter Accounts

For years, celebrities have been able to keep a safe distance from the everyday people. That is, until they started fucking with Twitter. By using the social networking site, the stars have opened themselves up to the public, exposing their quirks and everyday thoughts to countless followers. While some have been fine with this extreme exposure of their private lives, others have found it a little too much to handle, resulting in them getting rid of their account. The latest example: Nicki Minaj, who deleted her account earlier this week when she accused one of her fan sites leaking unreleased music. With that in mind, we compiled a Brief History of Celebrities Deleting Their Twitter Accounts. And we're not taking it back!

Date: 5/12/2009
Twitter Handle: @kanyewest
Why It Was Deleted: Twitter deleted the allegedly fake account after Kanye angrily denounced its authenticity on his blog. He created his first (official) Twitter account a year later.
Complex says: We're that now, instead of deleting his account, Kanye just takes random sabbaticals after dropping intense random rants.

Date: 7/17/2009
Twitter Handle: @Trent_reznor
Why It Was Deleted: Trent decided to give up not only his Twitter, but social networks in general after being turned off by internet followers who he claimed were "idiots" and "the absolute worst people" that he'd ever "come across."
Complex says: A crazed Nine Inch Nails fan probably said "I wanna tweet you like an animaaaaaaaal!" Sorry, but we doubt Trent would want to get "closer" to people like that.

Date: 8/4/2009
Twitter Handle: @jr_swish
Why It Was Deleted: J.R. Smith deleted his Twitter account after being suspected of gang affiliation for a tweet in which he replaced his "c"s with "k"s, a typical practice of Bloods.
Complex says: As hard as we tried, we couldn't think of anything that could top the first quip we came up with for this story. Peep it here. Thankfully, after a stint in China, Mr. Kold Game has returned to Twitter... and has started getting in trouble all over again. Hi, Tahiry.

Date: 9/14/2009
Twitter Handle: @imcudi
Why It Was Deleted: Cudi claimed that he wanted to "keep his mind" to himself.
Complex says: In the three years since our boy Kid Cudi dropped his first album, he's threatened to retire, had a daughter, kicked drugs, stared in a TV show, formed a new group, and rejoined Twitter under the @wizardcud name. Quite the journey.

Date: 9/29/2009
Twitter Handle: @JadeEwen
Why It Was Deleted: The lead singer of the British girl group the Sugarbabes was ran off Twitter by fans of ex-member Keisha Buchanan, the girl that Jade replaced.
Complex says: Honestly, we don't have much of an opinion on the two musically. But we will say that we prefer Jade in the looks department. Don't hurt us Keisha stans!

Date: 10/8/2009
Twitter Handle: @MileyCyrus
Why It Was Deleted: Miley claimed that her boyfriend at the time, Liam Hemsworth, told her to delete it since he didn't have an account. She also made this rap video explaining her decision.
Complex says: Billy Ray's baby girl eventually came back to Twitter and, surprisingly, it's been all quiet on the digital front. Her birthday parties on the other hand are a different story all together.

Date: 12/14/2009
Twitter Handle: @mechanicaldummy
Why It Was Deleted: Chris deleted his account after accusing stores of blackballing his album Graffiti.
Complex says: After a short hiatus, Chris came back to Twitter (@chrisbrown) and we're still not following him. If only people would blackball his tweets.

Date: 12/23/2009
Twitter Handle: @MASHONDALOYAL
Why It Was Deleted: Mashonda got rid of her page after posting a series of tweets addressing her ex-husband Swizz Beats' and Alicia Keys' affair.
Complex says: We don't think Mashonda actually deleted her account—Alicia probably stole it!

Date: 3/18/2010
Twitter Handle: @frankluckyman
Why It Was Deleted: James deleted his Twitter amidst reports that he cheated on Sandra Bullock.
Complex says: The big dude from The Blindside probably sent James a threatening DM. What, y'all didn't know? Sandra's got goons!

Date: 6/9/2010
Twitter Handle: @ElyCanalis
Why It Was Deleted: George Clooney's former main piece allegedly tweeted that Iggy Pop looked like Jennifer Aniston. After denying that she made the tweet, she deleted her account.
Complex says: Hey Elisabetta, if you wanna make it in America, don't insult "America's Sweetheart." Though we can't front, we kind of see the resemblance...

Date: 6/16/2010
Twitter Handle: @RobertsEmma
Why It Was Deleted: Emma was run off Twitter by angry Twilight fans after revealing that she was on Team Jacob.
Complex says: At this point, the Twi-hards might as well start rocking flags and throwing sets up. We'd say more, but we fear they'll raid Complex and perform an Internet drive-by...

Date: 6/18/2010
Twitter Handle: @Sadieliza
Why It Was Deleted: The actress and ex-wife of Jude Law was allegedly pissed when she saw her daughter's new haircut. She reportedly took her anger out at Law's girlfriend and her daughter's new caretaker Sienna Miller, by writing a tweet directed at her. While Frost denied that this went down, she deleted her account anyway.
Complex says: She may have a gully name, but if the story is true, we think Frost is terrycloth for popping shots on the Internet instead of facing Sienna woman to woman. And videotaping it. And then posting it to Vimeo. And then sending us the link and password.

Date: 6/21/2010
Twitter Handle: @officialdream
Why It Was Deleted: The-Dream deleted his account after getting flooded by tweets from Ciara fans who were angered by comments he made about her career.
Complex says: This was a rough year for Mr. Nash. He was caught cheating on Christina Milian, his album flopped, and then this happened. His 2010 was stacked with ella, ella, Ls, Ls, Ls, Ls.

Date: 6/26/2010
Twitter Handle: @SouljaBoy
Why It Was Deleted: Soulja deleted his account for a short while due to overwhelming comments from "the haters."
Complex says: "Dis...right here...was my...Twitter...now...I'm off...cuz I'm...a quitter."

Date: 6/29/2010
Twitter Handle: @TeamGOODmusic
Why It Was Deleted: Leslie, the mother of Omarion, got ran off of Twitter by angry Chris Brown stans after she claimed that Breezy wasn't on the same level as Michael Jackson while watching his performance at the BET Awards.
Complex says: Those crazy fans were about to Chris Brown the poor woman!

Date: 7/13/2010
Twitter Handle: @Geohot
Why It Was Deleted: Famed iPhone and PS3 hacker George Hotz retired from hacking as well as Twitter, claiming that it wasn't as fun as it used to be.
Complex says: We understand, George. It must've been annoying as hell having so many opportunists asking you to help them hack their phones for free. We'd love to learn more about your struggle through an exclusive interview in which you tell us how to unlock the new iPad.

Date: 7/15/2010
Twitter Handle: @seanaverydotcom
Why It Was Deleted: The Ranger left wing claimed that he was "so over Twitter." While he never gave a specific reason as to why, it was likely due to catching flack from followers.
Complex says: Word is that Dion Phaneuf and Jarret Stoll tried to resurrect the account. I guess they still want Sean's sloppy seconds.

Date: 7/16/2010
Twitter Handle: @ANCHORMANAUSTIN
Why It Was Deleted: The former UNC defensive tackle deleted his account after making tweets suggesting that he and other players were receiving money from agents.
Complex says: It's only fitting that Marvin's Twitter name was Anchor Man. Through his actions he was pretty much telling UNC to go fuck themselves.

Date: 7/17/2010
Twitter Handle: @myblacksmile
Why It Was Deleted: The Korean pop singer deleted his account without warning, leaving his fans confused, yet eager to get him to change his mind.
Complex says: Pause. If you've ever seen a Sungmin video, you'd know why a pause is necessary when discussing him in anyway.

Date: 8/29/2010
Twitter Handle: @carmeloanthony
Why It Was Deleted: Carmelo deleted his account after using Twitter to put out a $5,000 dollar hit on Kat Stacks.
Complex says: During the Kat Stacks epoch, it was amazing seeing all the Ls these famous cats stacked up thanks to that groupie. (See what we did there?)

Date: 9/10/2010
Twitter Handle: @chicky
Why It Was Deleted: Bynes either got tired of talking way too much about her personal life, or she planned this as a some sort of publicity stunt similar to her announcing her retirement from acting then returning a month later. Or, as we've seen from her recent Twitter escapades, she's just down right nuts.
Complex says: We're still wondering about her "I love black men" tweet. While many have speculated that it was about Cudi, how crazy would it be if Kenan and Kel hit it? Though we're sure they would've said something by now if the sex was allllllllll that. Okay, we're done.

Date: 9/13/2010
Twitter Handle: @johncmayer
Why It Was Deleted: Mayer's spokeswoman claimed that John was planning on going back to the studio.
Complex says: We support any move that will lessen John Mayer's unfunny brand of narcissism.

Date: 12/7/2011
Twitter Handle: @alecbaldwin
Why It Was Deleted: After getting kicked off an American Airlines flight for playing Words With Friends past the point where people are asked to turn off all electronic devices, Baldwin took to Twitter and let loose a stream of crazy tweets including: "Last flight w American. Where retired Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950s find jobs as flight attendants.”
Complex says: Fuck yeah! We just hope this doesn't affect his mayoral run.

Date: 6/10/2011
Twitter Handle: @OfficialCharice
Why It Was Deleted: The young singer Filipina singer who Oprah once described as "the most talented girl in the world" decided Twitter wasn't for her because fans—or "Chasters" as she calls them—were saying hurtful things about her.
=Complex says: Welcome to the real world. Good luck.

Date: 8/31/2011
Twitter Handle: @Agentzeroshow
Why It Was Deleted: After delighting the Twitterverse with live tweets of his blind dates, sneaker giveaways, and all-around happy-to-be-here pleasantness,Arenas took some super off-color shots about former teammate Javaris Crittenton who was being charged with first degree murder.
Complex says: Sigh. Dammit, Arenas, you were doing so well. Why did you feel it was a good idea to comment on the situation of the man you pulled a gun on by tweeting, "I really wanna say sumthing but i wont becuz theirs a dead woman involved"?

Date: 9/8/2011
Twitter Handle: @KobeBryant
Why It Was Deleted: No clue. The Black Mamba joined Twitter, gained 35,000, and shut it down three hours later.
Complex says: Kobe must have realized that Twitter wasn't going to help him get another ring… or cover the cost of those three cribs his wife is taking in the divorce.

Date: 12/5/2011
Twitter Handle: @AndrewBynum
Why It Was Deleted: Rumor has it that the Laker's big man axed his Twitter account when rumors of his being traded began swirling around the league.
Complex says: Looking back, if Lamar Odom deleted his Twitter account as well as his reality show, maybe he wouldn't have been traded.

Date: 1/2012
Twitter Handle: @mrskutcher
Why It Was Deleted: After suffering a extremely public breakup and divorce from her ex-husband Aston Kutcher, Moore deleted her Twitter and checked herself into rehab for "exhaustion".
Complex says:Now back on Twitter, Demi Moore is now looking for suggestions for her new Twitter handle since "mrskutcher" is no longer poplin'. May we suggest: @MILFEmeritus?

Date: 1/31/2012
Twitter Handle: @KendrickPerkins
Why It Was Deleted: Perkins was upset at all the jokes fans were lobbing his way after he got posterized by Lob City resident, Blake Griffin.
Complex says: Shit, we actually don't blame Perkins for deleting his Twitter. We were surprised he showed up for practice the next day. Welcome to Lob City, P!

Date: 2/27/2012
Twitter Handle: @realmattlucas
Why It Was Deleted: Lucas discovered how cruel Twitter can be when a user with the handle @oOfuscoOo began making fun of the openly gay comedian after his former civil partner's suicide.
Complex says: Situations like this make us wish people had to use their real names on Twitter. Fortunately, Lucas returned to Twitter a short while later.

Date: 2/29/2012
Twitter Handle:
Why It Was Deleted: After beefing with fans who heckled him for supporting the Yankees in the 2011 post-season and admitting he wasn't "a Redskins, Georgetown, Wizards no a Capitals fan", the power-hitting phenom gave up on Twitter saying he was "over it" and "just bored".
Complex says: Come on, son. If you get paid millions to rep a certain city, rep that city.

Date: 3/5/2012
Twitter Handle: @PatriciaHeaton
Why It Was Deleted: The major backlash that resulted from her supporting Rush Limbaughs attach on Georgetown student and birth control advocate Sandra Fluke.
Complex says: Give her a break. She had to do something now that networks stopped running Everybody Loves Raymond reruns.

Date: 4/15/2012
Twitter Handle: @NICKIMINAJ
Why It Was Deleted: Minaj discovered one of her fan sites, Nicki Daily, leaked unreleased material from her new album. She deactivated her account after tweeting a host of tirades including this gem: "And that’s exactly why I’m paying the barbz DUST right now! And deleting my twitter. Smdh – don’t cry 4 me argentina."
Complex says: Maybe during her downtime Nicki will seek emotional and spiritual guidance from the fake priest she brought to the Grammy's.