The 50 Worst Celebrity Spellers on Twitter

In a tweet, in early 2011, Kanye West once admitted his writing skills were lacking. "If the media wants to make a story ... just say I have atrocious spelling and terrible grammar ..." The rapper's been prone to hyperbole, but his statement was not without point. As a celebrity tweeter you're under a constant microscope of scrutiny and expectation. 2Pac perhaps intoned it best: "all eyes on me." The list that follows, then, is a homage to all of our favorite spelling errors, conjunction blunders, and punctuation mishaps made by celebrities on the popular micro-blogging site. Whether it's a funny observation by a reality TV star, an update on an actor's whereabouts, or a zigzagging rant by a rapper, we've chronicled it here—grammatical errors to boot. Make no mistake: the tweets is watching.

Follow @Complex_Tech

Twitter Handle: @BIGKRIT
Followers:: 298636
Example Tweet: "Yooo whats good witcha yall ...Who should I put on Tha "what you mean" remix ...."

Misspelled words, punctuation errors and so much more. Where should we begin, K.R.I.T.?

Twitter Handle: @jessicaalba
Followers:: 4440662
Example Tweet: "H eating din w her new crazy hat http://instagr.am/p/PA0HbjsuiE/ "

A quick scroll through actress Jessica Alba's Twitter feed and you'll realize she has a rule of thumb: instead of writing "with" just use "w". Not even "w/", just "w." The spelling misdeed wouldn't seem so ridiculous if Alba didn't have 84 more characters to use.

Twitter Handle: @DanMarino
Followers:: 90507
Example Tweet: "How nice is it to have NFL on Thursday Nights this early in the season."

Even after all these years Dan Marino has been out the NFL he's still swapping periods for question marks. We're guessing he took one too many hits to the head over his storied 16-year professional football career.

Twitter Handle: @DwightHoward
Followers:: 3594973
Example Tweet: Fruit roll ups or fruit by the foot. Which ones better ???

You'd think with all the time Howard—the Lakers star center—doesn't spend practicing free trows he'd use it wisely by improving his bad grammar habits. We were wrong.

Twitter Handle: @ForeverMalika
Followers:: 688375
Example Tweet: "I get why they say stress will kill you cus it sure feels like dying"

Brains and beauty? Well, one out of two isn't bad. Here's to hoping the actress (Sky High, ATL) and reality TV star (Khole & Lamar) finally found some stress relief.

Twitter Handle: @ReaganGomez
Followers:: 109523
Example Tweet: If ur a woman & uv recently married/divorced since u registered, please go to http://GottaVote.Org 2 make sure ur not turned away this Nov.

We definitely endorse Gomez's message of making one's voice heard, but c'mon--"uv"? That's not even the correct abbreviation. The Cleveland Show star might want to reconsider her word choice next time.

Twitter Handle: @Tip
Followers:: 2977815
Example Tweet: "It's time to pop a bottle make that thang go pop everybody pop a bottle make that thang go pop."

They're called commas, T.I., commas.

Twitter Handle: @NeNeLeakes
Followers:: 884510
Example Tweet: "Lawd hav mercy this is really getting dark! RHONJ reunion"

The Real Housewives biggest star (and loudest mouth), NeNe Leakes, might also be the show's worst speller. Her gift of gab can't save her from a No. 43 spot on our list.

Twitter Handle: @E40
Followers:: 287193
Example Tweet: "We In This Thang Breh! #SFGiants"

The Bay Area rap veteran is a master of tongue-twisting confab. 40 is best known for minting new words and stylizing them in a manner all his own, despite the erroneous spelling.

Twitter Handle: @JENNIWOWW
Followers:: 3150399
Example Tweet: "Totally love this message http://bit.ly/JWBeauty Ur beautiful no matter what ur wearing."

Even with room to spare, the Jersey Shore starlet favors abbreviations over correctly spelled words. What's a few more characters, JWOWW? We'd all be better for it.

Twitter Handle: @50cent
Followers:: 8091278
Example Tweet: "French Montana you ain't Sh!t boy. You out your league talking about me you hoe.i read your little interview what the fucx is you high."

If you're going to diss somebody on Twitter Fif, you should at at least make sure the missive is without spelling and grammatical errors.

Twitter Handle: @fucktyler
Followers:: 1279158
Example Tweet: "Hai"

The reluctant Odd Future leader is, well, just being Tyler. And with over 1200 retweets, his fan base probably thinks "Hi" is now spelled "Hai."

Twitter Handle: @ItsTheSituation
Followers:: 1398509
Example Tweet: "Well internet is mad slow so now Me n Moses r Breaking out the PLaystation Vita n im Playin Madden NFL 2013!He will never beatme !Hes a Pup"

As someone who takes great pride in his appearance (GTL all day, baby!) you'd think The Situation would notice an ugly sentence when he saw one. We were wrong.

Twitter Handle: @cocosworld
Followers:: 930501
Example Tweet: "Tip 66-Get booty & thighs tight by doing Squats that end with a jump.Its easy, squat down low,then jump high.Do 20,rest,repeat"

Aside from the punctuation misplacement, this is pretty helpful. Thanks @cocosworld!

Twitter Handle: @KattPackAllDay
Followers:: 1335179
Example Tweet: "Showtime tonight Kattpacalypse check your tv guides set your dvrs do whatever you need to do but make sure you catch it"

Last we checked Kattpacalypse is not a word.

Twitter Handle: @reallilscrappy
Followers:: 272247
Example Tweet: "Sometimes u can't believe ya the people we knw"

Extra and unneeded words are just confusing, Scrappy. Also, the little red squiggly line under those words usually means they're spelled wrong. Just, you know, FYI.

Twitter Handle: @rickyrozay
Followers:: 2563272
Example Tweet: "Fa da luv of da money"

When tweeting, Miami rap giant Rick Ross often reverts to using slang. Label this under Boss Decisions.

Twitter Handle: @TheRealMikeEpps
Followers:: 1253068
Example Tweet: "TWEET BACK IF YOU FEELIN REAL EPPSIE!!"

Comedian and Friday star Mike Epps loves to capitalize everything. The general rule is to capitalize proper nouns and the first word of a sentence. Not entire words.

Twitter Handle: @KevinHart4Real
Followers:: 5717089
Example Tweet: "LMFAO at @thegame Album cover, your the only person in the world that would make JESUS a thug in a picture lol!!! http://yfrog.com/kjf00plj

Kevin Hart is Twitter's most notorious user of extra exclamation points. One is typically the rule of thumb. Seven is just excessive. We get it, dude. You're funny.

Twitter Handle: @RealLamarOdom
Followers:: 3445741
Example Tweet: "how can U get mad at me time is money thats why i wait 4 no body/and I'm snatching it know/ Im the ValiSpit Torian N a class full of clowns"

We know you've only got 140 characters LO, but c'mon, this is just lazy. With no more Khole & Lamar on Vh1, perhaps you can dedicate some of the extra down time to learning grammar fundamentals.

Twitter Handle: @WakaFlockaBSM
Followers:: 1283190
Example Tweet: "Obama is gettin the second term. Flocka is gettin Elected 2016 #FACT #FlockaForPresident2016"

Forget Waka's No. 30 placement on our list. How exciting would a Waka Flocka Flame, Lil B presidential ticket be in 2016?

Twitter Handle: @DaRealAmberRose
Followers:: 1443073
Example Tweet: "They say when u have alotta indigestion while pregnant that means ur baby has alotta Hair....This boy betta have hair down 2 his butt ;-)"

Here's to hoping the expecting mother doesn't pass on any of her bad spelling habits onto her an Wiz's bundle of joy.

Twitter Handle: @MTVRonnie
Followers:: 1538004
Example Tweet: "Ppl who try 2 piggy bak on ur success R what I like to call leeches! So unimaginative in Their lonely depressin lives they try 2 mess up urs"

An MTV insider informed us that Ronnie also misspelled his name on his application for Jersey Shore in 2009. We're told it read, "Rnnie Mergo."

Twitter Handle: @BAM_MARGERA
Followers:: 837422
Example Tweet: "Cleaveland has every bathroom in the house smelling like his massive shits. Ew dude."

Cleveland is only the second biggest city in the state of Ohio (and the 45th biggest city in the country), god forbid former MTV star (of Jackass and Viva La Bam fame) Bam Margera knows how to spell it correctly.

Twitter Handle: @TheRealLRaye
Followers:: 371048
Example Tweet: "Wow so much birthday love I'm overwhelmd but thank you all so very much......"

LisaRaye is a lot of things--TV star, film actress, fashion designer, and former First Lady of Turks and Caicos--but a competent speller she is not.

Twitter Handle: @paulpierce34
Followers:: 2449682
Example Tweet: "Stuck m traffic gotta num 2 next exit 3 miles wow"

TMI, Paul. TMI.

Twitter Handle: @MeekMill
Followers:: 1924600
Example Tweet: "Oh u b hating wit them huhhnn..... Pillow talkin wit dem hoes wen u heard that I hit it huhhhnnnn! #dc3 #dreamsandnightmares in stores now"

Meek Mill: Philly native, rapper, Maybach Music Group affiliate, and abbreviation abuser.

Twitter Handle: @Matt_Barnes22
Followers:: 184689
Example Tweet: "My suspension handed down by the NBA 2day is a #JOKE, but best of luck 2 my team 2maro vs a tough Memphis team "

New editions to the Matt Barnes Lexicon include "talkn," "tixs," and "ud." We're waiting on confirmation for "2maro."

Twitter Handle: @iamwill
Followers:: 4638108
Example Tweet: "Just landed in london & guess what??? its rainy...no sun this time....but today looks like its ganna be filled with bright IDEAS #willpower"

The former Black Eyed Peas frontman is infamous for misspellings and proper noun errors. Where would you like us to begin?

Twitter Handle: @therealjuicyj
Followers:: 679710
Example Tweet: "Sum niggaz be so sensitive & serious have fun witcha life, I don't give a fuk! & if a nigga get wrong 9 to yo dome"

We don't want any problems, Juicy. It's just a list.

Twitter Handle: @rihanna
Followers:: 26535260
Example Tweet: "Bitch I'm phresh out the runway #UNAPOLOGETIC"

As our 20th worst celebrity speller, we make no apologies about our decision. Also: it's f-r-e-s-h. #UNAPOLOGETIC

Twitter Handle: @RealWizKhalifa
Followers:: 8197102
Example Tweet: "No limit is one of my fav songs on here because iss so musical. Im rappin my butt off and the way iss sequenced is ill"

Wiz Speak is a strange and confusing thing. Some of our favorite words include "iss," "bacc," and "everyting."

Twitter Handle: @SamuelLJackson
Followers:: 1692842
Example Tweet: "Trolls HYPERVENTILATIN' tonite! Won't honor U w/a retweet! CHOKE MUTHAPUBLICANZ! CHOKE!!"

Sam Jack, one of the great actors of our time, is quite notorious for creating his own words. Last we checked "MUTHAPUBLICANZ" was not in the dictionary. We do, however, endorse the message. Here's to four more years! #ObamaBiden

Twitter Handle: @BIRDMAN5STAR
Followers:: 1164150
Example Tweet: "I. Aint got no worries.their go macmaine rite their tunechi.YMCMB"

Proper nouns are your friends, Birdman.

Twitter Handle: @ryanlochte
Followers:: 1036368
Example Tweet: "Just herd NYC power went out?!?! Is that true"

As an Olympic gold medalist, swimmer Ryan Lochte has to embody the best of American values. This might explain why we're falling behind Canada as a leader in education.

Twitter Handle: @charliesheen
Followers:: 8393849
Example Tweet: "No UK? Say's who"

Drunk tweet! #apostrophemissuse #punctuationerror #winning

Twitter Handle: @TinyMajorMama
Followers:: 742777
Example Tweet: "U guys no its Mon.Night so u should already no what I want! Don't miss FH tonight on VH1 at 9 est! I believe u will really laugh 2nite"

The first lady of Family Hustle should really learn the difference between "no" and "know." You know, especially since she's trying to set a good example for her kids. It takes a village, Tiny.

Twitter Handle: @LilTunechi
Followers:: 8981211
Example Tweet: "Dedikation 4 komin next month."

The only thing more disappointing than Dedication 4's subpar performance is Weezy's constant swapping of "k" for "c" in all his tweets. File this one under Martian Language.

Twitter Handle: @gucci1017
Followers:: 1035766
Example Tweet: "I'm challenging any rapper friend or foe in the ring to a boxing match. Put yo money up. Who got hands not raps. Who wants the challenge"

Questions are usually punctuated with, you know, question marks. But we could be wrong.

Twitter Handle: @FATTREL
Followers:: 58571
Example Tweet: "MY CLOTHEz REEK OF 'LIQUOR,PUSSY,MUNEY, AN EXOTIC WEED' #SBSB"

Aside from the spacing issues, misspelled words, and comma misplacements, it sounded like a fun night.

Twitter Handle: @aliciakeys
Followers:: 9993437
Example Tweet: "Come in2my dressing room & behind the scenes 4my #AKGirlOnFire Inferno Version music video? Take a look... just me&U!"

It's one thing to abbreviate words on Twitter. We get it; you're only allowed 140 characters and you've got to get creative sometimes. It's another thing, however, to abbreviate words and condense them together into something new entirely. Yes, Alicia Keys we're talking about you.

Twitter Handle: @Shaq
Followers:: 6409311
Example Tweet: "LEARN TO DETERMINE APPROPIATE TIMING FOR INTERVENTION OF PROBLEM SOLVING DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.d"

Dear Dr. Shaquille O'Neal, it's spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-E. Sincerely, Concerned Student.

Twitter Handle: @chrisbrown
Followers:: 11551643
Example Tweet: "The hardest part about being Chris Brown is actually realizing your him!"

Here's a question: What's worse, actually being celebrity Lothario Chris Brown or realizing you're him only to find out you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're"? Answer: It's a tie. We're guessing English 101 must not be a prerequisite for celebrity.

Twitter Handle: @jimjonescapo
Followers:: 2881682
Example Tweet: "My flight is almost over we will continue this on my rhide to Mississippi #vampirelife #VampTheVote"

How does the Dipset Capo know the correct spelling for a word like "Mississippi" but not "ride"? We don't get it either.

Twitter Handle: @jamieoliver
Followers:: 2688735
Example Tweet: "anouther true story a massive amount of uk farmers use human waist as fertiliser on there land! do any other countrys do this? is this normal"

Superstar celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is guilty of many grammar mistakes: capitalization mishaps and, perhaps most of all, punctuation errors. Hopefully his No. 6 spot doesn't hurt our chances of getting a reservation at his soon-to-be-opened Italian eatery in NYC.

Twitter Handle: @JoseCanseco
Followers:: 483932
Example Tweet: "Class in session ,I complete you ,slap a hoe wait I mean hater"

The former baseball star, celebrity Apprentice personality, and Vice magazine columnist (really) is also one of Twitter's worst spellers. Aside from serial comma misplacement and capitalization mishaps, he takes our No. 5 spot for not knowing the difference between "hoe" and "ho." Here's a hint, teach: one is a gardening tool, the other is, well, not.

Twitter Handle: @maryjblige
Followers:: 3238214
Example Tweet: "Why is that people always try to understand estimate my intelligents?! They should never do that! "

"Irony," writer George Saunders once said, "is just honesty with the volume cranked up." The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul grabs the No. 4 spot on our list for the sheer, laugh-out-loud irony of her botched tweet. She's been known for grammar flubs in the past, but this one takes the cake. We hear you MJB.

Twitter Handle: @ChiefKeef
Followers:: 321324
Example Tweet: "Dey say im no good Becuz im so hood Rich folks do not want me around Cuz it might pop and wen it pop off Somebody gone grt laid fa fuck out!"

Chicago upstart, and spitfire rapper, Chief Keef is notorious for foregoing punctuation altogether. A word of advice: if you ever hope to become one of rap's great bards, learn the ABCs of grammar. Periods and commas are your friends, Keef.

Twitter Handle: @2Chainz
Followers:: 1263186
Example Tweet: "I DONT DO REMIXES,,, i got too much NEW sht i kan put out! Remixes extend the life of a record, im 2 bz tryn to go to the next 1"

The year's most polarizing rapper, 2Chainz, is also one of Twitter's most infamous grammar blunderers. The Atlanta native and G.O.O.D. Music affiliate even created one the year's most popular (and misspelled) sayings, Truuuuuuu.

Twitter Handle: @wale
Followers:: 2480258
Example Tweet: "Theydontgetmedoe"

The DC-export and Maybach Music Group associate tops our list as Twitter's worst celebrity speller. At over 30,000 tweets, Wale's 140 characters are a conflation of comma misuse, exaggerated punctuation, capitalization errors, improper use of apostrophes, abbreviation mishaps, and conjunction problems. He's even created his own word: "Theydontgetmedoe." We're still waiting on confirmation from Merriam Webster. Points for creativity, though.