Twitter removes legacy verification badges but Musk personally pays for some high-profile accounts

Twitter removed legacy verification badges from users
Elon Musk is paying for Twitter Blue subscriptions for top users including LeBron James, Stephen King, and William Shatner
Musk clarified that he was only doing this for James, King, and Shatner
Prominent celebrity accounts like Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, and The Pope lost their verification badges
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also lost his verification badge