Author Stephen King, who has written a number of bestselling novels like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie and more, directly addressed a rumor going around that he called Elon Musk president-elect Donald Trump's "new first lady.

Social media posts falsely claim that Elon Musk banned author Stephen King from X, the social media platform owned by Musk. The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King's X account remains active,

King also denied ever referring to Musk as Donald Trump's "new first lady" — but only because he "didn’t think of it"

Author Stephen King on Wednesday addressed what he said were rumors about him mocking tech billionaire Elon Musk and being removed from the social platform X. “I see there’s a rumor going