Veteran American actress Whoopi Goldberg, closed her Twitter account following a monologue on the The View in which said the social media platform was a ‘mess’.

By Edward Era Barbacena

Whoopi Goldberg has quit Twitter - and becomes the latest woke celeb to leave since Elon Musk’s takeover.

Goldberg, 66, closed her account following a monologue on the The View in which said the social media platform was a ‘mess

Her departure came hours after supermodel Gigi Hadid deactivated her profile and moaned Twitter has become ‘more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry’.

They join a string of other high-profile, and left-leaning, figures who’ve said they’ll quit after Musk completed his chaotic buyout of Twitter last month and declared himself ‘Chief Twit’.

But several who’ve announced their departures still have live accounts on the site, including Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes.

Many conservative commentators have welcomed Musk’s takeover after the Tesla chief said he’d maintain free speech on the platform, following claims right-wing voices were previously silenced or shut down.

Announcing her decision, Goldberg said on The View: ‘I’m going to get out, and if it settles down and I feel more comfortable, maybe I’ll come back.

‘But as of tonight, I’m done with Twitter.’

She said Twitter had become ‘a mess’ since Musk took over and referred to the suspension of Kathy Griffin for impersonating the Twitter boss.

Goldberg added: ‘I’m getting off. I’m getting off today because I just feel like, you know, it’s so messy.’