Rihanna, Taylor Swift among the few celebrities paying Twitter to keep their blue checkmarks

It’s 4/20. Elon Musk is removing the blue checkmarks from the around 420,000 “legacy verified” accounts that were granted the icon through Twitter’s now-defunct identity verification process.From this point forward, only users who pay $8 per month (or $11 per month on mobile devices) will have the blue checkmark badge affixed to their Twitter username. As a result, the check mark will no longer serve its original function as an indicator that an account was authentic. So far, not too many users have signed up. Only around 600,000 out of Twitter’s reportedly 250 million users have subscribed. When it comes to previously verified users – made up of actors, artists, pro athletes, and media figures – even fewer are paying. So far, fewer than 5 percent of those 420,000 legacy verified accounts have decided keeping the checkmark for $8 is worth it.So who is paying?Some of the biggest celebrities to cough up the $8 include musical artists like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Miley Cyrus. In fact, of the few celebs that have signed up, singers and artists probably make up the bulk of it. Britney Spears, The Weeknd, Joe and Nick Jonas, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, Coldplay, David Guetta, Shawn Mendes, and Snoop Dogg are among the other big names in music who have subscribed.Over in Hollywood, actors Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, and Neil Patrick Harris are keeping their blue checkmarks for a monthly fee.In sports, pro tennis player Novak Djokovic as well as NBA stars Dwyane…Rihanna, Taylor Swift among the few celebrities paying Twitter to keep their blue checkmarks