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Stephen King announced he is leaving X as the social media platform has become 'too toxic' for him, the Daily Mail reported.

The King of Horror, 77, shared a departing statement via his account on Thursday, following rumors that the owner of X — formerly known as Twitter — Elon Musk, 53, banned him from the platform.

'I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like,' he wrote.

The day prior the author — who joined the exodus of Hollywood stars leaving the platform — dispelled speculation about Musk kicking him off X, after he made a joke about the billionaire's friendship with President-elect Donald Trump.

'I see there's a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump's new first lady. I didn't, but only because I didn't think of it,' he wrote on Wednesday.

'There's also a rumor going around that Muskie kicked me off Twitter. Yet here I am,' King added.

King was referring to recent Musk memes, which were AI generated, and depicted the tech entrepreneur as Trump's First Lady.

According to the Daily Dot, the memes started after Musk was featured in a Trump family photo.

They then gathered steam when a false rumor was spread that King had been banned from X for referring to Musk as 'Trump's First Lady.'

The writer has spoken out against the Tesla and SpaceX founder a number of times.

In the days before and after the Republican candidate's win, he has repeatedly poked fun at Musk for supporting Trump.