{"id":171622,"date":"2018-07-17T23:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T03:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=171622"},"modified":"2018-07-17T23:05:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T03:05:47","slug":"xavier-dolan-leaves-twitter-where-celeb-exchanges-can-get-heated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/17\/xavier-dolan-leaves-twitter-where-celeb-exchanges-can-get-heated\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Dolan leaves Twitter, where celeb exchanges can get heated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the screengrab image, Dolan posted that he found himself “drawn to hateful debates” he’d “rather ignore” on the platform. (Photo By Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO — Amid headlines over a heated Twitter exchange between Nicki Minaj and a Canadian writer, Montreal actor-filmmaker Xavier Dolan has left the social media platform, apparently in a bid to avoid such a scenario.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, his account was no longer available and many fans had posted a screengrab image purportedly of his final tweet announcing his decision to leave Twitter.<\/p>\n

According to the screengrab image, Dolan posted that he found himself “drawn to hateful debates” he’d “rather ignore” on the platform.<\/p>\n

He’s still keeping his Instagram account where he “can focus on what matters: Harry Styles’ outfits on tour,” adds the post.<\/p>\n

A representative for Dolan didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Dolan’s move comes after Minaj made headlines for a controversial response to Toronto writer Wanna Thompson’s tweet.<\/p>\n

Thompson posted on her Twitter account ?WannasWorld that she received death threats after Minaj chimed in to her June 29 tweet, in which she criticized the rapper’s musical direction.<\/p>\n

“You know how dope it would be if Nicki put out mature content?” Thompson wrote in the June 29 post, which she deleted but later reposted in a screengrab.<\/p>\n

The post went on to say she’d like to see Minaj “just reflecting on past relationships, being a boss, hardships, etc. She’s touching 40 soon, a new direction is needed.”<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Minaj indirectly replied to Thompson that same day by tweeting out a list of her more mature songs. That prompted Minaj’s fans to attack Thompson on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Thompson later posted a screengrab and a video of what she said were direct messages sent to her by Minaj containing expletive-laden language.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported Thompson was let go from her internship at an entertainment blog after the Minaj incident and is now “mentally depleted” and considering seeing a therapist.<\/p>\n

Requests for comment from Thompson were not returned Thursday.<\/p>\n

Public relations guru Natasha Koifman, president of NKPR in Toronto, said she has a simple rule for her high-profile and celebrity clients when it comes to wanting to engage in heated exchanges on social media.<\/p>\n

“Don’t,” Koifman said. “If you’re feeling that anger or if you’re anxious about it, you really should sleep on it and the next day you probably wouldn’t feel the same.”<\/p>\n

Minaj has a huge influence with over 21 million Twitter followers and should not have responded at all, she added.<\/p>\n

“The result of it was horrible,” Koifman said.<\/p>\n

“She really should have issued some kind of a statement to, at the very least, have all of her followers just leave this girl alone.”<\/p>\n

Despite such incidents, Koifman said more\u00a0celebrities\u00a0are embracing social media, noting Julia Roberts just joined Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Celebrities\u00a0are realizing that it’s not going away and they’re realizing that it’s a necessary tool to build their brand,” Koifman said.<\/p>\n

“Often when they’re in the casting studios, people want actresses and actors that have a high following because they can actually influence box office. So the trend is only getting bigger.<\/p>\n

“You just want to make sure that it’s being used in a healthy way. You’re not always going to get positive comments. You just need to make sure that you don’t respond to them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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