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Author Stephen King seems to have found himself amid a controversy following his recent X post. On July 15, he took to the social media site and wrote:
“The Epstein client list is real. So is the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.”
Per reports, he seemingly suggested through this post that the Epstein list was hypothetical and might not exist. Social media users reacted to his statement. An X user commented on King's post about Epstein, writing:
“Cmon dude. Clearly Epstein had clients who could be compiled into a list.”
“only time bro takes trump’s side is to defend Epstein,” another netizen reacted.
“What an odd thing to say,” a person commented.
On July 16, Stephen King shared another X post, commenting that his previous post about Epstein created an online stir. The author wrote:
“Boy, I hit a nerve with that Epstein post. The “list” is like UFOs: Everyone knows someone who’s seen one.”
Stephen King’s comment comes days after the Department of Justice released a memo stating there wouldn’t be any more revelations about the Epstein case. According to a report by TODAY, the memo noted that the FBI’s investigation findings claimed that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. The report further stated:
“This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list.’”
In February 2025, during an interview with Fox News, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Epstein files were already on her desk for final review. Meanwhile, after the DOJ’s memo release, Donald Trump shared a post on Truth Social saying that people should not focus on Jeffrey Epstein as he wasn’t significant.
Why did Stephen King want to leave X (formerly Twitter) in 2024?
Last year, the It author shared a post on the social media platform declaring that he decided to exit X. He asked his followers to join him on Threads instead. Quoted by The Guardian, his words were:
“I’m leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic. Follow me on Threads, if you like.”
Stephen King was also displeased with the platform’s decision to charge $20 every month from its users to get the verification mark. In a strongly-worded post, he wrote:
“$20 a month to keep my blue check? F*ck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.”
In June 2025, when tensions arose between Elon Musk and President Trump, Stephen King commented on the situation, calling it a petty argument between billionaires. He said it didn’t matter when the world had real problems.
"Couple of billionaires having a hissy little catfight. Who gives a sh*t? The world actually has problems," King wrote on X.
He had previously pointed out that Elon Musk couldn’t be called the President-elect since he wasn’t elected and, being born in Pretoria, wasn’t eligible for the role, even though he seemed to be acting like he was in charge.
In a 2022 interview with The Times, Stephen King said social media was both helpful and harmful. It brought people together for important causes like protests after George Floyd’s death, but also spread false claims, like the stolen election and anti-vaccine beliefs.
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