Charlie Sheen asks Elon Musk to return his blue badge

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Of Jon Levine

April 22, 2023 | 12:16 p.m

He wants to be back in the big leagues.

Actor Charlie Sheen publicly begged Elon Musk to return his blue Twitter badge on Friday.

Sheen, like thousands of others, lost his official verification badge after a site-wide purge of older verified accounts that refused to pony up for Twitter Blue — Musk̵[ads1]7;s $8-a-month subscription service.

“dear @elonmusk. I’m sorry your fancy rocket exploded spectacularly. I’m sure you’ll build an even bigger and more explosive one,” Sheen wrote. “now, could I please have the blue check back? it would mean a lot to me. thanks in advance, sincerely – c sheen.”

The “fancy rocket” the “Two and a Half Men” and “Platoon” star was referring to was Musk’s 400-foot-tall SpaceX Starship, which exploded moments after taking off in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

Officials say Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, will one day be able to take people to the moon and Mars.

Although Musk has agreed to cover the costs of a few megawatt accounts such as Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner, he gave no indication that Sheen would be among the select group.

“I feel your pain,” he tweeted in response to Sheen’s appeal.