Lauren Jauregui labelled Elon Musk a “clown” after her blue tick was reinstated by Twitter.

The 26-year-old singer blasted the billionaire businessman – who purchased Twitter for $44 billion final yr – after her blue-tick standing was restored by the platform.

Lauren – who shot to fame as a part of Fifth Harmony – wrote on the micro-blogging website: “Wait a minute now [laughing emoji] y’all do you really think I paid for this??? [laughing emoji] thank you for my blue check back but I guarantee I didn’t pay, unless Elon took up my tab too [laughing emoji] (sic)”

Elon beforehand introduced plans to introduce a subscription service for blue ticks.

But Lauren insists she hasn’t subscribed to Twitter Blue.

She wrote: “[laughing emoji] like?! How are you lying to these people like this?!? That has to be fraud somehow right? You think I’d pull out my wallet after talking all that s***? This is embarrassing [laughing emoji]

“Honestly what a clown..and bizarre advertising and marketing tactic. It’s so deceitful and weeeeirrrddddd like?! You simply mendacity to those folks and for what?! (sic)”

In February, Lauren threatened to quit Twitter after the company changed its verification policy.

The singer suggested she could quit the platform after the company tried to charge her for her blue-tick status.

Lauren – who has more than four million followers on Twitter – wrote: “I simply acquired this message once I opened Twitter… @elonmusk how is that this okay? When now we have respectable careers that depend upon our verifications as folks fake to be me each single day on this website. I’ve had this verification for 11 years and a couple of step verification is important

“for my account to not get hacked. Why the f*** would I start paying for something I’ve had for 11 years when it is an actual tool for my career? @Twitter this is unsafe. And if this is really a thing I will be leaving Twitter cause f*** all this pay for clout s***. (sic)”