- While many celebrities use social media to connect with fans and promote their work, others have made a point to steer clear of platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
- Some well-known figures like Saoirse Ronan and Keira Knightley joined social media at one point but deleted their accounts shortly after.
- Others, like Brad Pitt and George Clooney, have vowed to never create profiles on the sites.
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Social media has changed the way celebrities interact with the world, making them a more accessible and constant presence in fans' lives. However, numerous celebrities have made the conscious decision to stay off of social media.
Some well-known artists and performers realized they weren't suited for the platforms after trying out social media; Saoirse Ronan, for example, found Twitter to be "stressful" and "too much work," and Keira Knightley joked that the site "creeped" her out.
Others, like Brad Pitt and George Clooney, have pledged to never make social media accounts.
Here are the celebrities that you won't find on social media.
George Clooney vowed to never join Twitter.
The "Ocean's Eleven" actor revealed one of the reasons he's pledged to stay off of Twitter during a 2014 interview with Variety.
"Just because, I like to have a drink at night," he explained, adding, "I could easily say something stupid, and I also don't think you need to be that available. I don't see Matt Damon or Brad Pitt or myself wanting to get our thoughts out in a 140-character-thing at 3 in the morning."
Clooney is not on Instagram either.
Keira Knightley joked that Twitter "creeped" her out.
The "Imitation Game" actress has steered clear of social media, although she said she did try it at one point.
"I did actually join Twitter for about 12 hours because I tried to be down with the kids and it just creeped me out," she said on a 2014 episode of ITV'S "The Jonathan Ross Show."
Knightley continued, "I didn't post anything and I was under a false name and I think because Chloe [Moretz] followed me, suddenly all these people started following me and posting 'I'm having a cup of tea now' and I just got completely freaked out."
Scarlett Johansson said she prefers to keep her personal life to herself.
Although the "Jojo Rabbit" actress isn't on social media, she told Interview Magazine that she's aware of its benefits in 2011.
"Personally, I don't feel the need to brand myself in that way. But as a means to share information and raise awareness of things, I think these social-networking platforms are unprecedented. They're amazing tools to communicate information—especially about different causes or crises or movements," she said.
Johansson continued, "That said, I don't have a Facebook or a Twitter account, and I don't know how I feel about this idea of, 'Now, I'm eating dinner, and I want everyone to know that I'm having dinner at this time.' or 'I just mailed a letter and dropped off my kids.' That, to me, is a very strange phenomenon. I can't think of anything I'd rather do less than have to continuously share details of my everyday life. I'm always surprised that certain actors have Twitter accounts. I guess they use it in a way that works for them. But I'd rather that people had less access to my personal life. If I could keep it that way, I'd be a happy lady."
Daniel Radcliffe said he doesn't have the "mental fortitude" for the internet.
The "Harry Potter" actor isn't on any social media platform.
During a 2018 interview on E!'s "Busy Tonight," he addressed his decision to abstain from creating an online profile.
"I don't not like it, but I'd be crap on it," he said, adding, "I would get into fights. I don't have the mental fortitude for the internet."
Radcliffe continued,"I worry that like I wouldn't, I wouldn't be rigorous enough to like actually do it myself, then it would become somebody else's responsibility, and then any kind of actual authenticity would seem lost for that. I've never quite been comfortable with it."
He also spoke about staying off social media, specifically Twitter, in a 2016 interview with People and said, "I think Twitter is great for certain things and certain people, there are people I really enjoy reading on Twitter, but I don't know why anyone in my position would ever be on it."
The actor has maintained such a low-key online presence that he became the target of a hoax claiming that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus in 2020. The group behind the claim explained that they targeted the actor partly because he doesn't have a large online following.
Saoirse Ronan joined Twitter but found it to be "too much work" and "stressful."
The "Little Women" actress told The Wrap that she tried Twitter in 2009 because she was a fan of British comedian Stephen Fry, who had an account on the platform.
"I only went on it because Stephen Fry was on it. 'Cause he was like, 'Oh, Twitter, it's fantastic, it's a quick little thing,' and because he got on it, I got on it," she said.
Ronan decided against using the site, deciding that it was "too much work" and "stressful." She continued to explain that she's "developed a kind of distant relationship with my phone and technology over the last couple of years."
And while she didn't stick with Twitter, she said that she understands why others use the platform.
"I get why musicians do it, and journalists or people in the public eye. But acting is a different thing, 'cause you're not yourself when you're working. I'm not me in anything that anyone sees me in," She explained.
The actress continued, "So for me then to get on Twitter and go, 'Oh, I've had a terrible day' or 'God, I've got such a headache,' I just don't think people need to see that. And self-promotion has always made me feel really uncomfortable."
Robert Pattinson said he's too "old and boring" for Instagram.
The "Twilight" actor told The New York Times that the immense fame he faced from the franchise has calmed down now that he's older, but he still doesn't feel the need to be on social media.
"People don't really mess with me in the same way now that I'm older. When I was younger, the paparazzi would be crazy to me — I'd be leaving a place, and people would be screaming abuse — but I can't imagine it going back to that. Do people really care anymore? The gossip magazines have all kind of gone away, and everyone just puts their stuff on Instagram anyway."
When the reporter pointed out that "everyone" doesn't include Pattinson, who doesn't have accounts on the websites, the actor replied, "Well, I'm old and boring. And I only have abs, like, two weeks a year."