The dating app Bumble swiped left on the account of actress Sharon Stone after it was reported as a fake by users who didn’t believe she was really on the app.
Bumble, a dating app that requires women to make the first move, blocked Stone’s account as a safety precaution following reports from users who didn’t believe the Golden Globes winner was actually looking for a date on the platform.
“You’ve been blocked,” Bumble said in a notification to Stone. “We’re committed to keeping Bumble safe, which means we have to enforce certain rules when our values are violated. Your account has been blocked because we’ve received several reports about your profile being fake.”
Stone tweeted a screenshot of the notification from Bumble with the caption, “I went on the Bumble dating sight and they closed my account. Some users reported that it couldn’t possibly be me! Hey Bumble, is being me exclusionary? Don’t shut me out of the hive.”
— Sharon Stone (@sharonstone) December 30, 2019
Stone’s predicament quickly went viral with more than 3,000 retweets and 31,000 likes. All of the buzz from Stone’s tweet caught the attention of the dating app. Bumble’s editorial director Clare O’Connor replied to Stone’s tweet and let her know that they had unlocked her account.
“AHA! [Sharon], we at Bumble found your account, unblocked you, and ensured this won’t happen again. You can get back to Bumbling! Thanks for bearing with us and hope you find your honey,” O’Connor wrote.
AHA! @sharonstone, we at @bumble found your account, unblocked you, and ensured this won’t happen again. You can get back to Bumbling! Thanks for bearing with us and hope you find your honey.?
— Clare O’Connor (@Clare_OC) December 30, 2019
Stone, 61, rose to fame as an actress and model. She appeared in films, including Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Casino. The actress is expected to star in the soon-to-be-released Netflix series Ratchet, which follows the fictional character of Nurse Ratchet.
