The conservative actor James Woods tweeted an even hoax in July. Twitter just excluded him from his account.

James Woods at the premiere of "Bleed for This" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California on November 2, 2016. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP)

But Friday, the 71-year-old verified account, which has 1.73 million followers, was unusually quiet – not a @RealJamesWood tweet. As silence continued during the weekend, some began wondering, "Where is James Woods?"

Contrary to his 2016 announcement that he left Twitter on censorship, Woods' current hiatus is not self-imposed. The actor was expelled from his account at the end of last week due to a tweet of July 20 that Twitter allegedly broke his rules, Associated Press reported Sunday. The tweet in question included a hoax even claiming to come from Democrats who asked men not to vote in the mid-term elections, according to the AP.

An account owned by a woman named Sara Miller, who identified herself as Woods' girlfriend, first tweeted the Friday morning news with images of e-mail Woods received from Twitter. The email indicated that the July tweet "included text and images that could be misleading in a way that could impact an election" and asked Woods to remove the tweet before he could use his account again , according to Miller's tweet.

His tweet included a statement attributed to Woods, in which the actor called Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, "cowardly," adding, "The Conservatives do not speak freely on @Twitter."

The same Twitter seems to have been criticized with a photo of three men with exaggerated smiles next to the text: "We make more votes of women staying at home." He also used hashtags In his tweet, Woods wrote: "Quite scary, there is a distinct possibility that it may be real," referring to the same. "Unlikely, but in our day of absolute liberal madness, it's at least possible …"

Miller shared an image later Friday on Woods' tweet, writing: "Retweet at your own risk". By Monday, Miller's tweet had been retweeted more than 13,000 times.

Woods told AP that he would not delete the tweet, citing freedom of expression.

"The irony is that Twitter has accused me of affecting the political process, when in fact their ban is blatant interference," he said. "Because now, having the muffled voice is a lot more disturbing than having the split vocal cords. If you want to kill my freedom of expression, put yourself in the throat and lift my throat with a knife, do not prevent me from having a pillow.

Twitter could not be contacted for comment, but a spokeswoman told AP that the company does not comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons. according to The rules of TwitterPeople who do not comply with their policies are subject to a number of "enforcement actions," including the removal of "prohibited content" before the user can resume operations and the suspension of the permanent account.

Woods, who escaped from his account, has only fueled the anger of right-wing public figures who have long accused social media of censoring popular conservative voices. Earlier this month, Twitter permanently banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website, Infowars, for sharing content that violated his policies of abuse, Washington Post's Tony Romm reported. On the eve of the closure of Jones' accounts, Dorsey responded to allegations of bias at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In his testimony, he emphasized that "impartiality is our guiding principle".

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Known for his leading roles in films such as Martin Scorsese's "Casino" and Disney's "Hercules", Woods also won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his performance in the 1986 CBS TV movie "Promise."

Brent Bozell, founder of the Conservatory Media Research Center, described Woods as "one of the best curators" on Twitter.

Woods' reaction to the situation was quick, as many felt his tweet did not deserve such severe punishment.

"You make fun of me!" A Twitter user wrote. "That's the post ????? Come on, Twitter! Seriously?"

Another person tweeted"It's ridiculous." Twitter is now officially void.

Calls Twitter to unlock Woods account and hashtag #FreeJamesWoods have since flooded the social media platform.

Others, however, applauded Twitter's action against Woods, who had also been charged with sexual misconduct last year. Woods denied the allegations.

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Saturday, before Woods speaks to AP, his girlfriend, Miller, tweeted a copy of an email that the actor sent to his friends and that "expresses his feelings about it".

"The reason I'm sending it to you is that, Liberal or Conservative, I know everyone of you recognizes that this muzzle on freedom of expression is cancer," wrote Woods, "who, if allowed to metastasize, will destroy this nation and all that it represents."

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