I would go with the cash, as unless someone is seriously gaming the system about 1 in 8 human beings on the planet would have to create an account and follow th

I would go with the cash, as unless someone is seriously gaming the system about 1 in 8 human beings on the planet would have to create an account and follow the celebrity for them to get 1 billion followers assuming only real accounts counted. Even a twitter verified Jesus Christ, son of the one true God would have a somewhat difficult time drumming up 1 billion twitter followers, and he has at least that many followers in real life.