Millie Bobby Brown quits Twitter after trolls use her for homophobic memes
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has reportedly quit social media after various memes surfaced online, depicting her as a homophobe.
A number of memes featured the 14-year-old actor’s selfies and photos with homophobic statements and slurs. A while later, when accessed, the official Twitter account of the actor showed the message “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist”.
Brown has often used her social network to spread awareness about gun control, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
She has not yet issued a statement regarding her exit from the microblogging site, but multiple news outlets claim that the memes are the reason for her departure.
Brown’s withdrawal comes just over a week after Star Wars: The Last Jedi actor Kelly Marie Tran deleted all of her Instagram posts due to months of online harassment. Before Tran, her Star Wars co-star Daisy Ridley was also chased off Instagram by trolls in 2016, for her pro-gun control stance and appearance.
Brown will return to play the character of Eleven in the upcoming third season of Stranger Things.
BROWN’S WITHDRAWAL COMES JUST OVER A WEEK AFTER STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI ACTOR KELLY MARIE TRAN DELETED ALL OF HER INSTAGRAM POSTS DUE TO MONTHS OF ONLINE HARASSMENT. TRAN’S COSTAR DAISY RIDLEY WAS ALSO CHASED OFF INSTAGRAM