Leslie JonesYou don’t need to be afraid of any troll.
When discussing the ups & downs of fame, Laverne Cox on her E! her E! If We Are Being HonestThe Saturday Night LiveAn alum recalls the hateful comments she received online from internet trolls about her role in the 2016 election. GhostbustersEnjoy this sneak peek of the Nov. 9 episode, reboot
“People have to really know how specific that s–t is,”Leslie said that Invention of Anna star. “None of the other girls got trolled like I did, and I hate to say it like this, but it was because I was a Black woman. And I hate to say that.”
The film, which Leslie starred in alongside Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy Kate McKinnon, Received backlashFans were unhappy about the Ghostbusters’ all-female lineup. Leslie acknowledged that most of the hate directed at her was directed at her, and that few people helped her during the chaos.
Calling her to tell what happened “a shame,” the 55-year-old detailed the kinds of abuse she got from trolls, from people spitting on her picture to hanging her character’s action figure to death threats targeted at her and her family.