'Ghostbusters' Star Leslie Jones Suffers Racist Abuse Via Twitter
Director Paul Feig then leapt to Jones' defence with the hashtag #LoveForLeslieJ, after she re-posted a number of the offending comments.
Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones has described the “personal hell” she’s endured after suffering a string of racist and misogynistic tweets, with director Paul Feig sparking a backlash movement against the trolls in coming to her defence.
The re-boot, which finally hit cinemas this week after months of internet attacks by people attacking the all-female cast, has been arguably the most talked-about film of 2016 and clearly continues to anger a small section of the internet despite the good reviews it has received.
The new 'Ghostbusters' cast (l-r): Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon
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