Tuesday, July 19, 2016

#LoveforLeslieJ: Thousands Rally Behind 'Ghostbusters' Star Leslie Jones After Twitter Abuse

Thousands took to Twitter to rally behind comedian Leslie Jones with the hashtag #LoveforLeslieJ on Monday after the "Ghostbusters" star was subjected to a storm of misogynist and racist messages.

The 48-year-old — who plays one of the movie's four ghost-catchers — said she was "in a personal hell" over the online abuse. 

In addition to sending Jones sexist and racist messages, Twitter users were circulating a screenshot of an apparently doctored tweet that was made to look like an offensive reply from the actress.  

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