Leslie Jones has been a featured cast member on Saturday Night Live for two years, starred in one of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2016 and was even flown to Rio thanks to her hilarious Twitter commentary on the Olympics.
But that’s not the reason everyone knows her name. Right now, the only reason people recognise the name Leslie Jones is because the Internet hates her.
This week, the Ghostbusters actress fell victim to cruel hackers who posted "sexually explicit and nude" images of comedian on her personal website.
In another gross invasion of privacy, they also posted images of her driver's license and passport, alongside racist images of Harambe, the gorilla who was killed when a three-year-old entered his enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo.
Top Comments
"Surely it can't just be because she starred in the all-female version of Ghostbusters? That's hardly deserving of your personal pictures and information being shared with the entire world. Right?"
Agreed, but you are not telling the full story. While I do not agree with the heat she has received, it is NOT because she was in Ghostbusters, it was her inflammatory comments on Twitter that caused the problem. The movie had nothing to do with it.
Some examples of her apparently racist tweets, though there are many, many more include.
"get the fuck outta here a white boy is best dj wtf?"
"Lord have mercy...white people shit"
"ok you white girls are starting to look alike like a mutherfucka.I swear i went to high school with them two "
"Ok...black republicans? (blank stare), isn't that an oxymoron emphasis on "moron""
The list goes one.