Sophia Bush Targets Online Stalker for Harassment; 'My God I Feel Sorry For You'
Sophia Bush is speaking out about the harassment she has endured from an "online stalker" this week in an attempt to protect herself and other Twitter users from similar treatment.
Using Instagram, the "Chicago P.D." star shed light on the "sheer horror" unleashed by the Twitter troll who has made violent threats to Bush and her Twitter followers in recent months. The post featured a collage of comments issued by the vicious online bully.
"For the past few months I have been harassed to the point of sheer horror by an online stalker," Bush explained in the post on Monday, Sept. 29. "This person has taken to harassing and bullying many of my followers as well. And tonight I finally said f--- this s---."
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Of the "tiny sampling" featuring the threats in the Instagram post, Bush added, "I'm sharing it here to make something very clear. This kind of behavior does. Not. Fly. You so not have permission to hide. Not anymore: This has gotten beyond out of hand. Obsessive. Violent. And legally punishable."
Bush went on to question the online stalker's background and motives, even taking pity on the individual and writing and said, "My God I feel sorry for you."
"You do not have the right to spread poison because you have felt poisoned," she continued. "It's a small minded and ugly path to take. Choosing to inflict pain doesn't make you strong or powerful. It only proves your weakness and self-loathing. All the time you're taking to verbally harass us, threaten physical assault, and terrorize strangers? Please start spending it in therapy and learn to love yourself. You deserve it. And because none of us deserve one more moment of your bullying bullsh--."
Furthermore, the actress issued an apology to her fans who have also experienced the harassment.
"To any of you who've been targeted by @SophhiaBush, I'm so sorry. I'm sure he/she will be blocked again soon, only to create another account," the actress wrote. "We're close to 20 now. And law enforcement says, 'We're on it,' and 'Don't acknowledge this person,' but when this person, this vitriolic perverse monster is targeting all of you? Threatening rape, gang rape, & throat slitting to name a few? Impersonating me and breaking some of your hearts? Telling people they should kill themselves, and detailing how? Nope. No silence. And as the evidence is stalking and harassment mounts, so does my anger. Because this is grotesque."
The actress also added, "#gethelp #bullyingisugly #violenceisntfunny #thereisabetterway."
Bush is not the only celebrity to defend herself against online bullying. Model Chrissie Teigen has also been vocal about aggressive Twitter users in the past, while singers such as Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga urge their followers to resist online bullying.
