Leslie Jones has spoken out about the death threats she received following her role in Ghostbusters published in 2016.
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In an excerpt from the “Saturday Night Live” star’s autobiography published by Rolling Stone, the star recalls bursting into tears after reading online comments about her appearance in the female-led remake of “Ghostbusters.” .
“I can’t believe anyone would do this to anyone because they work,” she writes of the bullying, harassment and death threats she has received. “It’s terrible. I’m acting in a movie. Death threats for something so insignificant? »
While the 1984 film starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, the 2016 version featured an all-female lead cast of Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon.
“They sent me films of hanged people, white people ejaculating in my photo and said, ‘You motherfucker. We will kill you. We’re going to kill you,'” the actress continues in his memoir. “Why are people so mean to each other? How can you sit down and type “I want to kill you” on a keyboard? Who does that? »
Her autobiography, “Leslie F**king Jones,” was published earlier this week.