Leslie Jones has had one hell of a summer. While highlights have been getting critical acclaim for her performance in Ghostbusters and her trip to Rio to help NBC cover the Olympics, the lows have unfortunately also been quite low. She was previously driven off of Twitter by racist and misogynistic trolls led by Milo Yiannopoulos, and this week, her website was hacked, leaking personal information and nude photos.
This absolutely heinous attack is being investigated by Homeland Security, so hopefully whoever perpetrated this hate crime (and, yes, it is a hate crime) will swiftly be brought to justice. In the meantime, many celebrities are pouring out their support for Jones on Twitter, hopefully easing a little of the pain that Jones is surely feeling in the wake of this violation.
First off, Hillary Clinton took a moment from her campaign to offer her support to the SNL star.
@Lesdoggg, no one deserves this—least of all someone who brings us so much joy. I'm with you. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 25, 2016
Many of Jones’ coworkers from Ghostbusters and SNL also chimed in to denounce the doxxing.
What's happening to @Lesdoggg is an absolute outrage. Alt right, haters, trolls, "comedians," whoever the fuck you all are, you're just sad.
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/aidybryant/status/768557421740580864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
May many (more) bad things befall the cowards who've attacked my friend, @Lesdoggg. They are the worst of humanity, where she is the best.
— Taran Killam (@TaranKillam) August 24, 2016
Yo real talk though..LEAVE LESLIE JONES ALONE!!! She has done nothing to deserve the treatment these BUTT holes are giving her! @Lesdoggg
— Pharoah (@JayPharoah) August 24, 2016
The support didn’t stop there, with many celebrities offering messages of love and frustration in the face of such a toxic situation.
Do not give your eyeballs to this racist, hate-filled, misogynoir crime. I #StandWithLeslie ❤️
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) August 24, 2016
I truly don't know why people are so hateful towards @Lesdoggg. Why? She's talented and wonderful. Why are people so pressed to be awful?
— Gabby Sidibe (@GabbySidibe) August 24, 2016
Let's turn our anger at trolls into love for Leslie Jones and into strategies to protect all the heroines who don't deserve this bullshit
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 24, 2016
I was terrified when I did SNL. Leslie Jones went out of her way to be open, warm, friendly, funny all week. She is a GEM.
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) August 25, 2016
these acts against leslie jones….are sickening. its racist & sexist. it's disgusting. this is hate crimes. this aint "kids joshing round"
— ?st (@questlove) August 24, 2016
This @Lesdoggg attack is troubling. The rampant racism percolating in society right now is shameful and sad. She made a movie, that's it!
— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/768529605510561792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Do me a favor? Please don't share or view the Leslie Jones personal info/photos. Support Leslie by not supporting the assholes that did this
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 24, 2016
.@Lesdoggg you are beautiful & talented & bring laughter into a world that desperately needs it. You are also my friend & I support you.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) August 25, 2016
.@Lesdoggg only someone with tremendous strength can endure being put in a position to evoke positive change and you are superhero powerful.
— Michael Chiklis (@MichaelChiklis) August 25, 2016
How can anyone look @ what's happened to Leslie Jones today/the past few weeks and NOT see proof of how horrifyingly WoC are treated online?
— Sam H. Escobar (@myhairisblue) August 24, 2016
Whoever hacked @Lesdoggg's site needs to be arrested & prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And then some. #LeslieJones
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/rejects/status/768511447290699776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
It’s good to know that even when the trolls seem to be overwhelming that Jones has many who are in her corner. Since the matter is being dealt with in a very serious way, hopefully the grief that Jones gets online will lessen. That may be wishful thinking, but we have to believe that humanity can get a little better, right?