Francia Raisa has called for an end to the online “bullying” she’s received amid her rumoured rift with Selena Gomez, to whom she donated a kidney in 2017. The How I Met Your Father actor recently spoke to TMZ about receiving “pretty bad” comments online since speaking out about her broken relationship with the Only Murders in the Building star.
“Now I’m being bullied like crazy,” she said on 8 May. “It’s not good at all. It’s not fun either.” The 34-year-old actor pointed out that Gomez has long been an advocate for mental health and founded the Rare Impact Fund, a nonprofit committed to increasing access to mental health services for young people.
“The only thing I’m going to say is in no way, shape or form does anyone condone bullying, especially Selena,” Raisa continued. “She literally has a whole nonprofit dedicated to mental health, and I believe Rare Beauty even just had an event for mental health.
The Grown-ish star went on to say that the hateful messages and online harassment has taken a toll on her own mental health. “So the fact that I’m now being bullied as I am, it’s messing with me mentally,” she said.
Raisa added: “To me it’s not what anyone wants for someone and [Gomez’s] literally out there saying please stop, so I don’t understand why it’s not stopping – not just for me, but others that are also being antagonised online.” As for how she handles the negativity, Raisa shared that she does her “best to not listen” and “to not read” the comments.
“I’m very happy and I’m living my life,” she said. “I’m sending love to everyone. I understand because I’ve been a hardcore fan of people myself growing up, I totally, totally, totally get it but it’s not nice and I would say – not just with me but with anyone – please stop.
Source: People
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