· Millie Bobby Brown is fighting back against hateful comments about her appearance.
· The Stranger Things star issued a public service announcement about the "bullying" comments she has received, especially those claiming she is "aging badly."
· In an Instagram video, the 21-year-old actress called the issue "bigger than me" and something that affects all young women growing up under public scrutiny.
· She said, "I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can't seem to grow with me. Instead, they act like I'm supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on Stranger Things Season one. And because I don't, I'm now a target."
· She also called out some of the authors of articles that criticized her, saying, “This isn’t journalism. This is bullying. The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it’s disturbing. The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse. We always talk about supporting and uplifting young women, but when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks.”
· Brown has previously clapped back at similar comments, including a New Year's Instagram story where she wrote, "women grow!! not sorry about it :)"
· The actress, who was 12 when Stranger Things first premiered, has said that growing up on screen has led people to have unrealistic expectations of how she "should" look.