She's back!
After a dramatic exit from Twitter a few days ago, Leslie Jones made a triumphant return on Thursday night to prove that racist trolls can't hold her down. The Ghostbusters actress, who decided to leave the social media site after her mentions became flooded with bigoted, disrespectful comments and memes sparked by a conservative reporter who called her performance "a minstrel show," returned with a hilarious message for her fans.
Here are the pair of tweets the actress fired off late Thursday afternoon:
Welp...a bitch thought she could stay away. But who else is gonna live tweet Game of Thrones!!
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 21, 2016
Thanks for the love and support I received! made me feel real special See you later on @sethmeyers #LoveForLeslieJ pic.twitter.com/1SOU5QnhMQ
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 21, 2016
After the racist attacks on Jones left her feeling like she was in a "personal hell" and driving her off the social media site, her fans began tweeting messages of support with the hashtag #LoveForLeslieJ. It quickly went viral and definitely seemed to have done the trick.
Welcome back, Leslie!
Catch up on the drama surrounding her Twitter exit with BET Breaks above.
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