On June 18th, 2018, during her acceptance speech for "Best Performance in a Show" for her role as "Eleven" on Stranger Things at MTV Movie and TV Awards, Millie Bobby Brown made a statement about bullying. That day, CNN published an article titled "Millie Bobby Brown leaves Twitter amid cyberbullying." Millie Bobby Brown's Response On June 14th, 2018, Brown's Twitter account was deactivated, leading many to speculate that the controversy surrounding the hoax memes led to the account's removal. Several media outlets covered the use of the hashtag and the campaign against Brown, including, Popbuzz, and more. #TakeDownMillieBobbyBrown #WeLoveMillieBobbyBrown." The post (shown below) received more than 45 retweets and 175 likes. SO HOW CAN YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, THERE ARE LIKE “PIXELS” AROUND THE LETTERS, WHAT IT MEANS THIS IS SOO FAKE. Twitter user tweeted, "OKAY GUYS, THIS IS SO FAKE, JUST YOU NEED TO INCREASE EXPOSURE AND CONTRAST.
You may have to select a menu option or click a button.Following the post, people began reporting a series of fradulent tweets supposedly made by the actor in which she uses homophobic and violent language.
Then she tweeted #takedownmilliebobbybrown which her followers jumped on and it became a full blown meme /AqDg04Vcwt In other news, a 9-year-old girl was sent to rehab for her Fortnite addiction. Millie hasn’t referenced deactivating her Twitter account since, but she recently posted a selfie on her Instagram story with a caption saying “good vibes only.” The hijab joke ultimately gave way to homophobic Tweets alongside memes and fake Snapchat screenshots.
The obvious joke began to gain attention and others joined in, morphing the joke into the hashtag #TakeDownMillieBobbyBrown.