Millie Bobby Brown maintains a firm stance against media outlets fixated on her and her colleagues’ appearances.
In an interview with British Vogue published on Tuesday, Brown continued to share her thoughts on the scrutiny celebrities face.
“‘Oh my God, what has she done with her face? Why has she gone blonde? She looks 60 years old!,’” Brown said of the critiques she’s received from the media.
“I respect journalism,” the “Stranger Things” actor revealed. “I love reading articles on my favorite people and hearing what they’re up to. I understand that there’s paparazzi, even though it’s invasive, even though it feels like shit to me — I know that’s your job. … But don’t, in your headline, slam me at the get-go. It is so wrong and it is bullying, especially to young girls who are new to this industry and are already questioning everything about it.”
Millie Bobby Brown attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6 in Hollywood.
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During the press tour for her film “The Electric State,” the actor told the outlet, her excitement was overshadowed by media coverage.
“I was depressed for three, four days. I was crying every day,” she revealed.
She went on to share her frustrations — and offered a solution to criticism.
“It’s, like, get off my fucking case, you know? I am 21. I am going to have fun and play and be myself,” she said.
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In March, Brown accused journalists of “tearing down” women “for clicks.”
“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old,” she stated in an Instagram post. “I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow up 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 1, and because I don’t, I’m now a target.”
She continued to describe the way she is written about as “bullying,” and called it “disturbing” that adults spend time “dissecting” her appearance.