Millie Bobby Brown Blasts Journalists For Policing Her Appearance

Millie Bobby Brown Calls Out Journalists on Her Instagram For Bullying

Millie Bobby Brown, who has been busy promoting her upcoming sci-fi Netflix movie, The Electric State, slammed journalists in a lengthy Instagram video for mocking her looks.

In her very candid post, she started, "I want to take a moment to address something that I think is bigger than just me; something that affects every young woman who grows up under public scrutiny. I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. 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 one."

In her open statement, the Enola Holmes actress also shared the names of the reporters who wrote the stories and criticized them for bullying.

"Let's talk about the articles, the headlines, the people who are so desperate to tear young women down," she Millie Bobby Brown began.

"Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown aging so badly?' by Lydia Hawken. 'What has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face?' by John Ely. 'Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someone's mom as she guides younger sister Ava through LA' by Cassie Carpenter. 'Little Britain's Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown's new "mommy makeover" look' - written by Bethan Edwards, amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is mocking a young woman's appearance."

Sexualizing child stars and counting down until they become of legal age has been normalized by the media and an industry that thrives on youth. What Brown acknowledged is the enablers, and the lack of real journalistic integrity.

"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," Brown continued.

"The fact that some of these articles are written by women makes it 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 said near the end of her post that she refuses to apologize for growing up and won't give in to unrealistic expectations.

She stated, "Not just for me, but for every young girl who deserves to grow up without fear of being torn apart just for existing."