Rosie Jones driven off social media after being hounded with ‘hurtful comments’-Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro

Rosie Jones is no longer on X (Picture: Kate Green/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

Rosie Jones appears to have deleted her X account after trolls slammed her in another online attack.

The comedian, 33, has long been targeted on social media and now she’s had enough, leaving X this morning and dubbing it a ‘centre of hate’.

In a post that’s no longer visible, a screenshot from a worried fan shows Rosie’s parting words on X today after receiving ‘hurtful’ comments.

‘I’ve not felt a lot of joy from this social media platform in a long time, so to come on and see I’m trending, yet again, is exhausting,’ Rosie’s last post read after she was the subject of unkind trolling again.

‘I could say comedy is subjective but the truth is the comments are hurtful. I used to love Twitter but I don’t care for this centre of hate. Goodbye,’ she said.

One fan screenshotted this before Rosie’s account disappeared, and expressed concern at the comedian being forced off social media.

She has long been the subject of online hate (Picture: Rowben Lantion/BAFTA via Getty Images)

‘This is incredibly sad – the brilliant Rosie Jones has been driven off Twitter by trolls and their disgusting comments,’ said @madmidweeker.

Some pointed out that the hate Rosie received targeting her comedy was not about her comedy at all, but about her disability, as the comedian has cerebral palsy.

‘The hate is not about her comedy,’ commented @DoomPossumm, while fan Emma Tofi commented on Rosie’s last X post, saying: ‘You are bloody amazing Rosie. I’m so sorry. The nastiest people always shout the loudest, sadly, especially on platforms like this one. Look after yourself.’

‘Just flicking through replies,’ began another fan Becca Ball, continuing: ‘Oh wow! It’s astonishing that some folk have to type it… they actually waste energy typing stuff when they could simply scroll on. I’m so sorry, I think you are fab.’

Earlier this year, Rosie revealed she gets flooded with abuse every time she appears on TV.

‘I’d be lying if I said it didn’t upset me,’ she told The Guardian. ‘But luckily I am surrounded by such a strong network of brilliant friends, family, colleagues who support me.’

Rosie, who left viewers in tears with her emotional appearance in Call The Midwife, added: ‘Do I need a thick skin? Yes, I bloody do.

‘But I’m able to switch it off, I don’t look at social media when I’m on TV and I focus on the positives – on the people coming up to me saying: “I’ve never seen disability portrayed like you do,” or if they are disabled, coming up to me and saying: “Thank you for making us feel seen and worthy and valid.” ‘

Rosie has opened up about trolling before (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)

Rosie is fronting Comedy Central show Out of Order with fellow comics Katherine Ryan and Judi Love, who were both shocked by the abuse their co-host has to deal with.

‘I didn’t realise what that abuse was like until I was tagged on loads of things with you [on social media],’ Katherine admitted.

And Judi confessed: ‘Naively, I didn’t know you got so much abuse. I get a lot of abuse and I ignore it, but I just thought: “flippin’ ’eck.” ‘

Last year, Rosie released a documentary entitled Am I A R****d? which looked at the online abuse she has received as a disabled person.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk about her experience reading through those abusive messages for the documentary, Rosie shared: ‘I will open up Twitter and see people abuse me every day, I will walk down the street and have people shout ableist slurs at me, I will order an Uber and the driver will see me and assume I’m drunk and drive away, and these were always daily minute forms of ableism that ended up swallowing how I felt about myself.

‘So it came to a point that I thought I don’t want to be quiet and I don’t want to swallow all of this hate and abuse because I swallow enough disability hate that then becomes self-hate and that will affect my own mental health.’

After her performance at the Royal Variety Show, Rosie shared a statement which read: ‘Thank you for all of the lovely messages about The Royal Variety last night, what fun.

‘Less of a thanks to the not so lovely ones. Comedy is subjective and it’s ok if I’m not your cup of tea. But please remember the difference between personal preference and downright ableism.’

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