"I don't care to say anything or to really shine any more light or attention onto those people," Erin Moriarty tells.
Erin Moriarty has found a way to silence internet trolls.
During San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on July 26, The Boys star discussed how she handles the online negativity that comes with being in the public eye.
"Honestly, I feel like it can make you susceptible and vulnerable to certain things, but it can also kind of make you more compassionate and make you look at others in a way that ironically, or maybe counterintuitively, ultimately exudes more love than it exudes negativity or pessimism," she explains. "And that's kind of what I've translated it into. I look at every person on the street and I think, 'They're going through their own battle every single day, and who am I to project onto them or say harsh words to them?' So that's kind of how I'm metabolizing it. And so far it's worked."
Moriarty, 30, believes the best strategy is to empower ourselves and "disempower those that might contribute to a lack of empowerment in ourselves."
"I don't care to say anything or to really shine any more light onto those people," she adds. "I want to shine light and attention onto those that galvanize me and that feed the small pot of positivity that we have out into the world via social media that is, unfortunately, the minority, but if we focus on it, it can become the majority. And that's what I want to focus on."
Moriarty has faced significant online criticism over the years. In January, she took a break from social media for over a month, primarily due to Megyn Kelly’s comments alleging she had plastic surgery to "completely change her face."
"I am horrified by the reaction, the reductive assumptions, and the aforementioned video that is a prime example of such harassment," Moriarty wrote. "It’s broken my heart. You’ve broken my heart. You’ve lost the privilege of this account."
Addressing Kelly’s comments from the Jan. 17 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, which used Moriarty’s before-and-after photos to discuss societal obsession with cosmetic surgery, she said: "Shame on you, Megyn Kelly… Implying that my photo is reflective of women being in a worse place is as false as my conviction of saying that if you resigned, you would be leaving women in a better place."
Moriarty also debunked Kelly’s claim that the "before" photo of her was taken "about a year ago," clarifying it was "actually taken about a decade ago, before I was of LEGAL DRINKING AGE," reminding fans, "I’m about to turn 30."
"How utterly misinformed, inaccurate, and clickbait-seeking people who we follow and consider to be informed is appalling," she said.
In defense against the "bullying," the actress noted that the "after" photo was taken on a day she had her makeup done, involving "major contouring."
The Quran - Chapter At-Taghabun : 01
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth ˹constantly˺ glorifies Allah. The kingdom is His, and all praise is for Him. For He is Most Capable of everything.
