'Dehumanized and shamed me': Phoebe Bridgers takes out trolls who 'bullied' her on way to her father's funeral
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In a comprehensive Them interview alongside her 'Boygenius' bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers addressed some of the most challenging aspects of fame. In a recent interview, the 28-year-old 'Kyoto' singer spoke candidly about how she has been "f***ing bullied" by those purporting to be her fans, lately during a difficult time in her life.
On December 30, Phoebe's father Tony Bridgers died, who was a well-known Hollywood set builder. Early in January, she posted on Instagram about his death, and a little more than a week later, she was spotted with comedian Bo Burnham, 32, at LAX, People reports.
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'Dehumanize me and shame me'
"I'm coming from a place of literally — I'm feeling it in my body as I'm saying, but — people with my picture as their Twitter picture, who claim to like my music, f***ing bullied me at the airport on the way to my father's funeral this year," Bridgers told Them in the interview. She also thanked Dacus and Baker for being strongholds of support regardless of the challenges of stardom.
She responded, "If you're a kid and the internet somehow taught you that that's an OK thing to do, then of course I hate capitalism and everything that led you to believe that it's OK to do that" The singer-songwriter continued to say, "I, at one of the lowest points of my life, saw people who claim to love me f***ing dehumanize me and shame me and f***ing bully me on the way to my dad's wake."
Bridgers made news in January when she was pictured with comedian Bo Burnham at the airport amid rumors that she had broken up with actor Paul Mescal, though she chose to remain silent over the abusive trolls from her alleged fans. Days before the pictures began to circulate online, the 'I Know the End' singer confirmed the death of her father.
"I f***ing hate you, and I hope you grow the f**k up," Bridgers stated in a message to individuals who abuse others online. "I have to say, most of the people I talk to light up my life and remind me what I love about my job, but my two best friends are helping me with the boundary of I don’t have to sit here and be f***ing grateful that that happened and that that’s a part of my job. It doesn’t have to be, and it wasn’t five years ago, so I appreciate being able to look at two other people and be like, this is dehumanizing abuse, horrible s***," she concluded.
Who is Phoebe Bridgers dating at present?
'Boygenius' singer Bridgers is supposedly seeing comedian Bo Burnham after being spotted with the musician-comedian on a few occasions, as per ELLE Australia. Per a post on the Instagram profile DeuxMoi in late 2022, the fairy tale romance between Bridgers and Mescal might have come to an end. Also, an anonymous insider claimed that Bridgers and Burnham were seen "cuddling up" at the Los Angeles-based Magic Castle hotel.
Moreover, the couple posted a bizarre picture of Matthew Healy kissing Bridgers while Burnham held them both. Using the caption 'Gay Poets Society,' the post has received over 440,000 likes.
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