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Trolled, Threatened, and Targeted: 5 Celebs And Influencers Who Faced Social Media’s Brutal Side

In an era where likes and followers often define fame, the internet can also turn cruel. From harsh trolling to disturbing threats, this article dives into the experiences of five influencers and celebrities who found themselves on the receiving end of social media’s brutal side. Their stories reveal the darker truth behind online popularity—and the emotional toll it can take.

In today’s digital world, becoming the voice of the masses or gaining followers is easy, but on the other hand, it is playing a role of threat to many celebrities and influencers. Recently, the fame of rebel kid Apoorva Mukhija has been trolled by the netizens on her appearance in the controversial YouTube show named India’s Got Latent. Previously, she deleted all her posts and unfollowed everyone on Instagram. Now, she has come up with posts targeting all the trollers and haters with screenshots of their comments, compiled in an images post.

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This shows the brutal side of being in digital space, which has also been faced by many other celebrities in their career. Here is the list of five influencers who have experienced this horrible side once in their social lives. Let’s have a look at their names.

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Ranveer Allahbadia

Ranveer Allahbadia, well known for “Beer Biceps”, is a YouTuber and podcaster who has been trolled and threatened on social media due to his disrespectful remarks given on the Samay Raina’s YouTube Show. He was criticized by several influencers, political leaders, and actors for the controversial statements he made on the show, which led him to lose thousands of followers. A few weeks back, Ranveer uploaded his very first YouTube video after this controversy.

Dhanashree Verma

Dhanashree Verma, a dancer, Youtuber, and Indian choreographer, was recently massively trolled for taking a divorce from the Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal. Many social media users are outraged over the alleged Rs.60 crore divorce settlement between the two. One user wrote, “60 crore milne ke baad ki Khushi (the happiness you get after minting 60 crore).” While another viewer commented, “Unfollow her everyone.”

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On the other hand, Dhanashree family reacted to the Rs. 60 crores alimony, “We are deeply outraged by the baseless claims being circulated about the alimony figure. Let me be absolutely clear—no such amount has ever been asked, demanded, or even offered,” one of her family members told Live Mint.

Rhea Chakraborty

Rhea Chakraborty, a former Indian actress who contributed to Hindi films and started her career as a Video jockey on MTV India. She has been brutally trolled on social media and also by the mainstream media by doing insensitive media trials. Where she was accused of the death of her boyfriend and Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Without any proper evidence, Rhea became the center of controversy; she was blamed for pushing Sushant towards suicide, but the court didn’t find her guilty. This controversy harmed Rhea’s image very badly.

Anushka Sharma

Indian actress Anushka Sharma gained a lot of hate on social media when her then-boyfriend (now husband), popular cricketer Virat Kohli, didn’t play well in the 2016 World T20 Championship. People criticized her over her presence at the stadium that caused poor performance by Virat. This matter grew so much that it spread rumors of their breakup. On this, Virat Kohli took to his Official X account and defended her by writing, “Shame on people for trolling @AnushkaSharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She has always only given me positivity.”

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt is an actress who has been seen in many Indian films, such as Student of the Year, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Raazi, and more. She has also faced a lot of trolling by the netizens over her debut appearance on the popular chat show Koffee with Karan, hosted by popular Bollywood producer Karan Johar. She was trolled for her wrong answer, “Prithviraj Chauhan,” when she was asked about who the President of India was. Several memes and jokes were circulated over the internet, targeting her immensely. Alia has also been trolled by social media users who called her a star kid during 2020 when the Sushant Singh Rajput case was ongoing.

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First published on: Apr 09, 2025 01:54 PM IST


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