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Buzz of the Day: Katy’s Got Your Back

Katy’s Got Your Back

Katy Perry defends Ghostbusters’ Leslie Jones after a racist website hack that leaked all of her personal information and photos.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Leslie Jones, from the new Ghostbusters film and Saturday Night Live fame, had her personal website hacked and a plethora of personal information was leaked -- including the comedian's driver's license, passport and private photos.

Hackers are said to have posted some of her personal information, nude photos and a video tribute of the slain Cincinnati Zoo gorilla, Harambe -- harkening back to racially charged harassment Jones received on Twitter last month. As of Wednesday morning, www.JustLeslie.com redirects to a domain purchasing page.

In July, Jones was bombarded with hate-filled Twitter comments after thousands of people were dissatisfied with the Ghostbusters film.

Milo Yiannopoulos, a controversial movie critic, wrote a scathing review of the 2016 Ghostbusters. Yiannopoulos, who had more than 350,000 followers on Twitter, was known for instigating controversy on the platform and Jones blamed him for riling up his supporters to come after her.

Jones criticized Twitter for its inability to filter hateful content, and the social media platform permanently banned Yiannopoulos. Twitter has been caught in the middle of this contentious debate about the line between free speech and hate speech.

After news broke that Jones had been hacked, Rise and Roar singer Katy Perry expressed her support for Jones.

Other celebrities who shared their support of Jones include The Roots drummer Questlove, The Help actress Octavia Spencer, TV comedian Kathy Griffin, Boyhood actress Patricia Arquette and more.

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