Skye Wheatley has revealed she once took legal action against her social media trolls, days after fellow influencer Indy Clinton spilled the deets of her investigation into her own haters.
ICYMI, Clinton recently lifted the lid on what her private investigation into her trolls turned up, claiming she had obtained information about the 15 “most prolific” accounts attacking her, including details about their jobs and former addresses.
She said she spent $8,000 on hiring an investigator from the Sydney-based firm Cybertrace, resulting in a 64-page dossier filled with intel on her trolls.
“I would love to take it further with every single one of [the trolls], but I don’t know if I have the time and energy,” Clinton told Stellar magazine.
Now, inspired by Clinton’s efforts, Wheatley has come forward with her own legal response to trolls, dishing on the steps she took when the online hate became “too much”.
Wheatley spoke of the experience during a recent episode of her podcast Skye & Callum, which she co-hosts with her former I’m A Celebrity castmate, Callum Hole.
“I actually have been in a situation like [Clinton’s] years and years ago,” Wheatley recalled.
“I actually did get a lawyer involved and sent [the trolls] out an email to say, if you continue, then we will take action,” she added.
Wheatley said she took the legal step in response to “gossip hate pages” which “kept on posting my videos” and “would reshare all my shit, just like bullying”.
“It just gets too much. It just gets to the point where it’s like, okay, I’ve tried to ignore you, and you’re in my fucking face. Go away,” Wheatley said.
While she stopped short of revealing the outcome of the legal letter sent to her trolls, Wheatley did say that all the attention paid to herself and Clinton probably has the opposite effect they were hoping for.
“I said to Indy, I’m like, babe, this is how I look at it. The more hate I’m getting, the more successful I am, the more people are talking about me, the more relevant I stay,” Wheatley said.
Wheatley and Clinton aren’t the only influencers to have sharpened their legal claws in recent months, with Aussie TikToker Fidan Shevket last month revealing she had contacted a cybercrime expert and might “prosecute” her trolls.
“Go get ‘em Fidan!!!”, Clinton wrote in support of the move.
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