Just days after the death of Robin Williams, his devastated daughter Zelda Williams has been forced to delete her Twitter and Instagram accounts after receiving hurls of abuse from shockingly cruel trolls.
Police confirmed this week that the actor committed suicide, causing death through asphyxiation, with online bullies seizing the opportunity to harass the late star's grieving family.
Before departing the site, the 25-year-old pleaded to her 169,000 followers to report two users after they posted a fake mortuary photograph of her father's body that was actually taken years before of a man resembling the Hook star, who also died from asphyxiation.
She pleaded: "I'm shaking. I can't. Please. Twitter requires a link and I won't open it. Don't either. Please."
Robin Williams's daughter forced to quit Twitter (FameflyNet UK)
The trolls who posted the pictures have since been suspended from the site but the digs towards the legendary comic and actor have sadly continued.
Zelda added that she had received "cruel and unnecessary" insults after sharing intimate family pictures with her father, arguing: "The real private moments I shared with him were precious, quiet, and believe it or not, not full of photos or 'selfies'."
Fighting back over the pictures, which sadly became the subject of abuse for Miss Williams, she responded: "I shared him with a world where everyone was taking their photo with him, but I was lucky enough to spend time with him without cameras too. "That was more than enough, and I'm grateful for what little time I had.
The actor passed away this week (FameflyNet UK)
"My favourite photos of family are framed in my house, not posted on social media, and they'll remain there."
She later said her goodbyes to her legion of supportive Twitter followers, posting: "I'm sorry. I should've risen above. Deleting this from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever. Time will tell. Goodbye."
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Aside from the sad minority who have seized the opportunity to blast the star's suicide, the whole world has been shaken by Robin Williams's sudden and heart-breaking death. In honour of the actor, who undoubtedly inspired an entire generation as well as generations of entertainers to come, Broadway last night dimmed their lights as theatregoers paused for a minute's silence while a photograph of the star, who appeared in a number of theatre productions, appeared on the marquee screen at the Imperial Theatre.
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