Millie Bobby Brown Demands the Press Stop Slamming Her Body in Article Headlines: ‘I Respect Journalism’ but ‘Get Off My F—ing Case. I Am 21’

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/millie-bobby-brown-press-stop-slamming-body-headlines-1236570212/

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  1. > “‘Oh my God, what has she done with her face? Why has she gone blonde? She looks 60 years old!’” Brown said, mocking the press headlines. “I respect journalism. I love reading articles on my favorite people and hearing what they’re up to. I understand that there’s paparazzi, even though it’s invasive, even though it feels like shit to me – I know that’s your job… But don’t, in your headline, slam me at the get-go. It is so wrong and it is bullying, especially to young girls who are new to this industry and are already questioning everything about it.”

    > “I was crying while I was getting my hair and make-up done. I was even welling up when I saw [Sabrina] backstage,” Brown remembered. “Her mentality is very much like ‘Fuck ’em’, which I knew inside of me, but when you hear someone else say it, you’re like, ‘Yes! That’s it!’”

  2. Not totally related but does anyone else find it strange how fast a 21 year old was able to adopt a baby? I know being rich and famous means her case would be fast tracked but shouldn’t there be additional vetting for a 21 year old?

  3. I’ve had to work with paparazzi a bunch doing security. If I had to choose a side I’d choose celebrities every time HOWEVER the amount of times a celebrity wants the paparazzi to be there or to talk about them is enough where it’s both sides are complicit. At least for many.

  4. People keep saying she looks “mad old” for age so I could see how that would piss someone off 

  5. I mean she definitely looks alot older than 21

  6. Why does everyone in the comments hate this woman? Lol.

    She seems totally fine. Sure she has an annoying statement here or there but she was a child who grew up in front of us and we forget she’s only 21.

    Weird AF Reddit people per usual.

  7. She is right. People can have opinions, but no one needs to be writing articles about it.

  8. I don’t think anyone is “slamming” her. They are just pointing out she looks older than 21, which she does.

  9. I mean, does *she* not see how old she looks? Like, this seems like a choice.

  10. She has been fast tracking her life in the public eye. I kinda blame her parents who put her in the position of being the family support, and them doing things like letting her live with a 20 yo when she was 16. The baby thing doesnt really bother me as a problem. Plenty of 21 yo girls are having babies and being great mothers

  12. I mean she dresses like Judy Dench and is already married and has a kid and lives on a farm. Sounds like old people stuff to me.

  13. She’s not 21.

    She was 11 in the first season of stranger things and that came out 376 years ago.

  14. This has long been the unfortunate issue with child actors. Once they start growing into adults, the public can’t handle it. It’s weird.

  16. Womp womp a poor celebrity has to have mean headlines written about them while they make millions, where’s my tissue I’m going to cry.

  17. Being famous just sucks as far as I can tell, and being a famous *woman* sucks 3x worse.

    I’d love to be rich, but I’d hate to be famous.

  18. She used to look young and then decided to morph her face and now she looks old. Not exactly news, but also not exactly reasonable to expect people not to talk about it.

    I see her face and the first thought is “oh damn what happened??”

    Given other people must be having similar responses, that seems like something to talk about.

  19. It’s nice to not be famous for reasons like this. Off to go do whatever I want and not be judged by millions

  20. Why does she style herself like she’s a 50 year old plantation owner in the pre-civil war south, then?

  21. Still no season 5

    Also I have quite literally zero sympathy for anyone who enriches themselves by being in the public eye. The rest of us have actual problems to deal with that don’t revolve around the fact that one gets paid massive sums of money for receiving attention

    If you don’t like it don’t be a celebrity. How you can expect any sympathy from the poors is beyond me. What an amazing problem to have.

  22. Those articles don’t count as journalism, so she doesn’t need to respect them.

  23. To be fair, the kind of “press” covering that kind of shit isn’t what I’d call journalism. That’s just gossip.

  24. I have the feeling that once the finale of Strange Things drops, she will utterly vanish from the headlines, and from leading roles in films/tv.

  26. have a look at her new photoshoot with her animals! she looks beautiful and so full of life, it’s such a sweet shoot

    yes a few appearances “aged” her, but that comes down to styling and makeup

    I also don’t doubt that a child growing up in the public eye wouldn’t have some kind of dysmorphia or pressure to look a certain way

    it can be difficult to discover who you are or even have a childhood if the public is constantly projecting its expectations onto her

    I feel for her, but I’m happy to see she seems to be living her absolute best life and is with a man who loves her

  27. She’s right. Entertainment press is full of sexist slimy pigs.

  28. Variety itself is using the “slammed” term again. They must also be aware that people getting “slammed” gets more clicks.

  29. Oh man – they’re SLAMMING her. Is someone going to BLAST her next?

  30. This must be incredibly frustrating to her and is so stupid. I do think that she should do what makes her feel happy.

    But I am actually much more interested in the recent claims that she says that Hopper or David Harbour has been “harassing” and “bullying” her on set? I respect both of them and I really hope that this is just some stupid rumor or maybe a simple misunderstanding?

  31. I feel bad for saying this, but every time I see or hear about her I get the horrible feeling that shes going to be one of those child stars that goes absolutely off the rails in adulthood. I’m thinking at minimum Britney Spears levels but I honestly think it will be a lot worse.

  32. They only treat celebs like this bc ppl like the ones in the reddit eat it up like pig slop.

    The audience is the problem. No audience, no reason to create such content.

  34. Megyn Kelly is the WORST, most insecure, parasitic bully of them all…

  36. She shouldn’t have to say she respects journalism because those are not journalists writing this crap about her. It’s a totally different thing.

  38. She doesn’t look old . The simple logic is haters are gonna hate.

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