Zelda Williams, Robin Williams' Daughter, Returns To Twitter After Online Bullying

Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, has returned to Twitter after taking a brief hiatus from social media due to online bullying.

Zelda Williams Returns To Twitter

Zelda returned to Twitter on Monday with a simple message to her supporters: “Thank you.”

In her first tweet back, Zelda linked to a Harvey Fierstein quote she had posted on her Tumblr years ago that reads, “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”

Zelda also posted a new quote to Tumblr on Aug. 29, this time citing a passage from Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring:

“I wish it need not have happened in my time, said Frodo. So do I, said Gandalf, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

Zelda Williams Bullied Off Social Media

Zelda, 25, announced she would be leaving Twitter on Aug. 12 after users reportedly sent her doctored photos of her father, claiming to have been taken after Williams’ death. Williams was found dead Monday, Aug. 11, after he hanged himself in his California home. The comedian was reportedly suffering from severe depression and had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the time of his death.

Following his death, online bullies reportedly attacked Zelda, criticizing the lack of photos of her father on her Instagram page and taunting her with doctored photos, causing her to announce that she would be leaving social media entirely.

Zelda did, however, post a longer tribute to her father on Tumblr, where she briefly addressed those bullying her, writing, “To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh. As for those who are sending negativity, know that some small giggling part of him is sending a flock of pigeons to your house to poop on your car. Right after you’ve had it washed. After all, he loved to laugh too.”

Article by Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.