Zelda Williams Forced To Quit Social Media After Trolls Mock Dad Robin’s Death

Grieving Zelda Williams has been forced to quit social media after twitter trolls sent her offensive messages and photoshopped pictures purporting to be of her dad Robin’s dead body.

Twitter has since suspended the accounts of at least two people who allegedly sent Zelda mocked-up photos of a corpse, made to look like her father, complete with strangulation marks.

An understandably distressed Zelda tweeted, “I’m shaking. I can’t. Please. Twitter requires a link and I won’t open it. Don’t either. Please.”

Just 24 hours after the comedian’s suicide, his 25-year-old daughter explained to her followers why she was taking a break from social media.

She tweeted:

“I’m sorry. I should’ve risen above. Deleting this from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever.

“Time will tell. Goodbye.”

As if grieving the loss of her beloved dad wasn’t hard enough, Zelda graciously explained to the world why bullying trolls had forced her to flee the internet.

In a longer message on Instagram she wrote:

“I will be leaving this account for a but [sic] while I heal and decide if I'll be deleting it or not.

“In this difficult time, please try to be respectful of the accounts of myself, my family and my friends.

“Mining our accounts for photos of dad, or judging me on the number of them is cruel and unnecessary.

“There are a couple throughout, but the real private moments I shared with him were precious, quiet, and believe it or not, not full of photos or 'selfies'.

“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."

She added:

“My favorite photos of family are framed in my house, not posted on social media, and they 'll remain there.

“They would've wound up on the news or blogs then, and they certainly would now. That's not what I want for our memories together.

“Thank you for your respect and understanding in this difficult time. Goodbye. Xo”

Meanwhile, back in the real world, friends, fans and the family of Robin Williams continue to mourn the actor's tragic death. As Popdust previously reported, Williams hung himself in his California home Monday.

If you, or anyone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website.