Hell hath no fury like a One Direction fan scorned.
One Direction fans are notorious for their unique… passion.
Many unfortunate people have found themselves the target of frenzied hate including Caroline Flack, Perrie Edwards, and basically any woman who’s ever gotten the shift off one of the lads.
However, cyber-bullying is no joke, and Loose Women star Saira Khan has taken steps to highlight the issue this week.
Saira has taken action against fans who sent her threatening tweets following a correspondence she had with Harry Styles online.
She was subjected to a barrage of racial hatred on Twitter after innocently tweeting Harry to say thank you for stopping by to chat.
Hey @Harry_Styles thanks for saying hi today at Kenwood House whilst I was filming the @itvMLshow – it made my day. You are a sweetheart xx
— Saira Khan (@IamSairaKhan) January 13, 2016
Whilst I’m at it @Harry_Styles will you come and speak to us on @loosewomen soon?? Please? If you don’t ask you don’t get –
— Saira Khan (@IamSairaKhan) January 13, 2016
Saira shared some of the abuse she got in the aftermath of the tweets, in order to highlight online bullying.
WARNING – Contains offensive language and graphic images.
Just wanted to share the abuse I got on-line – I’ve attached it because it is so vulgar and could distress pic.twitter.com/iDhLAPqpeD
— Saira Khan (@IamSairaKhan) January 16, 2016
According to The Metro, Saira has forwarded all tweets to the police.
In the UK, those who subject others to sexually offensive, verbally abusive or threatening material online are currently prosecuted in magistrates’ courts under the Malicious Communications Act, with a maximum prison sentence of six months.
More serious cases could go to crown court under the new proposals, where the maximum sentence would be extended potentially to two years.
