Cristina Vee, a prominent American voice actress known for her roles in anime series like Konosuba and Hunter x Hunter, has permanently deleted her Twitter account following online harassment. The incident stemmed from a false accusation labeling her as a “Zionist,” which sparked a wave of online abuse.

The harassment began after Vee was included in a list of purported “Zionist” voice actors, compiled and posted by a user identified as @WhereIsmeCake. This quickly gained traction online, leading to targeted harassment directed at Vee, including hateful messages, escalating to death threats and online harassment campaigns.

Despite the user retracting Vee’s name from the list and issuing an apology acknowledging the mistake, the damage had already been done.

Vee, overwhelmed by the negativity and emotional toll of the harassment, made the decision to permanently delete her Twitter account. In a series of tweets before deactivating her account, she expressing gratitude to those who came to her defense and debunked the false claims.

However, she revealed that the onslaught of hateful messages, including calls for self-harm and labelling her as a “horrible person,” had taken a toll on her mental health.

Cristina Vee, is an American voice actress and voice director. She provides voices for English dubs of anime, animation, and video games.

Vee’s roles in anime include Mio Akiyama in K-On!, l, Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Rei Hino / Sailor Mars in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, the Honoka sisters in Knights of Sidonia, Hawk from The Seven Deadly Sins, Darkness in Konosuba, Thoma in The Promised Neverland, Meiko Mochizuki in Digimon Adventure tri., Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter, among others.

Source: Twitter