Lili Reinhart Says a 'Former Government Worker' Told Her She 'Deserved to Be' Sexually Assaulted for Voting for Kamala Harris
- - Lili Reinhart Says a 'Former Government Worker' Told Her She 'Deserved to Be' Sexually Assaulted for Voting for Kamala Harris
Julia MooreJanuary 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Lili Reinhart attends the Variety & Golden Globes Pre-Golden Globes Party at the Polo Lounge on Jan. 9, 2026
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Lili Reinhart has revealed why she deleted the X app a few years ago, as she claimed that she received threatening messages from men on the platform
In a post on her Instagram Stories on Jan. 27, the actress, 29, shared her reasons for not using the Elon Musk-owned app
She is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have been vocal about their distaste for the app and how people engage with it
Lili Reinhart is speaking out about online harassment she's faced for her political views.
On her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Jan. 27, Reinhart shared a post from the Instagram account Feminist slamming the AI chatbot, Grok, on X (formerly Twitter), which has been used to digitally alter photos to make them sexually explicit.
The actress, 29, shares two different slides from the carousel on her Stories, including a photo of what appeared to be a bus stop ad.
The ad featured a photo of Elon Musk, who owns X, and said, "Who the f--- would want to use social media with a built-in child abuse tool?" The ad advised people to "delete your X account."
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Over the post, Reinhart shared that she deleted her X account several years ago due to her own problems with the platform.
"Stopped using X in 2024 when men were sending me messages about [how] I deserved to be r*ped for voting for Kamala [Harris]," Reinhart wrote.
She added that "one of" the men who sent her such a message "was a former government worker."
Lili Reinhart (left); Kamala Harris (right)
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Reinhart is not the first celebrity to share that they stopped using Musk's social media platform due to opposition to his political beliefs.
The Tesla founder, 54, purchased the platform in October 2022, and there was a widespread movement afterwards of stars voicing their opposition to his takeover and deleting their accounts.
Gigi Hadid wrote on Instagram in November 2022 that she had "deactivated" her Twitter, as she said, "For a long time, but especially with its new leadership, it's becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry, and its not a place I want to be a part of."
Last year, Kelsea Ballerini told PEOPLE she "got rid of Twitter a long time ago" as she opened up about her struggles with social media.
"That was helpful," she said. "Twitter kicked my ass, so Twitter's been gone for a long time."
Jelly Roll slammed the platform as "for sure the most toxic negative app to exist ever" in 2024, before deactivating his account. "I always heard it was the Wild West on here, but man, it’s insane.”
"It’s a safe place for everyone to say mean s--- to each other with no consequences," the country singer wrote. "I’m out lol.”
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