When celebrity biographer Randy Jernigan announced that he would be publishing a series of người hâm mộ sách celebrating stars that had positive reputations, he had no inkling of the tidal wave of hateful, mean spirited các bình luận about to come his way.

Shortly after his publishing company's announcement, several online tabloids wrote negative pieces about Randy's book series. Even được ưa chuộng blogger Perez Hilton wrote a story, attributing trích dẫn to Randy that proved false and misleading. When these reports began to surface, online trolls began to flock to Randy's social media pages leaving bình luận after bình luận taking aim at everything from his nghề viết văn talents to his looks and age.

“I was absolutely dumbfounded—I wanted to just crawl under a rock and hide,” Randy recently told Chicago's KSCR Indie Radio in an early morning interview.

“My project was a very positive one yet I was receiving all this hate from people that didn't even know me.”

When Randy released his first người hâm mộ book, The Life and Career of Marie Osmond, six of his most prolific haters đã đăng negative các bình luận on his đàn bà gan dạ, amazon page. "Which didn't surprise me--they actually told me they would..."

Unfortunately, it wasn't the first time the tác giả had to face off against the cruel taunts of online trolls. Last năm when Randy was asked bởi a conservative radio host (in his trang chủ state of Utah) about his public support of Hillary Clinton for office, he found himself once again subjected to the public's very harsh, critical rantings—this time on air.

“These types of hateful các bình luận can rattle a person just a bit. Makes bạn think twice about the guy walking just behind bạn in the mall,” he added.

But this time around, Randy decided to take matters into his own hands and addressed the radio hater on air. While his language may have shocked some listeners, the writer says he has no regrets about using “extreme” language for an extreme situation.

“Sometimes you've just gotta stand up for your rights—even if a lot of people are listening,” Randy explained on air.

Now, Randy is thêm determined than ever to stand up for his rights to share his opinions and be heard and is urging others not to stay silent when they see bullying of any kind taking place.

“We just can't allow bullies to win. If we fight the good fight, we can effect a positive change,” the tác giả said.