‘Racist white trash’: Instagram star is bombarded with death threats and vile abuse online after her comedian boyfriend made fun of K-Pop band BTS
- Instagram bikini model Gabby Goessling has been trolled on her Instagram page
- It follows her comedian boyfriend Alex Williamson defending the Nine Network
- 20 to 1 program had described BTS as ‘biggest boy band you’ve never heard of’
- Fans of Korean pop group flooded Miss Goessling’s social media with vile abuse
An Instagram star has been bombarded with vile abuse and told to kill herself after her comedian boyfriend made fun of Korean boy band BTS’s overreacting fans.
Gabby Goessling’s bikini images have attracted a series of unkind messages in the wake of Nine’s 20 to One program mocking the popular K-pop group.
Her boyfriend Alex Williamson weighed into the saga after TV host Erin Molan was panned for describing BTS as ‘the biggest boy band you’ve never heard of’.
An Instagram star has been bombarded with vile abuse and told to kill herself after her comedian boyfriend made fun of Korean boy band BTS (pictured is Gabby Goessling)
Gabby Goessling’s bikini images have attracted a series of unkind messages in the wake of Nine’s 20 to One program mocking the popular K-pop group (pictured are Erin Molan and Nick Cody hosting the program last week)
He boasted about causing World War III on Twitter after pointing out chart-toppers like One Direction and the Backstreet Boys were probably also groups many people had never heard of.
‘It’s clearly not a race issue, it’s a “boy bands are a gimmick” issue,’ he said.
He also posted an image of image reclining on a banana lounge to taunt the overreaction of BTS fans on social media, claiming he had won against ‘a million angry teens’.
The BTS fans didn’t just target him, with hordes of social media trolls posting nasty messages on his girlfriend’s Instagram page, with one individual ironically using racist language to accuse Miss Goessling of being racist.
Her boyfriend Alex Williamson (pictured) weighed into the saga after TV host Erin Molan was panned for describing BTS as ‘the biggest boy band you’ve never heard of’
‘You look like a transsexual. I hope you get raped and beaten to death racist white trash,’ a messenger with zero followers and no pictures said.
A woman, who describes herself as a BTS fan, suggested she deserved a better boyfriend.
‘Girl, you deserve someone better, instead of that s*** bag of a boyfriend you have,’ she said.
Miss Goessling said the messages were a reflection on the individuals who posted them.
‘I often get quite upset when I receive hurtful messages and comments online, but in this case- while I find it shocking and immature – I am not fazed by it and actually find it somewhat humorous,’ she told Daily Mail Australia on Monday.
‘Instead of taking what online trolls say personally and getting upset, I try to find sympathy for them because I believe bullying others displays deep insecurities in one’s self.’
The BTS fans didn’t just target him, with hordes of social media trolls posting nasty messages on his girlfriend’s Instagram page
She was also perplexed at the basis for her boyfriend being accused of racism, considering he had previously made videos in support of refugees.
‘Its pretty shocking to me that they have contacted all the businesses that I have worked with recently, telling them that it is not a good idea to have me representing their brand, claiming I am racist, xenophobic, and homophobic,’ she said.
‘Having them attempt to destroy my career just for being associated with Alex is mind blowing to me.’
The Nine Network last week apologised for the 20 to One segment about global crazes.
BTS, a seven-member boy band also known as the Bangtan Boys, is so popular several of their YouTube videos have been viewed more than 400million times.
They made history in Australia in April by becoming the first Asian-language artists to hit No.1 on the ARIA album charts with, ‘Map of the Soul: Persona.’
A Korean song hasn’t reached No.1 in Australia since Psy had a hit with Gangnam Style in 2012.
Before that, an Asian music group hadn’t topped the charts in Australia since Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto had a global hit with Sukiyaki in 1963.
The BTS fans didn’t just target him, with hordes of social media trolls posting nasty messages on his girlfriend’s Instagram page, with one individual ironically using racist language to accuse Miss Goessling of being racist.
A woman, who describes herself as a BTS fan, suggested she deserved a better boyfriend