up artist condemns the ugly side of social media
Beauty brand founder Mitchell Halliday has spoken out against the intense online harassment he received after posting a makeover video featuring Katie Price. Halliday expressed shock at the cruelty of the comments and defended his platform as a space for celebration.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing issue of toxic behavior and cyberbullying within social media communities surrounding public figures.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Georgie Docker North West Mitchell Halliday/Made By Mitchell Mitchell Halliday is a 28-year-old beauty brand founder from Bolton A make-up artist and beauty brand founder has condemned "cruel" online trolls who flooded his social media accounts after he came up with a red carpet look for reality star Katie Price.
Mitchell Halliday, who created the make-up brand Made By Mitchell and has worked with the likes of Kim Kardashian, received tens of thousands of comments on a video of the makeover, some of which he said were "too vile" to repeat.
Halliday, from Bolton, said: "I've seen a lot of social media so it doesn't really shock me anymore - but the women talking about Katie struck me.
"Some of it was just so vile and just straight to the attack."
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