The 'Pitch Perfect' actress opens up about the bullying she experienced when attending high school in Tampa, Florida.
- Dec 26, 2014
AceShowbiz - Brittany Snow reveals in an interview with PEOPLE magazine for its latest issue that she was bullied in high school. Brittany, who attended Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida, says that most of the abuse back then happened because of instant messaging.
"AOL Instant Messenger was a big thing back in the day, where girls would get on it and make fun of me," the "Pitch Perfect" actress tells the publication, "There was a certain girl, and she wanted to make me feel bad."
Based on her personal experience, Brittany started an organization called Love is Louder with The Jed Foundation and MTV in 2010. The organization encourages people to use social media to promote love and support for anyone in need.
She explains about Love is Louder, "When the suicides were starting to happen and kids were being bullied in schools, I felt really compelled to do something because I was bullied in school, and I didn't really fit into a category that a lot of programs that were being started had."
"Now we have a really great opportunity with social media to use that communication for good, where people can go online and actually feel like they're part of a community," she adds, "Sometimes my favorite thing is just to get on our Facebook and Twitter and see all the people that have been helped. People are really speaking out about what they struggle with, and that's really cool to me. I kept my stuff - and I think a lot of people do - very secret."
Brittany will reprise her role as Chloe Beale in upcoming movie "Pitch Perfect 2". Other original cast members like Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp will also be back in their respective roles. The comedy musical flick will be released in the U.S. on May 15, 2015.
