Girl who became meme at age 11 reveals horrific toll of Internet fame
Jessi Slaughter posted a four and a half minute video talking about 'haters' in 2010 to YouTube after rumors began swirling that the 11 year old had slept with a 25-year-old singer. The video, laced with profanity and brash language caught the attention of the MySpace-era internet. But when the child posted another video where her father, Gene Leonhardt, furiously defended his crying daughter, spouting out lines like 'you done goofed' and...
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