Monday, Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown took to Instagram to address a “very necessary” issue that affects any “young woman who grows up under public scrutiny,” calling out the media for “dissecting” her looks in “disturbing” articles. “I started in the industry when I was 10 years old,” she says in the video post. “I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow up with me. Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on Stranger Things Season 1. And because I don’t, I’m now a target.”

In her caption, she points out some of the articles discussing her looks, with the author’s name attached. “‘Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?’ by Lydia Hawken. ‘What has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face?’ by John Ely. ‘Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someone’s mom as she guides younger sister Ava through LA’ by Cassie Carpenter. ‘Little Britain’s Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown’s new “mommy makeover” look’—written by Bethan Edwards.”

The Electric State star concluded her speech with ” Let’s do better. Not just for me, but for every young girl who deserves to grow up without the fear of being torn apart for simply existing.”

Matt Lucas, one of the media personalities named in Brown’s Instagram post has apologized to her.

 

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In the post, Lucas says he was referencing a character from his sketch show Little Britain. He continued that he was shocked that the media framed his comment as an insult. He thought she “looked terrific,” and was “mortified when the press wrote that I ‘slammed’ you. Firstly because that’s not my style, and secondly because I think you’re brilliant.”

Brown has not yet responded to Lucas’ statement.