Ezzanie Jasny is still searching for answers as to why she became the target of vicious online attacks from individuals hiding behind fake social media accounts.
The 26-year-old Dia Bukan Syurga actress said the harassment escalated into disturbing threats, including warnings that she would be harmed through black magic, Utusan Malaysia reported.
The said the threats did not stop at her, but also extended to people close to her.
The ordeal began after a fake social media account impersonating her surfaced online, posting statements touching on religious sensitivities and falsely claiming she had renounced Islam.
Soon after, other accounts appeared claiming to be outraged by the posts, unleashing a wave of threats, including death threats against her family.
Ezzanie, whose full name is Nur Ezzanie Sherazade Jasny, said she lodged a police report in January and also filed a complaint with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
“I believe action has been taken because the harassment from those fake accounts has since stopped. Alhamdulillah, that has brought me a lot of relief,” she said.
She stressed that cyberbullying should never be normalised, especially by those hiding behind anonymous profiles.
> After nearly two months of being plagued by a mysterious lingering burnt smell across several neighbourhoods in Johor Baru, residents say the odour has returned.
One resident, Jocelyn Teo, 40, said the strange stench was first noticed at 8am on Wednesday in Tampoi Indah, Berita Harian reported.
She said the smell has unsettled many in the area, not only disrupting daily life but also raising fears it could pose health risks, especially to children and the elderly.
“This time the smell is different. It’s more like chemicals. It’s sharp and piercing, and it seeps into the house even though we have two air purifiers running,” she said.
Meanwhile, Johor Department of Environment director Dr Mohd Famey Yusoff confirmed that the agency had received multiple complaints.
“Our officers are on the ground and currently investigating the complaints,” he said.
The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
