--- description: The comedian made her come back after a deluge of racially charged harassment caused her to log off. title: Leslie Jones Returns to Twitter After Leaving Over Harassment image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d235589282ac94/69889c782dce0134039e9e5c/gettyimages-545761086.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Leslie Jones Returns to Twitter After Leaving Over Harassment by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2016 11:35 PM CUT  Actress Leslie Jones arrives at the premiere of Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters at TCL Chinese Theatre on July 9, 2016, in Hollywood Actress Leslie Jones arrives at the premiere of Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters at TCL Chinese Theatre on July 9, 2016, in HollywoodAlberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2016 11:35 PM CUT Comedian and _Ghostbusters_ star Leslie Jones returned to Twitter on Thursday after leaving momentarily leaving the social network following an episode of racially-charged harassment. “Welp… a bitch thought she could stay away,” the _Ghost Busters_ star tweeted. “But who else is gonna live tweet _Game of Thrones_!!” Jones was the target of [an online attacks](http://time.com/4412232/leslie-jones-ghostbusters-tweets/ "undefined") earlier in the week that prompted the actress to quit the site. “I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart,” Jones [wrote on Tuesday](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/755271004520349698 "undefined"). “All this cause I did a movie. You can hate the movie but the s— I got today… wrong.” Fans [were outraged at the abuse](http://time.com/4415452/dan-aykroyd-leslie-jones-twitter-haters/ "undefined"), offering their support with the hashtag #LoveForLeslieJ, which Jones used in one of her tweets upon returning. > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/756209745506238464) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/756224822879846400) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4418348/leslie-jones-twitter-return/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4418348/leslie-jones-twitter-return/"},"headline":"Leslie Jones Returns to Twitter After Leaving Over Harassment","datePublished":"2016-07-21T23:35:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:27:40.810Z","description":"The comedian called it quits on the site when she was harassed earlier this week","url":"https://time.com/4418348/leslie-jones-twitter-return/","keywords":["celebrities","Social Media","twitter","leslie jones"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d235589282ac94/69889c782dce0134039e9e5c/gettyimages-545761086.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d235589282ac94/69889c782dce0134039e9e5c/gettyimages-545761086.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Sony Pictures' \"Ghostbusters\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Sony Pictures' \"Ghostbusters\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4418348/leslie-jones-twitter-return/","name":"Leslie Jones Returns to Twitter After Leaving Over Harassment"}}]}] ```