--- title: Millie Bobby Brown Has a Message For the Bullies Out There description: 'Stranger Things' actress Millie Bobby Brown spoke out against the bullies who forced her off of Twitter in a speech for the MTV Awards. canonical: https://time.com/5316051/millie-bobby-brown-bullies/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-19T16:30:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:31:22.966Z og:title: Millie Bobby Brown Has a Message For the Bullies Out There og:description: "If you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say it" og:url: https://time.com/5316051/millie-bobby-brown-bullies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed7bb5806ac9362/6989335f8fd2ee26c735bee5/millie-bobby-brown-time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2018 Time 100 Gala og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Millie Bobby Brown Has a Message For the Bullies Out There twitter:description: "If you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ed7bb5806ac9362/6989335f8fd2ee26c735bee5/millie-bobby-brown-time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Millie Bobby Brown Takes a Stand Against Bullies in MTV Movie & TV Awards Message After Leaving Twitter > Sponsored content. 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Stranger Things Season 2 trailer_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 19, 2018 4:30 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 19, 2018 4:30 PM UTC [Millie Bobby Brown](http://time.com/collection-post/5238181/millie-bobby-brown/) may have recently left Twitter after [being bullied](https://www.eonline.com/us/news/944082/millie-bobby-brown-leaves-twitter-after-trolls-turn-her-into-a-homophobic-meme) on the social media platform, but the [_Stranger Things_](http://time.com/5058440/stranger-things-season-3-release-date-david-harbour/) breakout star still has plenty to say to those trying to tear her down. In a video acceptance speech shared at the [MTV Movie & TV Awards](http://www.mtv.com/movie-and-tv-awards/winners) on Monday night—Brown was not able to attend in person due to an injury that kept her in Atlanta—the young actor shared some wisdom that anyone can get down with. “Finally, since I know there are many young people watching this—and even to the adults, too—they could probably use the reminder that I was taught: If you don’t have anything nice to say, just don’t say it,” she reminded the audience. “There should be no space in this world for bullying, and I’m not going to tolerate it, and neither should any of you.” Tell ’em, [Eleven](http://time.com/5093061/millie-bobby-brown-drake-golden-globes-netflix-party/). Brown won the evening’s award for Best Performance in a Show, thanks to her work in _Stranger Things._ The show is [back for its third](http://www.nme.com/blogs/tv-blogs/stranger-things-season-3-release-date-trailer-plot-2127430) season on Netflix sometime late this year or early next year. As for Brown’s Twitter account? It may remain in the dust for now, but she did tell her fans they could always reach out to her on Instagram messages instead. > [](https://twitter.com/MTVAwards/status/1008900377272410112) ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] On Halloween night Will saw a sort of shadow. [ SOUND ] Maybe all of this is happening for a reason. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] These are not nightmares. [ MUSIC ] It's happening. It all leads back to here. [ MUSIC ] This thing. You said it was all in his head. And what you have done? Nothing. What is wrong with my voice? I don't understand. I love you a lot. I sure missed you. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] It's like it's reaching into our [ UNKNOWN ] If anyone knows how to destroy this thing, it's will. [ MUSIC ] My god. [ MUSIC ] Don't you think it's weird? You know we only seem to hang out when the world's about to end. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] It's not like it was before. It's grown. It's judgment day. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Which is why we need as much help as we can get. [ MUSIC ] [ SOUND ] Is anyone there? Anyone! We should go now, it's almost here. [ MUSIC ] Run! [ MUSIC ] You still have that bat? Bat? What bat? The one with the nails. 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