Gavin Casalegno attends the Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 launch event in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)Ahead of Wednesday's episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty, the Prime Video show's official social media accounts are reminding fans of its anti-bullying policy. The reminder was shared as one of the show's stars, Gavin Casalegno, faces increased criticism and online harassment from fans.
An Instagram Story posted by the account on Tuesday, Aug. 26, reminded followers of the "community guidelines" for engaging with its content."We have a ZERO tolerance policy for bullying and hate speech," the account wrote, noting that anyone who engages in behaviors like "hate speech or bullying," "targeting our cast or crew" or "harassing or doxxing members of the community" would be "banned.""The show isn't real but the people playing the characters are," the official Instagram and X accounts for The Summer I Turned Pretty wrote in the caption of a post that featured the words "The Summer We Started Acting Normal Online."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile no explicit reason was provided for why the show's social media accounts posted the zero-tolerance message, some viewers believe it was prompted by Casalegno's recent remarks about being attacked online. With only four more episodes left in the season, fans have made their growing hatred for Casalegno's character common knowledge. The 25-year-old actor also hinted that he received vitriolic messages from fans."I don't think there's a single human being in the world who can carry the emotional negativity to the degree that stuff like this happens," Casalegno told the New York Times in August. "And I think that's why Amazon did a good job of stepping in and being like, 'Hey, no bullying.' Though, not really going so well."As with many teen dramas that revolve around a messy love triangle, The Summer I Turned Pretty fandom is staunchly divided into two camps: Team Jeremiah and Team Conrad. The show follows Isabel "Belly" Conklin (Lola Tung), who finds herself romantically torn between two brothers, Jeremiah (Casalegno) and Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney).
Fans were previously reminded of the community guidelines ahead of the show's Season 3 premiere in mid-July.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Cousins is our safe place," read the first of two images initially shared on July 14. "Everything good, everything magical. Let's keep the conversation kind this summer."The second image was the same outline of the show's community guidelines that was shared again on Aug. 26.
Aware of the backlash his character garners, Casalegno also told the New York Times that he chooses to distance himself from social media."They tend to dislike him, yes. I don't check Instagram anymore, so I really haven't seen that much hate," he told the outlet about Jeremiah. "The only thing that I see is my sister sending me the memes that are really funny. I think it's important to also understand and realize that this is a fictional story - and it's also not me."About Our AdsPlay Farm Merge ValleyNew Release: Farm, merge, grow and expand your land in this new puzzle game!New Release: Farm, merge, grow and expand your land in this new puzzle game!Farm Merge ValleyPlay on Yahoo