Dan Aykroyd has something to say about Leslie Jones‘ online bullies.
As we reported, the 48-year-old SNL star has been dealing with some horrific abuse on Twitter by all kinds of low-life’s, racists, and trolls — and the OG Ghostbuster isn’t here for it!
Speaking to ET on Tuesday, Aykroyd defended Miz Jones:
“Well first of all she’s a great writer, great comedian and comes from a real urban background where she had a lot of hardship and she’s channelling that into a great achievement and a great career.”
Related: Twitter Has ‘Taken Action’ On Racist Tweets Against Leslie!
The My Girl star continued by comparing Leslie’s haters to people who support Donald Trump:
“These people, first of all, they’re insignificant gnats. “They have no lives of their own, they can barely pay for the wi-fi they’re using, probably no jobs. I would say you’re looking at obese, white men between 50 and 60, who are active Klan members or members of the Aryan Nation, and there are millions of them.”
Adding:
“I’m afraid to say that that contingency will be voting for the republican ticket, pretty much that’s what the statistics are indicating, that there’s a lot of white racist hatred out there that’s going to channel into a support for the republican ticket, maybe in the false belief that these people share their views. I don’t think that Trump and [vice presidential nominee Mike] Pence are as racist as the people who attacked Leslie Jones, I really don’t. Trump may be saying some things to go that way to get some votes but ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ well I don’t know.”
Okay, Dan — Tell us how you really feel!
Regardless to if the comparison is true, we’re happy to see celebs standing up for the funny lady!
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