{"id":858131,"date":"2025-06-26T01:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/people-deletes-olivia-munn-story-after-ms-rachel-comments-draw-threats\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T01:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:13:29","slug":"people-deletes-olivia-munn-story-after-ms-rachel-comments-draw-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/people-deletes-olivia-munn-story-after-ms-rachel-comments-draw-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"People deletes Olivia Munn story after Ms. Rachel comments draw \u2018threats\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tSkip to Main Content\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

\t\t

<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCelebs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

It was an unusual move for the celebrity-friendly magazine, but the public has strong feelings about both the actress and the YouTuber, and maybe everyone\u2019s a little on edge these days.<\/h2>\n
\n
\n\tOlivia Munn arrives at an FYC screening of “Your Friends & Neighbors” on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles. Andrew Park \/ Invision \/ AP<\/em>\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Emily Yahr, Herb Scribner, Washington Post\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

4 minutes to read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n

\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

In a rare move, People magazine deleted a story from its website on Wednesday after it triggered \u2018violent\u2019 threats against its subject, the actress Olivia Munn, and her family.<\/p>\n

The story was about Munn\u2019s distaste for children\u2019s television and bore a headline specifically citing the popular YouTuber Ms. Rachel \u2013 which apparently triggered some fans. \u201cThere is no excuse for these abhorrent attacks, and we will always prioritize safety above all else,\u201d the publication acknowledged<\/a> in a statement explaining the decision to remove a story.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an unusual move for any news outlet to delete, rather than amend or update, a story \u2013 even People, which is generally considered a friendly go-to outlet for celebrities to share their stories. When asked for further information about removing the article, a People representative pointed back to its original statement.<\/p>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n

The post was drawn from the magazine\u2019s recent interview with Munn for a cover story<\/a>, which published online June 4. The 44-year-old actress, who was promoting her new Apple TV+ series, talked about life with her husband, 42-year-old comedian John Mulaney, their children \u2013 a 3-year-old boy and 8-month-old girl \u2013 as well as her 2023 breast cancer diagnosis. People also published several separate exclusive items using material from the Munn interview, including one<\/a> in which she discussed her fertility treatments, and another post headlined, \u201cOlivia Munn Doesn\u2019t Let Her Kids Watch Ms. Rachel. Here\u2019s Why.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the story<\/a>, according to sites that repeated quotes from it before it was deleted, Munn shared her irritation with children\u2019s TV programming. She specifically cited Ms. Rachel, a major celebrity to young children and their parents.<\/p>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n

\u201cI know kids love [Ms. Rachel], but the thing is, if I can\u2019t watch it, I\u2019m not going to spend the rest of my life going crazy,\u201d Munn said, and added she was not a fan of \u201cBlue\u2019s Clues\u201d or \u201cSpider-Man\u201d either. (She did admit a tolerance for \u201cDaniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood,\u201d because it helped her son prepare for the arrival of a baby sister.)<\/p>\n

However, the framing of the People headline drew attention on social media, especially given that Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, has been in the news for speaking out about the plight of children in Gaza \u2013 though it\u2019s unclear if this topic was even addressed in the People story. All of this was surely heightened by the strong feelings many fans harbor about Mulaney and Munn\u2019s relationship<\/a>, and its timing relative to his divorce from an artist, Anna Marie Tendler, with her own significant social media following.<\/p>\n

Various publications and social media accounts started regurgitating Munn\u2019s comments, and Accurso herself expressed disappointment when she left a comment on People\u2019s Instagram post<\/a>, now disappeared as well:<\/p>\n

\u201cWHO CARES?! I\u2019d rather you cover me advocating for kids in Gaza who are literally starving, largest cohort of child amputees in modern history, thousands & thousands killed \u2013 no medical care, no education, no homes\u2026 do better!!!\u201d Accurso wrote<\/a>, according<\/a> to multiple reports. \u201cNot against [Munn] at all and don\u2019t care that she doesn\u2019t want to watch the show \u2013 all my love to her and her family \u2013 disappointed in the outlets.\u201d Later, she wrote on her own Instagram account that she and Munn had spoken and were on good terms.<\/p>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease be kind to Olivia & her precious family,\u201d Accurso wrote<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t believe in hate, attacks or hurtful comments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munn also criticized the coverage. \u201cTo Ms Rachel and your fans, I hear and respect the passion behind your support. I never anticipated the media would single out one small thing I said and distort it like they have,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram story earlier this week. \u201cEvery parent understands the importance of finding meaningful programming that helps us connect with our kids. I don\u2019t want something taken out of context to be a moment that steals even a minute of joy for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mulaney weighed in Wednesday, calling<\/a> for a stop to the \u201cviolent and threatening\u201d comments that Munn had been receiving in online comments and direct messages. \u201cAn innocent comment my wife Olivia Munn made about what children\u2019s programs we like has somehow \u2013 unbelievably \u2013 been conflated with not caring about the deaths of children in Gaza,\u201d he posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people doing this are so wildly out of line and so unhelpful to any conversation. You took a nothing comment to a dark and dangerous place. This kind of behavior isn\u2019t activism.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n

Accurso has been creating educational children\u2019s content on YouTube, where she has more than 15.2 million subscribers, since 2019. With the help of silly and cheerful music, Ms. Rachel teaches children how to spell and use the bathroom, while also offering lessons on emotional support.<\/p>\n

Outside of her YouTube show, Accurso has been outspoken<\/a> about<\/a> Gaza, which led to backlash from right-wing media commentators<\/a> and StopAntisemitism, a prominent pro-Israel group, which called on the U.S. attorney general to investigate the children\u2019s entertainer. (Accurso said earlier this month<\/a> that she stands against \u201call forms of hate.\u201d)<\/p>\n

But, Accurso told<\/a> WBUR, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be Ms. Rachel if I didn\u2019t deeply care about all kids. And I would risk everything, and I will risk my career over and over to stand up for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/body><\/p>\n

\n

Conversation<\/h3>\n

This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\tMost Popular\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\t<\/main><\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skip to Main Content Celebs It was an unusual move for the celebrity-friendly magazine, but the public has strong feelings about both the actress and the YouTuber, and maybe everyone\u2019s a little on edge these days. Olivia Munn arrives at an FYC screening of “Your Friends & Neighbors” on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Hollywood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1881,287,104640],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-858131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-deletes","8":"category-people","9":"category-youtube-videos"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}