Internet Bully Smackdown: How Hollywood Dad Director Kevin Smith Defended His Daughter From Troll Who Called Her Ugly & Talentless

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By Rachel Cruise , Parent Herald Aug 19, 04:00 am

Hollywood director, writer and actor Kevin Smith is taking on an internet bully who attacked his 17-year-old daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, on social media. The father took to Instagram to address the troll and defend his teenager. He also dished out some very sound advice for the bully.

Kevin Smith was quite upset when an Instagram user, kingsysyphus, left a disparaging comment on his daughter's post on the photo sharing site. The troll called Harley Quinn ugly and lacking in talent. "You're cancer and I sincerely hope you and up like Lindsay Lohan and dead," kingsysyphus apparently wrote in part. The director screen captured the said comment and addressed the guy on his own Instagram account.

Kevin Smith wrote some scathing words for the bully. He also gave him an advice, saying that instead of attacking someone on the internet, the troll should just channel his energies towards something more creative. "You want attention? Don't make yourself mad, make something original and fun. Because if you're not being useful in this world you're being useless," wrote Kevin Smith in part.

However, this was not the first time Kevin Smith took on an internet troll. USA Today reports that Kevin Smith also lashed back at online bullies in 2013 after they attacked one of his female writers in the movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." The director posted his comments about the incident on his official site. He asked his fans to treat women as equals and "conduct yourselves in [decent] fashion at all times."

Meanwhile, The father said that his daughter was actually amused by the whole incident. Talking to Daily Mail, Harley Quinn said that she initially got offended when someone insulted her. But she quickly set her bearings, saying she shouldn't care about the nasty attack. She said she's going to kill internet bullies with kindness.