A look at Hollywood stars who quit social media

For celebrities social media is a great tool to connect with fans and promote their filmsalbums However the flipside is that it can attract a lot of unwanted attention A few days ago musician Calvin Harris reportedly changed his Instagram account settings to private after tiring of his fans getting critical of his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift Harris has reportedly gotten weary of the all the negativity after a few of his fans said that they rather see Swift with exboyfriend Harry Styles If rumours are to be believed the celebrity is contemplating quitting social media altogether Harris is not the first celebrity who has got unnecessary comments from his followers Several celebrities in the past have in fact quit social media due to the negativity comments We list a fewZayn MalikIn 2012 the former One Direction member announced his resignation from Twitter He said The reason I donrsquot tweet as much as I use to is because Irsquom sick of all the useless opinions and hate that I get daily Goodbye Twitter Later through his Keek account he explained that he had to take this step because of all the hate he was getting I just deleted my account because of all the hate I was getting just by tweeting something simple And all the rumours of me smoking weed and cheating I donrsquot need to read any of that negativity he had said The singer returned 48 hours later for his fansIggy AzaleaThe Aussie rapper abandoned social media in February this year after trolls criticised her bikini body Just got back from a great vacation came online and saw apparently itrsquos shocking and unheard of to be a woman and have cellulite I just want to have peace and relaxation time without a perv with a longdistance lens hiding out taking pictures Everyone deserves peace she fumed She continued to inform that her management will run the account before adding The Internet is the ugliest reflection of mankind there is She returned shortly after to quit again in March when she called out paparazzi for invading her privacy at home Needless to say she is active on social media nowAdeleRumours have it that the Rolling In The Deep singer quit Twitter in 2012 after she received nasty death threats regarding her newborn son from trolls on the social networking site She couldnrsquot believe people would be so awful about a baby said a source While she chose to not respond to the messages the singer tweets sporadically since then and has managed to be a lot more discreet than her contemporariesJennifer Love HewittA number of actresses use social media to chronicle their pregnancy However Hewitt decided to stray clear and revealed that she was quitting social media in 2013 over negativity and threats she received on the platform She said Unfortunately with all the negativity people choose to send on twitter as well as threats to there own well being Irsquom sad to say twitter is no longer for me I have enjoyed all the kindness and love that came my way as well as support But this break is needed she wrote Life should be filled with positivity and holding each other up not making threats and sending bad vibes To those of you who made it a joy thank you from the bottom of my heart she added Presently she maintains a low profile on social mediaZelda WilliamsThe American actress quit social media Twitter and Instagram days after her father Robin Williamrsquos death in August last year as Internet trolls and insensitive posters added to her despair Although countless fans took to the web to express their love for the late comedian a few took the opportunity to post what looked like photoshopped images of her dad Zelda decided that instead of deleting the posts better to quit social media altogether I will be leaving this account for a bit while I heal and decide if Irsquoll be deleting it or not she wrote In this difficult time please try to be respectful of the accounts of myself my family and my friends Mining our accounts for photos of dad or judging me on the number of them is cruel and unnecessaryhellip My favourite photos of family are framed in my house not posted on social media and theyrsquoll remain therehellip Thank you for your respect and understanding in this difficult time Goodbye Xo The actress returned three weeks later to tweet about bullying She took a hiatus from social media yet again in July this year to escape the opinion or sentiments of others as her fatherrsquos death anniversary approached Her social media accounts are active as of now