Canadian TV reporter stopped a troll dead in their tracks when she issued a scathing response to an email criticizing her appearance.
Leslie Horton was in the midst of giving her usual traffic report for her network, Global News Morning Calgary, when she saw red and stopped to address a viewer who had sent an unsolicited fat-shaming email bashing her appearance and her choice of wardrobe.The note began wrongly congratulating Horton, 59, on her “pregnancy.”“I’m just going to respond to an email that I just got saying, ‘Congratulations on your pregnancy,’” Horton began, while positioned in front of a green screen.“’If you’re gonna wear old bus driver pants then you have to expect emails like this,’” read Horton in conclusion.While Horton does have a teenage daughter, she is not expecting — and gave an epic retort to her online detractor. “So thanks for that,” she began. “Um, no, I’m not pregnant.
I actually lost my uterus to cancer last year. And um, this is what women of my age look like.”‘So, if it’s offensive to you that is unfortunate,” she added. “Think about the emails you send.” The moment went viral after TikToker @Sarantium posted the video online, with thousands of viewers applauding Horton for standing her ground.
Global News even posted the clip on X to show their solidarity with the reporter.“This just makes me so mad. How dare someone reach out and say something so s—y,” @Sarantium captioned the video.Another person wrote: “Leslie Horton is a treasure and a boss.” One user added: “I’m so sad for her.
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