Beauty, Brains, and Talent: How Paige Spiranac Became the Most Famous Golfer on the Internet
A Disgruntled Ex
One of the drawbacks of being well-known on social media is that one can’t disappear, even if one wants to. When images of her in an inappropriate setting circulated online, that is what happened. She had shared the photo with a man she was seeing, but following their breakup, things got ugly.
When her ex chose to share the photo with his buddies, the image quickly spread out of control, forcing Spiranac to deal with a flood of messages from people she had never met. Spiranac experienced threats, harassment, and ruthless trolling on social media, all of which took a toll on her mental health.