News Summary

• But in a New York Times story today, she revealed she received encouragement and support from an unlikely peer – Stephanie Courtney, who plays the character “Flo” in ads for Progressive Insurance..
• By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager Milana Vayntrub has spoken out before about the online harassment she has faced for her portrayal of “Lily Adams,” a store manager in AT&T ads..
• “We will not tolerate the inappropriate comments and harassment of Milana Vayntrub, the talented actor that portrays Lily in our ads..
• Talking to her peer made Vayntrub feel “like there were people on my team,” she said in the Times story..
• “Maybe it just has to do with being a person on the internet, or maybe it’s specific to being a woman on the internet,” Vayntrub said in her livestream..
• In August of 2020, Vayntrub posted an Instagram livestream asking that the online harassment against her stop..