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Jeremy Renner’s free app, Jeremy Renner Official, used to be a wholesome place for fans of Marvel’s Hawkeye who wanted to celebrate everything about the actor-turned-musician. But now it’s shutting down because of trolls.
The app has been around for a couple of years, but it picked up attention over the last few months. It was designed as a community hub for fans who used the Instagram-like feed to see photos of Renner, post their own stories, and hang out. Genuine Renner fans, who would sometimes refer to Renner as J Rens in comments, were suddenly greeted by a group of trolls. Things came to a head over the last week when trolls found a way to impersonate Renner and other fans, using the opportunity to post hateful comments and harass…