• Victoria Justice went viral for an outdated video by which she insisted that "all of us sing" alongside her Victorious costar Ariana Grande.
• The actress says the 2017 meme bought "a lot hate" that she acquired "demise threats."
• Justice now thinks the video is "humorous" and says she's "in on the joke."

Victoria Justice is reflecting on the surprisingly darkish fallout from one easy meme.

The Zoey 101 alum mentioned the backlash she acquired after going viral for a resurfaced video by which she converses together with her Victorious costars Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, and Daniella Monet.

"It was undoubtedly a factor the place it was like, 'The web hates Victoria Justice proper now,'" the actress mentioned on a current episode of Legendary Kitchen's Final Meals. "There was a time for thus lengthy on the web the place I really feel like individuals hated me. It was a factor. It might probably actually be a ruthless place … Mob mentality is such an actual factor."

Justice attributed the negativity she handled to "the meme factor" — that fateful viral video that was edited down from a 2010 Popstar interview and recirculated in 2017. Within the video, the 4 actresses playfully focus on their perceptions of one another's personalities.

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"One factor you don't find out about Ariana Grande is that she actually sings every part," Gillies says within the authentic clip. "Like, she began to overlook the way to discuss in her personal voice as a result of she sings every part. And it's an excellent factor as a result of she has a fantastic voice."

After Monet jumps in to say Gillies additionally continuously sings, Justice chimes in, "I feel all of us sing."

Within the video all three of her costars agree, however some viewers interpreted the clip as Justice trying to passive-aggressively take the highlight away from Grande. Nonetheless, the actress says — and the context of the unique clip suggests — that she was merely making a broad assertion concerning the group's dynamic.

"To begin with, it's factual. We did all sing, okay?" Justice mentioned in her new Final Meals interview. "I feel the media outlet that put it out put this entire spin on it. Man, I dunno, it will need to have been a extremely gradual information day for them, as a result of I swear to God, I feel once they revealed that, I don't even know what number of years later it was. I used to be like approach into my 20s, from an interview I did after I was like 16."

She mentioned the vitriol she skilled was overwhelming. "I bought all this hate. A lot hate!" she recalled. "I'm like, 'What did I do? What did I do? I'm sitting right here dwelling my life simply attempting to work, reside, I dunno.' It was wild."

The actress went on to element the extent of the backlash. "I bought a lot hate, dude. I bought, like, demise threats," she mentioned. "I felt unhealthy for my mother 'trigger she was all these things on-line, and she or he was like, she was freaking out. And I'm all the time kinda like, 'Oh, no matter. Individuals are gonna say what they're gonna say.' However yeah, it actually took on a lifetime of its personal and have become a factor."

Justice now thinks the clip is "humorous" and not minds the eye it receives. "I don't care," she mentioned. "I'm in on the joke. I even say it myself on a regular basis. You already know, no matter. I don't care."

Victorious adopted a gaggle of scholars at a fictional performing arts faculty. Justice portrayed protagonist Tori Vega, whereas Grande performed her airheaded pal Cat Valentine. The present ran for 4 seasons on Nickelodeon from 2010 to 2013.

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