Rebecca Black Left School Because of Bullying
YouTube juggernaut Rebecca Black has been a target for online haters since her infectious hit "Friday" emerged months ago, but now she says that negativity also extended to her school life. The remedy: homeschooling.
The 14-year-old singer tells ABC News in an interview that aired Wednesday (Aug. 10) the harassment in junior high was intense that she hasn't been back since the spring. The ribbing, she revealed, was not very creative.
"When I walk by they'll start singing 'Friday' in a really nasally voice," she said. "Or, you know, they'll be like, 'Oh hey, Rebecca, guess what day it is?'"
Her mother, Georgina Marquez, agreed that the best thing for Rebecca was to remove that peer-pressure from her daughter's life so she could focus on music. Marquez told ABC that she even had to call the FBI when online threats turned violent. "There's not a stone that's left unturned when it comes to her safety," Marquez said.
Black said that "not being liked" is something she's had to face before. "I think if I hadn't had to deal with that in the past then I totally would have handled this differently and I would have gone down in burning flames. But I've learned that you just can't let it get to you."
But it seems Black is having the last laugh. "Friday" has racked up 167 million views while her latest single, "My Moment" has been streamed a whopping 22.5 million times.
She turned up on "America's Got Talent" on Wednesday (Aug. 10) to perform her biggest song live:
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