Abigail Breslin faced ‘death threats’ over Aussie boyband star

The Oscar nominated actor has revealed that she was terrorised by fans, who stalked her outside her home.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 26: Abigail Breslin attends the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Centre on July 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Oscar nominated actor Abigail Breslin has revealed that she once received terrifying death threats.

Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Little Miss Sunshine, once dated 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) star Michael Clifford.

Abigail Breslin has revealed that 5SOS fans sent her death threats and even turned up outside her house. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images.

Following their break-up in 2014, Breslin released a single titled You Suck which included lyrics that could be directly linked to the boyband star.

“I was getting death threats sent to me. People were showing up outside of my apartment. All this crazy, crazy s**t,” she said on the video podcast series Vulnerable.

Breslin said the period after their break-up and following the song’s release was a “traumatising experience” due to the shokcing reaction from some of 5SOS’ fans.

“I had gotten what I felt to be ‘burned’ by him in some way, and I wrote a very bad song called You Suck about him,” continued the star.

Breslin wrote the song just before the Aussie band had their breakout smash hit, She Looks So Perfect.

As 5SOS instantly became global stars, she quickly became the target of teenage girls on all corners of the world.

“I did not realise though that people would put two and two together so much; didn’t realise that, like, the week before I released it he was going to become this huge boy band,” she added. “It was the most traumatising experience … because I did write the song about him basically because, you know, you’re 17, 16 or 17 … and I definitely had a much bigger idea of what this relationship was than maybe he thought.”

5SOS are one of Australia’s most popular music exports, and have enjoyed a career spanning a decade. Michael Clifford is pictured far right. Picture from Instagram.

Meanwhile, Breslin previously opened up about surviving an abusive relationship with an individual who would “beat her”.

“As a DV survivor I felt compelled to write a little bit about my story. I was in a very abusive relationship for close to two years,” Breslin wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram along with a trigger warning.

The star, who was sharing her experience to honour Domestic Violence Awareness Month, explained that the relationship started out “perfectly” and she was “so in love” but that her abuser took advantage of her “innocence and naïveté” before things turned violent. “I was beaten regularly, locked into rooms and forced to pretend everything was OK and normal while dealing with intense injuries … injuries most people didn’t even see,” Breslin, who didn’t name her abuser, wrote.

The actor, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar aged just 10, thanked her family and friends who helped her leave the “horrible” relationship.

Originally published as Abigail Breslin faced ‘death threats’ over Aussie boyband star