As we approach the two-year anniversary of Robin Williams’ death, his daughter, Zelda, has announced that she will be taking a break from social media again.
Just as she did last year around this time, the 27-year-old will go on a Twitter and Instagram hiatus as she remembers her father on Aug. 11, the date of his death.
In a lengthy post on Sunday, Zelda gave the reasoning behind the decision for her accounts going dark again this year.
“I will be taking another break off social media. For those who always ask why, it's so people can memorialize Dad on the anniversary of his death however they wish without me having to feel bombarded by it, or pressured by the expectation put on myself or my family to publicly acknowledge or join in doing so," she wrote. "I will always be so grateful for all the love the world had and continues to have for dad, but for obvious reasons, it's sometimes harder to be the sort of surviving public vessel for receiving those sentiments, and one often expected to somehow flawlessly express them back.
"Thus, I'll be excusing myself for a bit. Hearts just need little breaks sometimes!"
Tata for now! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/933UBaFfCs
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) August 8, 2016
After Williams’ death in 2014, Zelda was actually harassed so badly by internet trolls that she quit social media altogether for a while. This time though she is breaking on her own terms and we know she will be back as soon as she is ready.
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