Izabelle Campbell/Controversies

This is a list of Izabelle Campbell controversies. This list is non-exhaustive, as Izabelle is unable to stop herself from getting in trouble.

## 2015

### Accusations of racism

After the premiere of the 5th episode of Feelside (2015), activists and those of Indigenous descent accused Izybell of claiming that Molina “Molly” Caldwell, played by Jodie Henderson, was white, rather than Native. Izybell denied those claims in a tweet, but later confirmed that she “whitewashed” Jodie’s character in 2020.

> *“I am very much against racism. I would never be racist towards anyone, especially Native people. All claims about me making Molly white are false.”* - Izybell, July 2015
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Izybell was also accused of pushing racist tropes on several of Feelside’s characters of color, such as Franky, Izaiah, and Sonny Yeon-Woo, which would later be brought up in 2020.

### Fat shaming

In October of 2015, while watching a football game with her brother, Brody, Izabelle made several tweets against “fat” men and Aaron Rodgers’ physique playing in the NFL.

> *“Genuine question: Why does the NFL make some of its players lose control and get so fat? How can they run so fast w/o running out of breath? Wtf do they eat?!”*
> *“Aaron Rodgers is so skinny. I hope he doesn’t have an eating disorder.”*
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Sonya Gisella, who was writing her first book at the time, fired back at Izybell’s comments.

> *“Izybell, [offensive and defensive linemen] OLs & DLs kinda need to be fat in order to execute their roles perfectly. And Aaron doesn’t have an ED, he’s just built like that. You would be crying so much if your fans made tweets like that against you.”*
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## 2020-present

In September of 2020, several Feelside (2015) cast and crew members revealed that actors and actresses were harassed and emotionally ridiculed, especially the actors who were people of color, lgbtq+, or disabled. Crew members were often yelled at and harassed backstage. Several cast members revealed that their characters were based off of racial/ethnic stereotypes or other harmful stereotypes, which was not the case in the original 2010 version of Feelside. Actress Jodie Henderson, why played the main character Molly in the reboot, was the first cast member to bring this up.

Izabelle told me before filming that she wanted Native American representation in her reboot, and she picked me to play Molly. She told me she was writing Molly as a canonically Native American and white mixed character. I’m Native and white, so this excited me very much, until we wrapped filming for season 1’s fifth episode. Izabelle came up to me and told me that due to “personal reasons”, she wrote Molly as canonically white, not mixed like she promised. This upset me and I nearly cried. I wanted to quit because of it but she told me if I left Feelside, she’d “hurt me very badly”. Izabelle is not a nice woman and I don’t trust her. I never trusted her at all. I know other cast and crew were hurt by her emotionally and verbally and I hope my story helps others come forward. - Jodie Henderson on a Instagram Story

After Jodie posted her story on Instagram, she received support from fellow friends and others stared to come forward with their stories about Izabelle. Kian Spencer was the next cast member to share his story.

izabelle campbell is a very ignorant, insensitive, verbally and emotionally abusive woman and it’s about time we held her accountable. one, she doesn’t know how to write minorities without pushing a stereotype. for example, my character franky is south asian like me, indian to be specific. franky was portrayed as a tech genius and very very smart, which is a common south asian stereotype. although i enjoyed playing franky but i was annoyed that part of his character was just racist. i came forward to izabelle about it one day during season 2 and asked if she could erase the “tech genius” trait from his character and she angrily declined. she did the same thing for other actors on the show. this led me to leaving the episode before the series finale. she ruined feelside for me. she ruined feelside for all of us. feelside is about love and inclusivity, not injustice and unconscious bias. julian bailey is frowning upon you right now, izy. - kian spencer on a 2020 twitch stream

A writer who worked on the show and helped create props on set, who wishes to remain anonymous, had this to say,

izybell is a god awful piece of shit. one second she’s yelling at us to straighten up or get fired, next thing you know she’s hugging us and calming us down during a panic attack which she triggered. her actors of color, lgbtq actors, and disabled actors asked for their character’s harmful stereotypes to be dropped and izy did jack shit about it. she was very racist and xenophobic especially to her asian crew members, blaming them for anti-blackness and child abuse. she threw around ableist and homophobic slurs all the time. if we wanted to speak up, izy would threaten us with violence. she was harassing janitors after the series finale, yelling at them to pick up the pace and clean up the tons of confetti. i’m mad i had to work with her. i hope nobody has to go through the same thing. - anon

## 2021

### Izabelle’s “apology”

Izabelle learned that she was being called out, and “apologized” in a Instagram story in January of 2021.

Her apology sparked backlash, many claiming her apology is self-centered and wasn’t acknowledging her behavior and it’s harm well enough. Izabelle deleted her Instagram and Facebook account two days later. On January 21, 2021, FOXIS decided to remove all programming that was worked on or created by Izabelle off of streaming services and VOD. Several months later, it was announced that FOXIS will allow Izabelle’s programming to be played on VOD and streaming services, but she will not get paid for each watch and stream. The money made will go to charities working to end workplace abuse and various forms of injustice, such as GLAAD, Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), and Black Lives Matter.

## 2022

### Anti-asian rant & Twitter reinstatement

In January of 2022, Izabelle reactivated her Twitter account after months of inactivity and began posting again. She frequently denied allegations of abuse and harassment, went back to harassing her cast members, specifically targeting Kian Spencer and Talia Jimenez, and harassing people over enjoying Franky and Amber’s relationship in Feelside. Her last Twitter post was in early February, where she threatened violent physical harm towards East Asians and people who critically consumed media that “went against her values”. Her account was taken town by Twitter staff for harassment. Her account was reinstated in Spring/Summer of 2022 and she has been active since. Twitter CEO Elon Musk retweeted several of Izybell’s tweets, including those criticizing transgender people and bisexuality.

### Pro-life support

During May and June of 2022, Izybell vocalized support for the pro-life, and was very supportive of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In July, she announced that she no longer supported the pro-life movement (re: “Radical Feminism section).

### Radical feminism

In July, Izabelle Campbell set up a Q&A on her Instagram account, eager to answer questions about her political views and her life after Feelside. One user asked about Izabelle's views on feminism, to which Izabelle gave a lengthy response.

> *"Since 2020, I've grown to become a radical feminist: pro-woman, pro-abolishing gender, anti-male supremacy, anti-transgenderism, anti-grooming, and so much more. Basically, I'm a normal lesbian with normal views. I look back on when I was a liberal feminist, pushing the transgender agenda when it was very, very, wrong to do so. I've been educated by young women wanting to take their femininity and womanhood back, and it's helped me to come to terms with my controversial political views and accepting being biologically female. Hope this helps.*
> *Also, I am studying radical feminist theory at the moment, I apologize for my past misogynist actions and beliefs, especially my former pro-life views. I am unlearning sexist and liberal feminist views that I was socialized with at a young age."*
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### "Fix Our Media" Organization

After her return to Twitter, she joined forces with a group called "Fix Our Media" in August, a “progressive”, controversial group that advocates for "sanitized media". The group has been heavily criticized for their leaders committing crimes, such as domestic abuse and rape, promoting fascist and Christian fundamentalist ideas, and their bigoted views towards marginalized people. Fix Our Media shut down in December, after it was discovered that the founder and multiple employees, including Izybell, used donations for their own personal gain, and two employees were in charge of a sex trafficking ring.

### Sexual and verbal abuse

On September 8th, Xavier Ellis revealed in a lengthy post online that Izabelle was sexually and verbally abusive during the filming of Feelside. He wrote that cast and crew members were groped and sensually touched, asked sexual questions, and called pet names without consent. Izabelle got verbally furious if actors slipped up on their lines, yelled anti-Asian and anti-gay slurs, and sent Xavier and other cast members threatening and stressing messages. Izabelle has yet to address these actions, but it is a possibility that she probably won't apologize.

### Comments on WWII and her children

In December, Izybell went on several anti-Asian rants, claiming that Asians have done nothing beneficial to society, and that the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII was a good thing. She also went on to reveal that she has two children, Sam, who is 5, and Andrea, who is 9. Izybell claims that she is a homeschooler and a “strict parent by choice“. She revealed in multiple Twitter post that she constantly controls what her children read, wear, watch, and learn, along with who they talk to and what relationships they make. Sam currently stays with his biological father, due to Izabelle believing Andrea will be raised better without a male presence.

## 2023

### Accusations of child neglect

On January 7th, Aleks Wingrove, Izybell's ex-husband, brought up accusations of child neglect of their child, Sam, after Izybell made a tweet, claiming she supported children more than a male or trans person would. Wingrove claimed that Sam received less treatment than his older sister, Andrea, posting photographic proof of Sam being malnourished and unhealthier-looking than his sister. Wingrove also wrote that Izybell dropped off Sam at his apartment in mid-to-late 2021, crying and begging to stay with his mother.