EastEnders bosses have had to call in the police after a teen launched a hate campaign against the cast and crew of the popular soap.
It is thought that the 14-year-old boy sent "vile" emails directly to staff, along with highly abusive messages, according to the Mirror.
After it was found that a dozen of the cast were believed to have been targeted, officers issued a formal warning to the unknown teenager.
Of the incident, a source revealed: "It was the talk of the set for several months and a lot of people were frightened.
“This person was emailing specific details about EastEnders’ staff and there was also sickening abuse appearing online on lots of different forums. It got very serious and the show’s bosses in particular were getting a lot of grief over decisions being made.
“It was like this poster was on the set with some of the detail he knew. At first it looked like a group of angry, vicious viewers but as it got more sinister we looked into it and found it was just one sick individual.”
A letter sent to worried staff to reassure them that the culprit had been caught and warned, read:
"He operated under a significant number of multiple identities and conducted the abusive harassment over a lengthy period of time across numerous platforms – emails to BBC staff, forums and BBC message boards.
“He created the false impression that numerous people were engaging in abusive and negative conversations on our site, as well as other forums. We trust the action taken on this matter shows we will not tolerate the abuse or bullying of our staff and treat their welfare with the utmost seriousness.”
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