The 'Stranger Things' actress has faced a barrage of negative comments on social media and from some media while she has been conducting 'The Electric State' press tour.

"I refuse to apologize for growing up. I refuse to make myself smaller to fit the unrealistic expectations of people who can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman," read her Monday, Mar. 3 Instagram p

The “Stranger Things” actor responded to recent scrutiny of her looks and called out the media for “bullying” and “tearing young women down.”