Sherri Shepherd Takes Legal Action After Twitter Rape Threat ...

Sherri Shepherd has had enough of online bullying, especially since she was on the receiving end of a rape threat via Twitter.

?The View? co-host received a tweet from someone by the name ?DaCloneKiller,? who wrote:

RT @DaCloneKiller: somebody should drag u in a back alley and rape you WHO DO I REPORT THIS TWEET TO? THIS IS A THREAT & I'M PISSED?
Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) June 06, 2012

Shepherd, not surprisingly, was quite taken aback by the disturbing message, and responded:

RT @DaCloneKiller: somebody should drag u in a back alley and rape you WHO DO I REPORT THIS TWEET TO? THIS IS A THREAT & I'M PISSED?
Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) June 06, 2012

We cannot let this bullying of our children continue? we have got to standup to bullies ? even online bullies. #sickofthisish?
Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) June 06, 2012

The actress also used the moment to continue her stand against online bullying. She tweeted:

Online bullying needs 2 stop @Twitter-children are dying b/c they don't know how to combat cowards like @DaCloneKiller?
Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) June 07, 2012

You go girl?Proud of you Sherri! It?s refreshing to see celebrities take a stand against idiots!

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