One key member of The Walking Dead cast has elected to quit social media in the wake of negativity clouding his notifications. Josh McDermitt, who plays Eugene Porter on the AMC series, pulled his accounts down from Twitter and Instagram this week. The actor regularly engaged with fans and followers on the platform but got to a point where enough was enough with negativity beginning to take over. McDermitt joined The Walking Dead in 2014, for Episode 4x10: Inmates. His character debuted with Christian Serratos and Michael Cudlitz's Rosita and Abraham characters, as a bunch of tough guys marching to Washington D.C. with a cure for the zombie virus which turned out to be a sham.

Eugene's Turn Through Season 7, McDermitt's Eugene has undergone a transformation in terms of his allegiance. The character swapped sides ahead of the impending war when Negan, the man who had recently killed his best friend Abraham, took him as a prisoner to the Sanctuary. However, upon arrival, Eugene was treated to nights with wives and jars of pickles which was more than enough to earn his unique skill set's loyalty. Eugene would quickly begin fortifying the Sanctuary's defenses and manufacturing defensive tools for the group. However, he would also march on Alexandria with the Saviors and dish out threats to his former buddy Rick Grimes when Negan wanted to get inside. Eugene was fully willing to let his friends die. Now, social media has begun attacking the actor playing the part. prevnext

Social Reaction Some fans are unable to separate the fictional aspect of The Walking Dead from the very real life Josh McDermitt is living. They have chosen to voice their opinion of McDermitt, shaped by Eugene's scripted decisions, online. @JoshMcDermitt I hate you more than I hate Joffrey from game of thrones. — Liana Hanke (@LianaHanke) April 3, 2017 Many fans have quickly come to actor's defense, though. People are literally sending death threats to @JoshMcDermitt for what Eugene did...do they not know that Eugene is a cHARACTER IN A SHOW??? — Hot•dIGGITY• dOG (@clarity_paris) April 5, 2017 @JoshMcDermitt please respect this man ...josh sorry for the stupid people ?

The walking dead is a movie not reality ? — jump&touchthesky⬆⬆ (@ULobuono1) May 1, 2017 In any case, it all prompted McDermitt to shut his social media down. prevnext