BULLY BATTLE: “Report them to the police” — Mzbel Reveals How She Deals With Social Media Bullies and Trolls

Ghanaian musician and media personality Mzbel has opened up about years of public criticism and social media bullying, revealing that she no longer allows online attacks to dictate how she lives.

Speaking to Kafui Dey, Mzbel said her experience in the public eye has taught her to confront painful situations, process them and move on rather than allow them to consume her.

Her advice to people facing online bullying was direct: report it.

Mzbel said the rise of technology has made it easier for people being harassed online to seek help because authorities can potentially trace the source of online abuse.

“You people are lucky. You have technology that can trace people no matter where they are, the IP address. Report to the police and get them to stop,” she said.

She was speaking from personal experience.

Mzbel recounted a recent dispute involving a pastor whom she said had threatened to repeatedly publish material about her online in an attempt to damage her reputation.

According to her account, she quickly reported the matter to the police and said the issue subsequently ended up in court.

She explained that she had learnt not to simply sit back when she believes someone is deliberately targeting her.

For Mzbel, online bullying can have serious consequences, particularly for people who may not have developed the emotional resilience to deal with relentless public attacks.

“If you are not strong… it would destroy you,” she said.

She added that constant online criticism can go beyond hurt feelings and begin to affect how a person sees themselves.

“People will make you feel very, very bad about yourself. People will make you question your existence,” she said.

But Mzbel’s approach to criticism has also been shaped by years of living under intense public scrutiny.

She recalled that criticism of her dates back to the early years of her music career, when her clothing and stage performances became frequent subjects of media discussion.

She said the backlash eventually became so persistent that even stories unrelated to her could carry her photograph and a headline that suggested she had done something controversial.

“Sometimes they don’t even have a caption. They just put my picture there,” she recalled.

That experience, she said, taught her to deal with public attacks differently.

Mzbel explained that she allows herself to feel pain when something happens rather than pretending she is unaffected.

“When the pain comes, deal with it,” she said.

Her philosophy is simple: acknowledge the pain, let it pass and continue living.

“When it happens, it has happened. Feel the pain when it is happening. Once it’s gone, it is gone.”