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Avengers star Jeremy Renner has shut down his official app, Jeremy Renner Official, after trolls overran the fan hub and impersonated the actor and other controversial figures like O.J. Simpson and the recently deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a final post on the app, Renner wrote: "The app has jumped the shark. Literally. Due to clever individuals that were able to manipulate ways to impersonate me and others within the app, I have asked EXCAPEX, the company that runs this app to shut it down immediately and refund anyone who has purchased and stars over the last 90 days."
"What was supposed to be a place for fans to connect with each other has turned into a place that is everything I detest and can't or won't condone," Renner continued. "My sincere apologies for this to have not turned out the way it was intended. To all the super-fans who have supported me with your words or encouragement, amazing art, stories, and time shared on the app, a genuine thank you and I hope to see you on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook."
truly lmfao r.i.p. the jeremy renner app pic.twitter.com/VWFx201ZNb
— karen han (@karenyhan) September 4, 2019
Why did Jeremy Renner shut down his app?
In recent weeks, Jeremy Renner Official has been inundated with trolls claiming to be not only Renner, but also the likes of Casey Anthony, the woman once accused of murdering her child Caylee Anthony.
the jeremy renner app is absolutely out of control pic.twitter.com/Il6iiYMWaa
— Kate Knibbs ??♀️ (@Knibbs) August 29, 2019
Comedy writer Stefan Heck took some credit for the chaos that has marred Renner's fan app, writing for Deadspin Tuesday that he "broke" the app by writing the word "porno" on it.
"I saw a post in which Jeremy Renner wished me a "rockin weekend" and asked me if I had any plans. As it happens, I did have plans! I was going to watch some porno on my personal computer. I let Jeremy know this, because that's what I assumed the app was meant for," Heck wrote.
After that, "dozens of false Renners had sprouted up, sowing chaos and pretending to like porno. Legitimate Renner fans were rightfully confused and terrified."
The Avengers and Hurt Locker star launched the app in 2017 as a way "to connect directly with my fans all over the world in our own shared environment."
Fans can still connect with Renner via his music. The actor dropped three songs in July, which he described as "Imagine Dragons meets Queen."
"My family was my first love, and then music. Acting came into my brain around 20. Music has always been my first love as far as something other than my family," told People.
On the acting side, Renner will reprise his role as Hawkeye in an Avengers spin-off television series on Disney+, Disney's new streaming service.
The series follows his last outing as Hawkeye in Avengers: Endgame, which is now the highest-grossing film of all time.
