The latest disturbing case of Twitter threats involves Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy and Sydney Esiason, who is the girlfriend of Leddy’s teammate Matt Martin and daughter of WFAN host and former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason.
Leddy has been getting threatening messages for months from the now-suspended @NoorsSlut account, according to TSN. But it reached a new level Tuesday when the user posted an image of Leddy’s Minnesota driver’s license and a debit card with Leddy’s name on it. There were also images posted of a woman with Leddy with derogatory words Photoshopped over it. Images of that woman, who is not dating Leddy, were used for the avatar for the @NoorsSlut Twitter and Instagram account.
“The Islanders say Nick Leddy and his family are fine and that the team is working with NHL security in addition to local and state authorities to track down the person involved,” TSN reported.
Sydney Esiason, who is a host for NHL.com, was in one of the photos tweeted by the disturbed user, whose account was shut down thanks in part to Islanders fans reporting him.
According to Yahoo, Esiason also received threats from another user calling her a “whore” and claiming to know where she lives and works.