Reality TV star Janet Caperna, known for her role on Bravo’s The Valley, has left the United States and gone private on all social media platforms after being bombarded with alarming death threats and vile harassment online.
The 35-year-old reality star reportedly fled to Switzerland this week with her husband, Jason, and their 18-month-old son, Cameron. The move comes after a torrent of abuse escalated to terrifying levels, according to Daily Mail.
The Valley’ Star Janet Caperna Forced To FLEE USA. After Disturbing Death Threats and Relentless Social Media Harassment
While en route to Europe, Caperna locked her Instagram account after receiving an onslaught of disturbing messages from anonymous trolls. Screenshots of some of the hate-filled messages show just how extreme the harassment became—one troll allegedly wrote, “I hope you rot like you deserve,” while another added, “I know where you live. I’ve seen where your son goes when you’re not with him.”
Caperna spoke out, saying she chose to publicly address the situation to highlight the severity of the abuse.
“I’m sick of threats and slurs being normalized because ‘we signed up for this when we joined reality TV,’” she told the outlet. “That’s sick and not normal. I’m never going to pretend it’s acceptable to message strangers threats and slurs.”
She continued, “It’s definitely the worst part about this job. I’m learning to set boundaries on social media and figure this out as I go.”
Caperna, a former celebrity assistant who once worked for actress Cameron Diaz, also shared more of the vile messages during the latest episode of her podcast This Side of the Hill, which she co-hosts with Jared Lipscomb.
“I’m gonna read a couple and they’re really just not nice,” Lipscomb said before sharing several shocking comments, including:
“I hope you die a slow and painful death… Are you actually a man? You are evil and I wish death upon you.”
Another horrific message included a racial slur and wished harm on her toddler son.
Caperna revealed that some of the messages were so personal, the trolls had researched her family members’ names and used them in targeted attacks. She emphasized this was far beyond ordinary online criticism.
“This isn’t constructive criticism,” she said. “I understand putting my life on TV means I’ll receive feedback—good and bad—but this is something else entirely.”
In a particularly troubling revelation, Caperna hinted that one of her own co-stars may have contributed to the online abuse. Without naming names, she said the former friend “responded to someone’s comment questioning the safety of my child and whether I had a drinking problem” with a laughing emoji.
“I’m so disappointed in that,” she said. “It’s incredibly hurtful.”
Despite the chaos, Caperna remains committed to promoting healthy discussion around reality television. “Some of the best conversations about modern culture come from shows like ours,” she said, while noting the real-life consequences of public exposure.
Reflecting on the experience, she voiced concern about the people behind the hate-filled accounts.
“It makes me wonder—how many people that I interact with during the day are secretly like this? Is the cashier at the grocery store the same person sending death threats to a stranger online?”
