Olivia Newton-John 's Instagram account's under fire after posting a pic of the late star in support of Pride ...
with commenters rushing to blast the post's intention. The actress -- who passed away back in 2022 -- still has an active social media account, and the IG admin decided to share a snap of ONJ in a rainbow-covered sweater ..
. wishing all of the late actress' followers a Happy Pride Month. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.
While it seems a rather innocuous post, it started a firestorm among Newton-John's followers ...
who flooded the comments section with a ton of homophobic comments. People called the post sickening -- with many specifically calling out the account's admin for using a picture of the deceased Newton-John to "push an agenda." Go check out the post for yourself .
.. some say they are unfollowing after leaving hateful comments.
FWIW ...
some are pointing out the rainbow sweater was actually meant as a stand against cancer -- rather than for LGBTW+ rights -- but, it seems a bit odd anyone's upset at all given Newton-John's history with the LGBTQ community. Olivia was a huge ally of the LGBTQ+ community during her lifetime ..
. speaking out for gay rights repeatedly and posting messages of support to social media for past Pride months. She even performed at the Los Angeles Pride Parade back in 2008 .
.. so, she stepped up for the community time and time again during her life.
As we mentioned ...
Olivia passed away in 2022 after a 30-y.
