The backlash started in July at Comic Con in San Diego, where Carey appeared on a panel to discuss House of the Dragon.
Emily Carey has revealed she deleted her social media account after a recent press appearance for House of the Dragon, the highly anticipated Game of Thrones spin-off.
Carey will eventually be replaced by actor Olivia Cooke, who plays Alicent as an adult in future episodes of House of the Dragon.
Immediately following her remarks at Comic-Con, Carey wrote in a now-deleted post: “I stand by what I said in the panel.