section_path: Personal life
section_name: Personal life
paragraph_text: Personal life
  
  Brown came into the public eye at age 12 after being cast in Stranger Things. At age 14, memes using homophobic quotes which were falsely attributed to Brown began circulating on social media, which Brown stated was one of the reasons she eventually left Twitter. In addition to online bullying, she has also faced social media users and articles sexualising her. In response, Brown captioned a 2020 Instagram post on her 16th birthday with the following comment:
  
  There are moments I get frustrated from the inaccuracy, inappropriate comments, sexualisation and unnecessary insults that have ultimately resulted in pain and insecurity for me.
  
  After Brown turned 18 in February 2022, her social media profiles began to be flooded by sexually explicit material from users.
  
  In 2021, Brown began a relationship with actor Jake Bongiovi. In April 2023, she announced their engagement. On May 27, 2024, People reported that the couple had married in a private ceremony the previous weekend. Brown also announced that she had chosen to take her husband's last name. They live in the state of Georgia.
  
  As of August 2022, she has been an online student at Purdue University Global, studying health and human services.
  
  In March 2025, addressing media backlash over her appearance, Brown posted a video on her Instagram account criticising specific journalists for alleged bullying and body shaming, stating that as an adult she ought not to be expected to continue looking like the child actor she was on the early seasons of Stranger Things.
  
  Brown came into the public eye at age 12 after being cast in Stranger Things. At age 14, memes using homophobic quotes which were falsely attributed to Brown began circulating on social media, which Brown stated was one of the reasons she eventually left Twitter. In addition to online bullying, she has also faced social media users and articles sexualising her. In response, Brown captioned a 2020 Instagram post on her 16th birthday with the following comment:
  
  There are moments I get frustrated from the inaccuracy, inappropriate comments, sexualisation and unnecessary insults that have ultimately resulted in pain and insecurity for me.
  
  After Brown turned 18 in February 2022, her social media profiles began to be flooded by sexually explicit material from users.
  
  In 2021, Brown began a relationship with actor Jake Bongiovi. In April 2023, she announced their engagement. On May 27, 2024, People reported that the couple had married in a private ceremony the previous weekend. Brown also announced that she had chosen to take her husband's last name. They live in the state of Georgia.
  
  As of August 2022, she has been an online student at Purdue University Global, studying health and human services.
  
  In March 2025, addressing media backlash over her appearance, Brown posted a video on her Instagram account criticising specific journalists for alleged bullying and body shaming, stating that as an adult she ought not to be expected to continue looking like the child actor she was on the early seasons of Stranger Things.