Ghostbusters backlash reflects sexism in Hollywood

Los Angeles

AN all-female reboot of Ghostbusters hits theatres next month amid a savage backlash by Internet trolls that has thrown the spotlight back onto Hollywood's gender discrimination problem.

The film's first trailer has become the most reviled in YouTube history, having amassed almost 900,000 dislikes, while director Paul Feig and his cast have been bombarded with death threats and misogyny on social media.