. >> reporter: beverly hills housewife erika jayne seen cursing at garcelle beauvais's 14-year-old sonther's birthday party in the most recent season. next episode, erika then apologized to garcelle for her comments. >> under no circumstances can you disrespect not only a kid, but my kid. >> i agree and take full responsibility. >> thank you. >> and you know what, i was [ bleep ] talking and treating the kids like they were adults, and i was wrong. >> reporter: jax has played a larger role in the 12th season of the "beverly hills" franchise, and with that raised profile, it's apparently made him a target of online harassment. as viewer feuds and favorites spill over. one comment on instagram read, "you'd have your neck kneeled on if it weren't for your white daddy. garcelle taking to social media yesterday in response to the online racist vitriol and hate her biracial son has been receiving. she reposted a message from jax on her instagram story. he wrote, "it's currently my first week of high school, and instead of enjoying it like most kids in my school, i have to deal with being att

criticism this season over her own actions towards her co-stars, most recently from fellow housewife erika jayneme the insults went further with people posting violent and racist comments targeting her 14-year-old son jax. >> she was like what are you doing. i was like -- >> reporter: the often cutthroat franchise leaving children of castmates to face cyberbullying. garcelle's son who just started his freshman year this week, released a statement saying, i did not sign up for this show, nor do i have anything to do with the show's drama. i just want to be a normal kid adding, racist and crude comments about my family is not what i expected for my first week of high school. >> this show traffics in quite a bit of bullying and it may be sending a message to its audience members that it's okay to treat people this way and in some ways that may have opened the door for real aggression towards this boy. >> reporter: experts say bullying online is a pervasive problem. a 2021 study that surveyed over 2,500 students between the ages of 13 and 17 found about 46% had experienced cyberbullying. >> we know