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  • Jack Maynard leaves the jungle

    Following on from homophobic and racist tweets found on Jack Maynard’s Twitter timelines, he has left the jungle.

    The YouTuber, Jack Maynard has come under fire after a series of homophobic and racist tweets were discovered on his Twitter timeline. The tweets included the use of the “n-word”, which were used to describe a friend and “faggots” which was used as a

    The term “retard” was also used as an insult towards people.

    The tweets, which were uncovered by The Sun,  date back up to six years. He was a teenager at the time of publishing these tweets.

    Following news of his removal, an ITV spokesperson said,  “Due to circumstances outside camp Jack has had to withdraw from the show.”

    According to this unofficial, I’m A Celeb Twitter account, his management released a statement explaining the decision for Jack to leave the show.

    “In the last few days Jack Maynard has been the subject of a succession of media stories which, given his position as a contestant on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! – filmed in the Australian jungle, with no contact with the outside world, he has been unable to respond to.

    “Since it is only fair that everyone should be aware of any allegations made against them and should also have the right to defend themselves, it was agreed that it would be better to bring him out of the show.”

  • “Nude” pictures of Jack Maynard leaked online

    It’s not a good week for YouTuber and I’m A Celeb star Jack Maynard,

    After he was forced to apologise for homophobic and racists tweets sent historically from his Twitter account, now apparently nude pictures reportedly of the star, have been leaked onto the internet.

    A number of images purportedly show the 22-year-old with his trousers down and his member out.

    The images, which are alleged to be of the YouTuber, were shared on Snapchat – reportedly between Jack’s friends – before they leaked into the public domain.

    Nude pictures alleged to be of the YouTuber, Jack Maynard have leaked online after Snapchat leak.

    The Sun has said that one of the pictures is alleged to show Jack in a room wearing nothing but a hat. In another picture, the Sun describes the YouTuber as having his joggers around his knees in an explicit selfie.

    We’ve not clapped eyes on them yet, but we’re pretty sure the guys over at Cocktails And Cocktalk will have them published soon enough!

    THEGAYUK.com reached out to Jack’s spokesperson for comment.

  • Amir Khan blasted with homophobic comments after failing Jungle task

    In his Jungle trial, boxing champ, Amir Khan, shouted those infamous words “I’m a celebrity get me out of here”.

    Amir Khan blasted with homophobic comments after failing Jungle task

    It didn’t take long for the homophobes on social media to start hurling slurs at the boxer.

    Amir Khan is the first celebrity to utter the phrase, “I’m a celebrity get me out of here,” in a long time after facing his darkest fears, snakes.

    In the task, which was broadcast on last night’s episode, he had to put his hand into a number of holes filled with crabs, creepy crawlies and snakes. After minutes of trying and failing to even get his hand into any of the holes, he plunged his arm into one, only to pull out a live snake, proving too much for the star. Moments later he yelled those infamous words.

    Some fans of the show, however, equated his failure to being gay and hurled homophobic slurs, such as “faggot”, “batty” and “queer” at the 30-year-old boxer.

    Anti-gay trolls

    After panicking during his I’m A Celeb trial, Boxing Champ, Amir Khan uttered those infamous words – and the task was over. Fans, however, were not impressed.

    Some tweeters used “gay” in a pejorative way,

    Whilst others couldn’t help but call him a “faggot”

    Others opted to call Amir, “queer”

    Bravery has nothing to do with sexuality.

    Jake Hook, Editor of THEGAYUK.com said, “It’s truly disappointing that in 2017 people on social media still equate being gay with being fearful, weak or somehow inferior. This kind of bullying and trolling just further embeds the notion that being LGBT+ is less than and weak and it has to stop. Some of the bravest, most powerful people in the world are members of the LGBT+ community – some of whom have faced worse than snakes in a pit. Bravery has nothing to do with sexuality.

    “Amir Khan’s inability to complete a task has nothing to do with his sexuality – but more to do with the fact that he’s scared of snakes.”

    I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here continues tonight on ITV 1

  • Denise Van Outen and Coleen Nolan defend homophobia by Jack Maynard

    Both Denise Van Outen and Coleen Nolan have defended I’m A Celeb star, Jack Maynard after past homophobic tweets come to light.

    Loose Women’s Denise Van Outen and Coleen Nolan have defended Jack Maynard after the Sun unearthed a number of homophobic and racist tweets sent by the YouTuber a number of years ago. They believe he “deserved a second chance” because he was only young when the Tweets were sent.

    Speaking on today’s show, Denise said,  “I think if you’ve apologised then you deserve a second chance. If it’s something you have done when you are young… how many times have you said things that may have been out of character when you were young?

    “You don’t really think about what you are saying or doing and if it is just young kids talking amongst themselves…”

    Coleen added, “To be fair to him, he has said age is no defence, I disagree. It is massive defence. The difference between someone 15, 16 or 22… And also I do think people should get a second chance when it is historic tweets.”

    The YouTuber himself said that some of the tweets had been sent in response to someone who was bullying him.

    Jack’s spokespeople released a statement on the star’s behalf saying, “Jack is ashamed of what he said in these tweets, many of which were deleted a long time ago and were sent in response to a neighbour who was bullying him. Jack was a lot younger when he posted them in 2012 but realises that age is no defence. He would never use that language now and realises that, as someone who was bullied himself, this kind of retaliatory, inflammatory, insulting language is completely unacceptable.”

    An ITV spokesperson issued a statement which said, “Jack has issued a full apology and has deleted the tweets that he sent.”

  • Morrissey Defends Sex Assault Claims Against Spacey And Weinstein

    Steven Patrick Morrissey in an interview reportedly defended Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein by saying the sexual assault victims “know exactly what’s going on” and that “they play along.”

    The English singer-songwriter, in an interview to the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel on Nov. 18, spoke about a variety of topics ranging from his new…

  • Jeffrey Tambor Exits From ‘Transparent’ Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims

    Jeffrey Tambor recently announced that he will no longer return to more episodes of Transparent. While speaking with Deadline, Tambor said that the atmosphere on the set of the hit Amazon original series has become “politicized” ever since he was accused of sexual misconduct. “Playing Maura Pfefferman on ‘Transparent’ has been one of the greatest privileges… (more…)

  • Jack Maynard in homophobic and racist Tweet shame

    He’s only just gone into the jungle, but Jack Maynard’s time on the show, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here could be cut short after racist and homophobic tweets were found on his Twitter account.

    The YouTuber, Jack Maynard has come under fire after a series of homophobic and racist tweets were discovered on his Twitter timeline. The tweets included the use of the “n-word”, which he used to describe a friend and “faggots” which he used as a slur.

    He also used the term “retard” as an insult towards people.

    The tweets, which were uncovered by The Sun,  date back up to six years. He was a teenager at the time of publishing these tweets.

    The 22-year-old YouTube star has over a million subscribers on the video platform and has hundreds of thousands of fans on Twitter and Instagram, he has 700,000 and 600,000 followers on each respective social media site. Before becoming a YouTuber he worked as a personal trainer.

    In the unearthed tweets he mocked gay men and called friends the racist “n-word” term repeatedly. He also poked fun at people with facial disfigurements.

    “Faggots”, Retards and “N-Words”

    In a post dated February 2013 he replied to one critic saying,  “hahaha shutup you f****t… By the way who hit you with a shovel?”

    In one tweet, posted online in June 2011, he wrote, “At alices with my n****s!”

    He also repeatedly calls people “retards”.

    “Ashamed”

    A spokesperson for the YouTuber said, “Jack is ashamed of what he said in these tweets, many of which were deleted a long time ago and were sent in response to a neighbour who was bullying him. Jack was a lot younger when he posted them in 2012 but realises that age is no defence. He would never use that language now and realises that, as someone who was bullied himself, this kind of retaliatory, inflammatory, insulting language is completely unacceptable.”

    An ITV spokesperson issued a statement which said, “Jack has issued a full apology and has deleted the tweets that he sent.”

    THEGAYUK.com reached out to ITV for comment.

    Last week, a former editor, Josh Rivers, of Gay Times Magazine was fired after just 20 days in office, after an investigation by Buzzfeed into Rivers’ Twitter account. Dozens of racist, homophobic, fat-shaming and antisemitic tweets were found. The bosses at Gay Times briefly suspended and then fired Rivers, in a move which was widely praised by critics.

    • This story has been updated with Jack’s full statement.

  • Corey Feldman Says He’s Fighting Hollywood’s Darkness

    Corey Feldman was one of the biggest child stars of the 1980s, appearing as the wise-cracking, witty comic relief in films like Gremlins (1984) , The Goonies (1985) and Stand By Me (1986). But behind the scenes, Feldman’s life didn’t match what fans saw on the screen. At 15, he was emancipated from his parents. He… (more…)

  • Cause of Lil Peep’s death revealed

    The cause of out rapper Lil Peep’s death may have been a Xanax overdose, the authorities believe.

    After the shock announcement of 21-year-old Lil Peep’s death, authorities have revealed how he died.

    Police have revealed that Lil Peep, may have died from a Xanax overdose.

    The rapper was found, unresponsive on a tour bus by a manager. Emergency services were called to the scene but were unable to revive the 21-year-old. He was due to perform at The Rock in Tuscon on Wednesday night.

    THEGAYUK.com has learnt that drug paraphernalia was also found at the scene. A spokesperson from the Tucson Police Department said that he had died from a suspected drug overdose. The official cause of his death will be formally announced after an autopsy.

    Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr was born in New York, USA in 1996. He has released one album Come Over When You’re Sober (Part 1) and five EPS.His songs “White Wine”, “Benz Truck” and “The Way I See Things” have each gained over four million views on YouTube.

    The star had been active on his social media accounts up to 12 hours prior to his death.

     

  • Nominate The World’s Sexiest Man

    After the somewhat controversial decision of People Magazine announcing that Blake Shelton was the world’s sexiest man, THEGAYUK.com is asking you – who is the sexiest guy of the year?

    Nominate your sexiest guy in our brand new feature.

  • George Takei Regrets Playing ‘Naughty Gay Grandpa

    People have all done embarrassing things in the past that they would rather forget or do over, and “Star Trek” star George Takei is no exception. However, the actor’s embarrassing encounter holds more weight now especially since he was accused of sexual assault by former male model Scott R. (more…)