UK denies controversial pick-up artist Julien Blanc entry

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LONDON — Controversial "pick-up artist" Julien Blanc has been banned from entering the UK.

The Home Office has refused the self-styled "dating guru" entry in the wake of widespread criticism of his techniques and advice. Blanc, from U.S.-based group Real Social Dynamics, suggests methods that have been condemned as sexually abusive

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An online petition calling for him to be banned has attracted 158,000 signatures since it was launched earlier this month. "To allow this man into the UK legitimises sexual assault and predation, and sends a message that women are playthings or objects without agency," the petition states. Read more...

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