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Derren Brown shuts down homophobic abuse in a really excellent way

Bravo.

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DERREN BROWN IS an accomplished performer and master of mind control. He’s also the recipient of very unpleasant homophobic abuse on Twitter.

His response to this confused individual is a masterclass.

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.@HossamAlyyy I'm very flattered you're attracted to me (if I read between the lines correctly) but I'm not looking for a bf right now x
— Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) December 30, 2014

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