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Martin Shkreli’s Twitter, Periscope accounts suspended following reports of harassment | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been suspended from Twitter and Periscope after he was reported for harassing writer Lauren Duca, and turning his account into a shrine to her. | |
It all started when journalist Lauren Duca caught the attention of the former pharmaceutical executive - famed for raising the price of HIV medication by more than 5,000 per cent - after she made a number of media appearances that were critical of Donald Trump. | It all started when journalist Lauren Duca caught the attention of the former pharmaceutical executive - famed for raising the price of HIV medication by more than 5,000 per cent - after she made a number of media appearances that were critical of Donald Trump. |
Shkreli, a Trump supporter, then sent her a direct message asking her to be his plus one to the presidential inauguration. | Shkreli, a Trump supporter, then sent her a direct message asking her to be his plus one to the presidential inauguration. |
Duca replied: “I would rather eat my own organs” which only seems to have attracted Shkreli even more. | Duca replied: “I would rather eat my own organs” which only seems to have attracted Shkreli even more. |
On Sunday, Duca tweeted a disturbing screengrab of Shkreli’s Twitter profile which featured a photograph of Duca and her husband in which Shkreli had photoshopped his own head to cover her husband’s. His profile read: “I have a small crush on @laurenduca (hope she doesn’t find out).” | On Sunday, Duca tweeted a disturbing screengrab of Shkreli’s Twitter profile which featured a photograph of Duca and her husband in which Shkreli had photoshopped his own head to cover her husband’s. His profile read: “I have a small crush on @laurenduca (hope she doesn’t find out).” |
His cover photo was a collage of images of Duca, with the words: “For better or worse, till death do us part, I love you with every beat of my heart,” presumably the lyrics to 'I Swear' by All-4-One. | His cover photo was a collage of images of Duca, with the words: “For better or worse, till death do us part, I love you with every beat of my heart,” presumably the lyrics to 'I Swear' by All-4-One. |
He had also tweeted that he had purchased the domain name “marrymelauren.com”. | He had also tweeted that he had purchased the domain name “marrymelauren.com”. |
“How is this allowed,” Duca wrote, tagging Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. | “How is this allowed,” Duca wrote, tagging Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. |
Many others were horrified by the tweet, and posted their complaints to Dorsey. | Many others were horrified by the tweet, and posted their complaints to Dorsey. |
Dorsey responded to the many reports and Shkreli’s account was suspended. | Dorsey responded to the many reports and Shkreli’s account was suspended. |
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