Pick-Up Artist Julien Blanc To Be Denied Visa

One woman says controversial "dating coach" Julien Blanc verbally abused her after she refused to have sex with him.

Pick-up artist Julien Blanc is to be stopped from entering the country after more than 150,000 people signed a petition demanding that the UK deny him a visa.

The American's dating seminars, which encourage what campaigners say is abusive behavior towards women, have sparked international criticism.

The petition says: "To allow this man into the UK legitimises sexual assault and predation, and sends a message that women are playthings or objects without agency."

Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone told Sky News: "All very pleased Mr Blanc will not be coming to our shores."

The 25-year-old instructor, who charges more than £1,000 for sessions, promises to teach men how to manipulate women.

A Canadian woman told Sky News she was verbally abused by Mr Blanc after they were matched on the dating app Tinder.

The woman we are calling "Angie" said the pick-up artist got angry when she stopped chatting with him shortly after he asked her to have sex with him.

"He sent me a pretty nasty message saying I should be thankful he was even talking to me and calling me a whore," she said.

"I would have been in a horrible situation had I actually met up with him and I feel horrible for all the other girls who have met up with and believed the things he told them.

"He just sees women as objects to serve his needs."

Mr Blanc's website, called Pimping My Game, says he can teach "emotionally scarring" and "evil" techniques to help men persuade women to have sex with them against their better judgement.

One video posted online shows Mr Blanc telling people: "In Tokyo, if you're a white male, you can do what you want.

"I'm just romping through the streets, just grabbing girls' heads."

The video also includes footage of him grabbing a woman's head and yanking it towards his crotch.

Mr Blanc was believed to be planning a series of events in the UK for February.

Debating the issue on Sky News, former Loaded editor Martin Daubney said banning Mr Blanc would be counterproductive.

He said: "Why not get him into the country and expose him as the moron he is? Don't make a martyr of a moron."

Dating and life coach Michael Valmont moved to distance the coaching industry from Mr Blanc.

He said: "If you are inspiring a guy to do that, that is not going to bring them any success. It's going to destroy and actually cause more harm to them ... and obviously it's a terrible set of values to be teaching."

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1376329/pick-up-artist-julien-blanc-to-be-denied-visa