[Global News] Seduction Expert Julien Blanc banned from entering the UK

[The Lovin Spoon]

Controversial US "pick-up artist" Julien Blanc has been barred from entering the UK by the Home Office, the BBC understands.

The self-styled "dating guru" holds seminars claiming to teach men how to attract women but his methods have been widely criticised as sexually abusive.

His UK tour is due to start in February 2015, but a petition to deny him a visa attracted more than 120,000 signatures.