A pro-rape pick-up artist who was due to hold meet-ups in Scotland this weekend has claimed that he's been advised to leave his home after being targeted by Anonymous.
The group of hackers have posted Daryush Valizadeh's family address, date of birth and telephone number online.
Mr Valizadeh, also known as Roosh V, said the publication of the information could put his family at risk.
He tweeted: "Anonymous doxxed my family's address. Whatever I've done in life, they don't deserve to be harassed or harmed."
Anonymous doxxed my family's address. Whatever I've done in life, they don't deserve to be harassed or harmed. pic.twitter.com/H2vmgvSqAV
— Roosh (@rooshv) February 5, 2016
He later told his followers that he had been advised to leave the DC area.
I've been advised to leave the entire DC area immediately.
— Roosh (@rooshv) February 5, 2016
The pro-rape blogger, from Maryland, was forced to cancel his Return of Kings events in Glasgow and Edinburgh yesterday amid fears for the safety of his followers.
The Scottish events for 'heterosexual men only' had been due to take place on Saturday, February 6.
Events had also been planned for cities in America, Canada and Australia.
In a statement, he said: "I can no longer guarantee the safety or privacy of the men who want to attend on February 6, especially since most of the meetups can not be made private in time.
"While I can’t stop men who want to continue meeting in private groups, there will be no official Return Of Kings meetups.
"The listing page has been scrubbed of all locations. I apologize to all the supporters who are let down by my decision."
Glasgow residents had previously announced plans to hold a counter event at the meet-up's location in George Square on Saturday.
Mr Valizadeh suggested the city was a 'convict resettlement zone' on Twitter after revealing that he had received more threats from Glasgow than 'anywhere else combined'.
A petition lobbying the police and Home Office to ban the UK events has received more than 55,000 signatures.
MPs held a debate about the pick-up artist in the House of Commons yesterday, with Home Office minister Karen Bradley saying the Government "condemns in the strongest terms anyone who condones rape and sexual violence or suggests that responsibility for stopping these crimes rests with the victims".
However, she stressed the Home Secretary has the power to ban non-British citizens if she believes their presence is "not conducive to the public good".
The 36-year-old American has published 15 books on how to "pick up women" and posts tips on his website on how to "bang" women.
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