Jack Maynard quits I’m A Celebrity after racist and homophobic tweets resurface

YouTuber leaves the jungle after three days to ‘defend himself’ after controversy

Jack Maynard
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Vlogger Jack Maynard has withdrawn from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! after old tweets surfaced in which he used racist and sexist language and a slur against the mentally disabled.

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