Rupert Myers, a (former) freelance writer for GQ magazine in the UK, deactivated his Twitter account after being accused of sexual assault:
GQ Magazine's UK writer Rupert Myers just deactivated his Twitter account. The reason? He was just accused of sexually assaulting a woman. pic.twitter.com/6TE5hV8gU0
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 19, 2017
The allegation was made by journalist and author Kate Leaver:
Ok, here goes. I haven’t told this story because I listened to the voice that told me it “wasn’t that bad” or “worth talking about”…
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
When I moved to London, I wanted to make friends. I met @RupertMyers on Twitter and agreed to go for what I thought was a friendly drink.
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
I was very clear about not being romantically or sexually interested in him, once the subject was raised. I suggested we be mates.
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
He said “I’ve got enough mates, I’d rather fuck you” and forced himself on me outside a pub in Fitzrovia.
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
Now I’m hearing that this sort of thing is his MO, that he has sexually harrssed many women and that his behaviour is an open secret.
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
Myers apologized to her in a DM:
Here’s the DM from Rupert apologizing for his behaviour after I’d told my story, if you need that kinda thing to believe a woman. pic.twitter.com/8edXsLeeXu
— Kate Leaver (@kateileaver) October 19, 2017
Here’s a screenshot of a now deleted tweet:
Any reason why this version was deleted, Rupert? pic.twitter.com/QiRWMmyuTQ
— Cristina Criddle (@CristinaCriddle) October 19, 2017
According to reports, GQ gave him the boot:
https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/921020390704599040
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As did The Spoon, whatever that is:
Following the allegations made against Rupert Myers, I can confirm he is no longer part of The Spoon team.
— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) October 19, 2017
Myers — of course! — was inspired by all the #MeToo stories:
https://twitter.com/jaketbf/status/921016639646322689
But give him a break, he’s trying to do better! Another now-deleted tweet:
https://twitter.com/itsthom/status/921022524720234496
He later apologized calling his behavior “sub-optimal”:
For reference. pic.twitter.com/dQJtNCmfvX
— Joseph Fitz? (@fitzhuman) October 19, 2017
Women, speak up … it works:
Women of the ad industry, it took 2 hours for @kateileaver's tweets to get @rupertmyers fired: https://t.co/AaXwVHdw5n Please speak up.
— Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) October 19, 2017
And apparently, there are more. A lot more:
https://twitter.com/sarcastathon/status/874976797846274051
https://twitter.com/ameliargh/status/921045128193761280
We’d say, “delete your account” but he beat us to it.
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