I’m A Celeb star Jack Maynard insists he’s not homophobic: ‘I’ve got lots of gay friends’

Jack Maynard has insisted he isn’t homophobic because he’s got gay friends.

The YouTube starwas removed from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here last month for using homophobic and racist slurs in a series of tweets he posted between 2011-2013.

The 23-year-old previously apologised in a YouTube video, and has now insisted that he isn’t homophobic and doesn’t have a problem with other people’s sexualities.

He told The Sun: “I’m straight but don’t have a problem with anyone. I don’t have a problem with any sexuality whatsoever. I’ve got lots of gay friends and absolutely love them.”

He also explained why he made the offensive tweets: “Sadly, this was in an argument with someone I knew from back home that just got very out of hand.”

“The person

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