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Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne has revealed that social media users have shared false claims about him following the success of the hit Netflix show.
The four-part crime drama – about a boy accused of killing his female classmate – was co-written and created with This Is England star Stephen Graham.
The series, which starts with the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie Miller, played by newcomer Owen Cooper, has been at the top of the most-watched programmes on the streaming website globally and has prompted questions in Parliament.
The limited series, starring Graham as Jamie’s father, examines so-called incel culture, which has been blamed for misogyny online, and the use of social media in bullying.
When asked about the reaction, Thorne told BBC Two’s current affairs programme Newsnight: “It’s very interesting.
“I’ve been on the television a little bit, and what’s been happening in the last few days is my picture is being circulated with questions (made about) my masculinity, questions as to whether I’ve got too much oestrogen (a group of female sex hormones) in my system, questions whether I’m a man or not.
“Weird things like people saying I’m Jewish, when I’m not, it’s been very odd, and it’s given me a taste of something that’s very strange.
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