Vine Star Nash Grier Apologizes for Homophobic Slur

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Nash Grier, the most followed person on Vine with 8.7 million followers, has apologized for a Vine video he posted in April that shows him yelling a homophobic slur

In the Vine video, 16-year-old Grier screams "fag!", following footage of a TV commercial for oral HIV test OraQuick. Grier deleted the video shortly after posting, but it was re-uploaded by Vine user MuneraIsFab

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Warning: The Vine video below contains strong language.

The video has recently resurfaced because another social media star, Tyler Oakley, commented on the video, calling it "extremely dangerous" to spread a "false stereotype" about HIV Read more...

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