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Julien Blanc is a self-help speaker who is originally from Switzerland. He is a former executive coach for the Los Angeles-based company Real Social Dynamics. According to an article published by Time, he describes himself as an "international leader in dating advice".

In November 2014, Blanc became the subject of a social media campaign alleging that his old dating advice could encourage sexual violence, involving multiple petitions on those grounds to deny him entry to several nations. On November 17, Blanc made an appearance on CNN denying these accusations, stating that his comments were "a horrible attempt at humour" taken out of context.

Sarah Green from the End Violence Against Women Coalition, however, said that there was a strong legal case for denying Blanc a temporary work visa for the UK. She stated that, “Some of the behaviour Blanc demonstrates in his videos amounts to sexual harassment and sexual assault.”