Bret Easton Ellis on Bullying: 'Deal With It'

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, who is only the second most annoying novelist on Twitter, doesn't mince words. He's generally full of Very Definitive Opinions about movies, TV, and other culture stuff, and last night he cottoned onto a new subject: bullying.

Contentious, isn't it, in the age of "It Gets Better"?

Knowing Bret Easton Ellis though (well, not personally), it's not that surprising that the man would have some views that are less than warm and fuzzy. Have you ever read Less Than Zero? Obviously American Psycho? Etc.

Some fans on Twitter weren't necessarily pleased:

That sentiment could be in reaction to any number of Ellis' tweets, though, including our personal favorite:

We have that problem sometimes too.

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