Author John Green defended himself on Tumblr after sexual abuse allegations rise

Best-selling author John Green shut down sexual abuse allegations that were brought against him on social media.

The allegations occurred on Tumblr.

"I bet John Green thinks people don’t like him because he’s a 'dork' or a nerd or whatever," one Tumblr user wrote. "When in reality it’s because he’s a creep who panders to teenage girls so that he can amass some weird cult-like following."

The same user then used Green's active social media presence and interactions with fans to help expand on his thought.

"Also he has a social media presence that is equivalent to that dad of a kid in your friend group who always volunteers to 'supervise' the pool parties and scoots his lawn chair close to all the girls," the user continued.

He then ended his Tumblr rant by saying, "Lets get this enough notes so he has to address it and try to defend himself."

On Friday, June 12 the Paper Towns author, 37, took to his Tumblr page to do just that.

"You want me to defend myself against the implication that I sexually abuse children?" Okay. I do not sexually abuse children," the Fault in our Stars author said. "Throwing that kind of accusation around is sick and libelous and most importantly damages the discourse around the actual sexual abuse of children. When you use accusations of pedophilia as a way of insulting people whose work you don’t like, you trivialize abuse."

Green continued his post by expanding on the social injustices and issues with sexual abuse.

"I’m tired of seeing the language of social justice–important language doing important work–misused as a way to dehumanize others and treat them hatefully," he wrote. "So we all seek (and seek to share) the jolt that accompanies outrage and anger. As studies have shown, the complicated dopamine rush that comes with righteous indignation is very powerful, and I’m indulging it simply by responding to the outrageous accusation that my work is somehow evidence of sexual abuse."

At the end, Green wrote about how thankful he is for his career and the "nerd fighter communities" that support him.

The movie adaptation of his novel, Paper Towns, starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne, will hit theaters next month.

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