Twitter Suspends Jordan Peterson For Tweet Targeting Elliot Page

According to screenshots currently circulating online, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson has been suspended from Twitter

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After sharing a hateful tweet targeted at Umbrella Academy actor, Elliot Page, earlier this week.

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In a now-removed tweet, Peterson wrote: "Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”

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Many fans called Peterson out for deadnaming and misgendering as Page came out as transgender in 2020, announcing he would go by the name Elliot.

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And while it has yet to be confirmed by Twitter, users are making their opinions of the situation with some supporting the company, while others defend Peterson.

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