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Supermodel Chrissy Teigen Quits Twitter After Receiving Horrifying Death Threats

Caroline MossOct 24, 2014, 18:09 IST

Chrissy Teigen is taking a break from Twitter for awhile after receiving terrifying death threats against her following a tweet she sent regarding the shooting in Canada earlier this week.

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On Wednesday, the supermodel tweeted the following, which was met by tons of criticism from some of her followers:

She meant it, as she tweeted, as a "knock against America and our issues with gun control."

Yahoo Celebrity reports,

The tweet, however, didn't sit well with some followers, who attacked Teigen with threats like: "Rot in hell bitch" and "Sorry Canada, our Hollywood elits and its dumb models are idiots. Wish ISIS would give Chrissy a permanent haircut."