Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been dropped as one of the South African celebrities featured in a local 鈥淚t Gets Better鈥� campaign against anti-gay bullying.
The double-amputee is currently out on bail awaiting trial in a South African court after he admitted shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, while she was in his home earlier this month. He claims he mistook her for an intruder.
He was shown in the video – which features high-profile figures giving support to gay teenagers – saying, 鈥淛ust remember that you鈥檙e special. You don鈥檛 have to worry. You don鈥檛 have to change. Take a deep breath and remember it will get better鈥�.
Last week, the campaign鈥檚 organiser, Andrew Barry, confirmed that Pistorius was no longer part of the campaign 鈥済iven the recent circumstances,鈥� The Guardian reported.
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