A man who objected to comments by Katie Hopkins on gay and transgender people launched a blackmail campaign against venues that had booked her to appear, a jury has heard.

Oliver Hutchings, 31, told venues in Hampshire and Lancashire that he would make sure the media personality and commenter’s shows were disrupted, and would campaign against the theatres to try to shut them down if they did not cancel her appearances, the court heard.

The Attic in Southampton and the Joe Longthorne Theatre in Blackpool cancelled planned Hopkins shows after allegedly receiving calls, emails and Facebook messages from Hutchings.

He is said to have told the theatres he would have people in the venues shouting, whistling and letting off party poppers to disrupt her shows.

Hutchings allegedly also told the

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