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Criminal-turned-model Jeremy Meeks 'deported from UK'

The former gangster was due to appear in fashion shoots in the UK - Getty
The former gangster was due to appear in fashion shoots in the UK - Getty

Jeremy Meeks, the man known as the "hot felon" was reportedly deported from the UK, allegedly after hours of interrogation.

Mr Meeks came to fame because of his mugshot, which many shared across the internet because of his good looks.

On his release from prison, the former gangster was given the opportunity to turn his life around and secured modelling contracts.

The 33-year-old was reportedly deported from Heathrow less than eight hours after landing in the country.

He had been scheduled to take part in various photoshoots in London, but Border Office guards stopped him from leaving the airport and put him on an American Airlines flight back to New York.

CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP

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He said on Snapchat:  “I’m sick of this s---. I’ve been denied. London don’t want me here having served my time. S--- is crazy.”

His manager Jim Jordan, who is in London along with Mr Meeks' wife, told the Daily Mail: “We went into the UK and we went through immigration and they detained Jeremy.

“He wasn’t arrested but they deported him out of the country. They wouldn’t let him come into the country.”

Workin' it

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He added: “He is really upset. He was police-escorted onto the plane.”

The model came to fame in 2014, when California's Stockton Police Department put a picture of his mugshot on their website.

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Jeremy Meeks makes a court appearance with his attorney July 8, 2014 in Stockton, California Credit: Getty Images

He was arrested in his hometown following an arrest for gang activity and resisting.

After his release in the spring of 2016, he embarked on a successful modelling career.

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