Women flock to defend Patriots star Aaron Hernandez as hundreds say he's 'too sexy' to be jailed for murder

Hundreds of women used Twitter to declare the football player is 'sexy'

Bizarre outburst provoked backlash on website and sports blogs



Hernandez has been charged with murder of friend Odin Lloyd



Hundreds of women have taken to Twitter to defend Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who has been charged with murder.



Many have used the website to declare the American football player is too attractive to go prison.

The bizarre outburst has prompted a backlash among many users and caused debate about why women want to publically announce they are attracted to the suspected murderer.



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Hundreds of women have taken to Twitter to say they still find Aaron Hernandez attractive despite his first degree murder charges

Aaron Hernandez was denied bail earlier this week and faces life in prison if convicted

Some fans have even called for Hernandez to be released, despite being charged with first degree murder in the death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, because of his looks.



Tweets sent in the days since his charge on Wednesday a campaign on the website with people tweeting under the banner Free Aaron Hernandez.



Prosecutors say Hernandez orchestrated Lloyd's execution-style shooting near Hernandez's North Attleborough home on June 17.



They say it happened after the two went to a night club a few days earlier and Lloyd, 27, spoke to people Hernandez didn't want him talking to.



Hernandez is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder.



His lawyers say that the case against Hernandez is circumstantial and that he's eager to clear his name.



Prosecutors say Ernest Wallace and another man, Carlos Ortiz, were in the car with Hernandez when the three men picked up Lloyd on June 17, drove him to an industrial park where he was shot five times.

Hernandez could face life in prison if found guilty but scores of women have taken to Twitter to say he is too attractive to be locked up.



One user called Jannellie wrote: 'Aaron Hernandez is too sexy to be in jail for life.'



Another, going by the name of Gladys, wrote: 'The only thing Aaron Hernandez should be investigated for is how he got so damn sexy. BOOOOOMMMMM'.



Others said his arrest had made him even more attractive.



Melanie Zimmerman wrote: 'Even in handcuffs Aaron Hernandez is still sexy' and Vanessa Harvey said: 'I don't care what Aaron Hernandez did he is still sexy.'



Teammate Shaquil Wilkie, right, was one of hundreds of relatives, friends and well-wishers at the funeral for Odin Lloyd, left

Distraught: Olivia Thibou spoke movingly about her older brother Odin Lloyd who was shot and killed earlier this month

The comments have prompted a backlash on many blogs in America, attacking the users as ignorant and giving women a bad name.



Mr Lloyd's funeral was held on Saturday where hundreds of relatives, friends and well-wishers gathered together as they said goodbye.

His sister Olivia Thibou described her brother, who was two years older, as a 'protector and provider' whom she talked to every day.



Ms Thibou supported her distraught mother Ursula Ward on Saturday as they left the funeral. Members of Lloyd's football team chanted his name as pallbearers placed his casket in a hearse outside Church of the Holy Spirit in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.

Lloyd played for the Boston Bandits and was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. Two other men - Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace - are also now in custody.

Ernest Wallace, left, and Carlos Ortiz, right, have been identified by police as being with Hernandez and Lloyd the night of his shooting death



