Teen czar Paris Brown (left) has come under fire for her distasteful Twitter rants but has the support of police commissioner Ann Barnes (Picture: PA)

The crime commissioner for Kent has defended the UK’s first teen czar Paris Brown after the 17-year-old’s Twitter account appeared to show a string of boasts about sex, drink and drugs and comments about ‘fags’ and ‘pikeys’.

Miss Brown, from Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, was facing calls to resign after apparently posting racist and homophobic comments on the personal account.

But Ann Barnes, Kent’s police and crime commissioner, said ‘there is no way’ she would think of removing her from her post, adding that Miss Brown was hired because she is a ‘typical teenager’.

Miss Brown said she was ‘deeply sorry’ for any inference of inappropriate remarks. She denied being racist but said she had been guilty of ‘showing off’.




The teen was appointed last week to the £15,000 taxpayer-funded post to speak for young people’s views on policing. Other areas across the rest of the country are expected to follow.

But the Mail on Sunday found a stream of controversial messages on the teenager’s Twitter account, @vilulabelle, which was closed down after the newspaper contacted her.

The teenager describes gays as ‘fags’, immigrants as ‘illegals’ and travellers as ‘pikeys’.

Paris Brown broke down in tears after apologising for her comments (Picture: PA)

Describing herself in one tweet, she says: ‘im either really fun, friendly and inclusive when im drunk or im an anti social, racist, sexist, embarrassing a****** often its the latter.’

In another she says: ‘i want to f****** cut everyone around me.’

One appears to condone drug-taking, saying: ‘I really wanna make a batch of hash brownies.’

Elsewhere she complains: ‘Worst part about being single is coming from a party/night out horny as f*** and having to sleep alone.’

Just two months ago, Miss Brown wrote: ‘F****** hell why are the people from Direct Pizza so difficult to talk too!! IT IS CALLED ENGLISH. LEARN IT.’

And commenting on the men in reality show Made In Chelsea, she posts: ‘Everyone on Made in Chelsea looks like a f****** fag.’

A few days ago Miss Brown said she wanted to change bad perceptions of young people.

Paris Brown was described as a ‘typical teenager’ after her Twitter boasts about drink and drugs (Picture: PA)

Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select committee, said: ‘I am deeply shocked by these disclosures.

‘This individual must be removed from their post immediately. Public money should never be given to anyone who refers to violence, sex, drunkenness and other anti-social behaviour in this offensive manner.’

Mrs Barnes said the teenager may have ‘been stupid’ in the past with some spur of the moment comments, but added she has ‘matured quickly into a very confident and mature young woman’.

‘You cannot condone any offensive tweets and I certainly would not accept anything like that now that Paris has been appointed but I wanted somebody for this job who was a typical teenager,’ she said.

‘There is no way I would think of removing her from her post and I am sure Paris will learn from this mistake and be able to move forward to making a success of the role like I know she will.



‘I am sure she will be ashamed of these comments but I would bet you that any parent who accessed a Twitter or Facebook account would be surprised and perhaps shocked at some of the stuff that’s on it because that’s what kids do.

‘They like to impress their mates and I imagine Paris has been found guilty of boasting in many of these messages.’

Ann Barnes has said she will not remove Paris from her post (Picture: PA)

Miss Brown said in a statement: ‘I deeply apologise for any offence caused by my use of inappropriate language and for any inference of inappropriate views.

‘I am not homophobic, racist or violent and am against the taking of drugs.

‘If I’m guilty of anything it’s showing off and wildly exaggerating on Twitter and I am very ashamed of myself, but I can’t imagine that I’m the only teenager to have done this.

‘I have a genuine interest in working with young people as demonstrated by my current work as an apprentice for a local authority helping teenagers in a local community.’

She added that when she stays in with her mum she may have a small glass of wine every now and again, but said ‘I’m not an alcoholic’.

Miss Brown added: ‘I have never taken drugs and I don’t condone anyone taking drugs. The tweet I wrote about making hash brownies is actually a line from a Scooby Doo film and not something I would ever do.’

Miss Brown started an official @YouthPCC Twitter account and a new personal account, @parisbrownn.