The scheduled appearance in Halifax of a notorious New York party photographer nicknamed the “Slut Whisperer” has been cancelled, after the venue’s manager says the photographer’s persona violates his “values as a human being.”

Chris Tzaneteas of the Argyle Bar & Grill says he had no clue who Kirill Bichutsky was until Friday, when the bar began receiving complaints from people calling the photographer a misogynist.

Bichutsky had been booked by a local promoter to appear with adult film star Christy Mack for an event Saturday.

His website features photographs of naked, intoxicated women in various nightclubs receiving what he calls “champagne facials.”

On Twitter, he also makes explicit sexual comments about women.

In response to criticism about his slated performance in Halifax, Bichutsky tweeted: “So many fat girls from Nova Scotia are mad that I’m coming to a party. You’re not gonna get into the party anyways. Cats can’t be your +1.”

“When I saw what kind of tweets he sends out… the decision was quite easy. Obviously this guy doesn’t stand for our values at the Argyle,” Tzaneteas said on Monday.

Tzaneteas said he met with the promoters over the weekend, when it was decided the event would still take place –minus Bichutsky.

Given the bad headlines to emerge from Halifax, beginning with Rehtaeh Parsons’ sexual assault to the Dalhousie Dentistry scandal, he believes Bichutsky’s antics have no place in the city.

“I have absolutely no respect for the guy,” Tzaneteas said. “The guy is twisted.”

That is a relief for Dal student Rosa Poirier-McKiggan, who alerted South House, the campus’ sex and gender resource centre last week, after seeing the event’s posters around the city.

“It was very triggering for me to read those tweets, as it is for many women who have been subjected to sexual violence and objectification,” the second-year student said on Monday.