Biggest celebrity web moments of 2011

DRAGON'S DEN STAR OFFERS REWARD TO FIND YOB

IN August Furious Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne offered £30,000 to track down a thug on Twitter who threatened to kidnap and harm his daughter.

Duncan, 62, received chilling messages demanding a £35,000 "investment" to stop Hollie, 25, being snatched.

An Eastern European-sounding gangster calling himself Yuri Vasilyev claimed that his men had Hollie, who lives in Manchester, under surveillance.

He wrote: "I'm looking for a £35,000 investment to stop us hurting your Hollie. Tweet using the hashtag £4money to confirm payment."

Scottish dad-of-six Duncan copied the tweet to his 370,000 followers. He offered £25,000 "for the capture of the coward", adding: "Double if his arms are broken first." He confirmed: "I am serious. I think he's in Moscow."

Duncan later deleted his tweets and replaced them with one saying: "OK £30,000 reward for info leading to his arrest."

Vasilyev's Twitter profile swiftly disappeared.

Duncan told The Sun: "My family is well protected but I take any threat very seriously."

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