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WATCH: Transgender Reporter’s Explosive Confrontation with Conservative Journo Ben Shapiro

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Things got heated on HLN's Dr. Drew On Call yesterday when reporter Zoey Tur and Breitbart journalist faced off in a debate over 's ESPY award.

Shapiro, who previously asserted that anyone who thinks openly gay NBA player Jason Collins is a big deal must also hate America, got off on a transphobic tangent about genetics and  “mainstreaming delusions.” Mediaite reports that when Shapiro began misgendering Jenner and Tur, the segment “went straight down the tubes.”

Forget about the disrespect,” Shapiro said, in the full clip first reported by Breitbart. “Facts don't care about your feelings. It turns out that every chromosome, every cell in Caitlyn Jenner's body, is male, with the exception of some of his sperm cells.”

“We both know chromosomes don't necessarily mean you're male or female,” Tur replied, and then put her hand on Shapiro's shoulder. “So you don't know what you're talking about, you're not educated on genetics.” That prompted Shapiro to ask: “What are your genetics, sir?”

And off we go. “You cut that out now, or you'll go home in an ambulance,” Tur shot back while holding Shapiro by the back of his neck. The rest of the show's guests then explained to Shapiro how he knew full-well his use of “sir” was meant to be inflammatory, but he was not moved. “It's not a matter of aggressively insulting,” he said. “The entire discussion is whether we are embracing mental illness and delusion as a society.”

When the show returned from a commercial break the two were still going at it, with Tur calling Shapiro a “little man” and “little boy.” Watch the explosive segment below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLcsZe0vRZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2eI8UrjEA

Shapiro and fellow conservative troll Matt Walsh later showed their classiness on Twitter reacting to the confrontation.

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