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Back in December, Glassboro High School Senior, Leon Purvis famously took to YouTube to ask 2012 All Around Champion, Gabby Douglas to his senior prom in May. Gabby unfortunately turned him down. But she gracefully turned him down, citing scheduling conflicts. Leon is back and he's courting Gabby for a date. Gabby and Leon have been communicating a little bit via Twitter. It's small things, he's asked Gabby what her favorite restaurant is, her response was BangBang. She wished him a happy birthday on Twitter and later, followed him back. Recently, he tweeted her and asked if he helped her get to 800,000 followers on Twitter, would she go out with him then? Her response...

Gabby Douglas is enjoying the whirlwind of publicity she's received since winning the all-around gold in London. She's been on TV, featured in several magazines and attended the Democratic National Convention even though at nearly 17, she's not even old enough to vote yet. She also has seen the downside of fame, receiving criticism about her hair and receiving backlash in the press from her old gym in Virginia. Today, Gabby got a very public invitation to the prom from a Glassboro, New Jersey senior, Leon Purvis.