YouTube Stars’ Biggest Scandals
The internet is full of many different characters and personalities. Some of the biggest YouTube stars to ever exist include PewDiePie (aka Felix Kjellberg), twin brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul, and James Charles. While PewDiePie may have a whopping 104 million subscribers (making him the most subscribed to YouTuber to date), the rest of the stars are not doing too bad either. Jake Paul has 20 million subscribers, Logan Paul has 21.3 million subscribers, and James Charles has 18.5 million subscribers.
Though, while they all may have quite the fanbase, it does not mean they are necessarily well liked personalities. Indeed, these three YouTubers (and many more) have not been able to completely avoid negative attention from the public, due to the many times they’ve been involved with scandal, of course!
While Kjellberg and Charles have both been called out for making offensive racist and anti-Semitic remarks, Logan Paul has been called out for being insensitive towards suicide.
Logan Paul
Back in 2017, Logan Paul came under fire for filming a video of him and his friends discovering a dead body in Japan’s Aokigahara forest (famously known as the country’s suicide forest). He quickly apologized on New Year’s Day in 2018.
Trisha Paytas
Trisha Paytas received criticism when she posted a video in March 2020 claiming she had Dissociative identity disorder (DID). This was far from Trisha’s first controversy, however. She also came under fire for her Oct. 2019 YouTube video “I AM TRANSGENDER (FEMALE TO MALE).”
PewDiePie
PewDiePie (aka Felix Kjellberg) has a long history of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks on his channel. As of July of 2020, however, he still has the second most subscribed channel on YouTube.
Austin McBroom
Austin McBroom was accused of rape in early 2020 by makeup artist Cole Carrigan. He denied the rape allegations.
James Charles
James Charles received scrutiny over accusations of sexually manipulating men, as well as making racist comments. His most famous controversy, however, was his feud with former mentor and beauty guru Tati Westbrook.
Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson apologized in March 2019 after making a joke about performing sexual acts with his cat. He has also been heavily criticized for using blackface makeup in old videos.
