Wednesday also saw another video appear online in which KSI could be seen meeting with community members from the Al-Hikam Institute, a mosque in Bradford.Ĭonfirming the visit in a Facebook post, Imam Muhammed Asim Hussain said he had a “long, deep and genuinely sincere conversation” with the YouTuber. “I will continue to educate myself on the rich history and diverse cultures of South Asia, and the struggles faced by its people,” he said. “Privately, I have taken the time to engage in very early conversations with some people from South Asian communities, and will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months. “I recognise that I’ve caused a lot of hurt and disappointment to so many people – so many people who look up to me – and my ignorance has only reinforced the negative stereotypes that have existed for way too long in this country. On Wednesday, the day he attended the press conference for the launch of his fight against professional boxer Joe Fournier, a second apology from KSI surfaced online. KSI later tweeted that he was “actually sorry”, had spoken to Plemons and that the whole thing “has just been a big misunderstanding”. The statement alludes to a previous controversy which took place last month, in which the YouTuber posted a series of tweets online attacking boxing commentator Wade Plemons for comments he made about the commercial success of a fight between KSI and rival YouTuber Jake Paul. “So I’ve decided I’m gonna just take a break from social media for a while.” I’m gonna mess up in life, and lately I’ve been messing up a lot. “I’ve always said to my audience that they shouldn’t worship me or put me on a pedestal because I’m human. There’s no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it and I’m sorry. Im not\u2026\u201d - ksi wrote: “I wanna apologise for saying a racial slur in a recent Sidemen video. \n\nI\u2019ve always said to my audience that they shouldn\u2019t worship me or put me on a pedestal because I\u2019m human. There\u2019s no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn\u2019t have said it and I\u2019m sorry. \u201cI wanna apologise for saying a racial slur in a recent Sidemen video. The reactionĪfter clips of KSI’s remarks were reposted online, Twitter users slammed the “dehumanising” comments, with some sharing their own experiences of abuse surrounding the word: The video was later removed when KSI’s comments sparked widespread condemnation. “Look, we need points, innit? I don’t mean this maliciously,” he said, before uttering the slur. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The other six members of the group – along with guest stars and musicians Yung Filly and Chunkz – could then be seen bursting out laughing as they reacted to KSI’s remarks. The group, who release weekly videos to their channel on ‘Sidemen Sundays’, uploaded their second take on popular daytime gameshow Countdown last week, in which KSI said the slur as his answer during a letters round. The 29-year-old, who co-owns the Prime drinks brand with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul, used a derogatory word aimed at Pakistani people in a video released by the creator group The Sidemen – of which he is a member. Influencer, boxer and musician KSI – real name Olajide “JJ” Olatunji – has issued two apologies after saying a racial slur in a since deleted YouTube video on Sunday.
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