PewDiePie’s most shocking scandals as YouTube star tells fans he’s quitting
12/16/2019He's the biggest star on Youtube with more than 100million subscribers on that platform alone.
PewDiePie first launched on the channel back in 2010 and since then his videos have been viewed more than 24billion times.
But now the vlogger, whose real name is Fleix Kjellberg, has announced he is quitting YouTube.
In a statement to heartbroken fans, he said: "I am taking a break from YouTube next year. I wanted to say it in advance because I made up my mind.
"I'm tired. I'm feeling very tired. I don't know if you can tell. Just so you know, early next year I'll be a way for a little while. I'll explain that later but I wanted to give a heads up."
PewDiePie has threatened to quit YouTube before, most recently in August this year.
He said: "I do think it would be good for me to take a break at some point. It would be nice to not have YouTube in my brain for the first time in 10 years."
And while the Swedish vlogger had the most subscribed channel on YouTube until earlier this year, back in 2017 it looked like his career could be over after a series of scandals.
He was branded a Nazi and anti-semite after posting some controversial videos to his channel.
Subscribers abandoned him in droves and he was dropped from several lucrative endorsement deals, including one from Disney.
In January of that year, PewDiePie uploaded a video which seemed to show him making a racial slur.
He was slammed on social media but that didn't stop him making a second video that seemed to target Jews.
There was widespread public outrage when he paid two people in India to hold up a sign that read "death to all Jews."
Google responded by removing advertising from the clip, he was later dropped from a massive deal with Disney and YouTube bosses scrapped a planned series with him.
There were also reports at the time that PewDiePie had posted other videos featuring anti-semitic remarks.
And while he publicly apologised for the video, he defended the point he was trying to make in the clip.
PewDiePie said: "A lot of people loved the video and a lot of people didn't. It's almost like two generations of people arguing whether this is ok or not.
"But regardless of that I just wanted to reiterate that my intention was to show just how stupid the website is and how far you can push it by paying $5.
"I'm sorry for the words that I used as I know they offended people and I admit that the joke itself went too far.
"I do strongly believe that you can joke about anything but I also believe that there's a right way and not the best way to joke about things."
He also insisted it was unfair that he had been labelled a "Nazi" by his critics.
PewDiePie was also forced to close 14.7billion video views on his main channel because of furore.
And this wasn't the last scandal to engulf the 30-year-old vlogger in 2017.
In a post he used a racial slur and called a fellow gamer a n***** during a live stream.
The stream, which was shared by another YouTuber, showed PewDiePie using the term in frustration before he gave a very lack lustre apology.
He said: "What a f***ing n****r," he barked, before adding: "Jeez, oh my God! What the f**k? Sorry, but what the f**k? What a f**king a**hole. I don't mean that in a bad way."
In March this year, the Christchurch mosque shooter screamed "remember lads, subscribe to PewDiePie, before carrying out the atrocity.
PewDiePie was devastated and immediately issued a statement condemning the gunman.
He said: "Just heard news of the devastating reports from New Zealand Christchurch.
"I feel absolutely sickened having my name uttered by this person.
"My heart and thoughts go out to the victims, families and everyone affected by this tragedy."
The gaming blogger uploadeda video in April asking his fans to stop using the phrase "subscribe to PewDiePie" because of what had happened in New Zealand.
The phrase had also been graffited onto a war memorial.
However, things seemed to be looking up for the YouTube sensation in recent months.
His fans stood by him through each of his scandals and in August he married his long-term girlfriend, Marzia Bisognin.
The couple tied the knot in a romantic ceremony at Kew Gardens in London.
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