Since the allegations were made, Dobrik released two different apology videos addressing his involvement in the situation. Some of the pranks that they would pull could be misconstrued or taken in a wrong way.” They goof around, and they sometimes do things without regard to how someone would feel about it. “ looks and seems like a very generous and nice guy, but the more that I thought about it and the more that I looked into the content of the vlogs, the more it made sense, because all of them act like they’re college kids. “At first I didn’t want to believe it…” Koehring said. The vlog was titled “HE THOUGHT HE WAS KISSING HER!! (SUPER CRINGEY)” and received over 10 million views before it was deleted.īutler University student Lauren Koehring, a junior health sciences major, has been subscribed to Dobrik since she was in high school and said that to her, the news initially came as a shock. In the prank, Francois was misled to believe that he was going to be kissing Corinna Kopf, a 25-year-old YouTuber. However, the Insider article also called Paytas’ integrity into question, citing that certain fans do not believe she is a credible source because she once uploaded a TikTok where she claimed to have “crashed her car into Nash’s house while high on meth.”Īdditionally, Dobrik received backlash for a 2017 vlog in which he pulled a prank that involved a non-consensual kiss between former Vlog Squad member JoSeth Francois and 47-year-old Jason Nash. According to the Insider article, Paytas said the women clearly emphasized that they did not want to have a threesome with Zeglaitis and the night was “not a good situation.” She said she was at Zeglaitis’ apartment with Hannah and her friends for around 45 minutes the night of the assault. Paytas, who was dating Vlog Squad member Jason Nash at the time, also spoke to Insider. The vlog, which centered around Zeglaitis having a threesome with the girls, depicted David and other members of the Vlog Squad peeking into a room to confirm the sex was happening.Īccording to the Insider article, Hannah said “her hope in sharing her accusations against Zeglaitis is partly that he and Dobrik and the other members of the Vlog Squad recognize her perspective of that night.” Later, he posted it in a vlog titled “SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE PLAYED WITH FIRE!!” that received over 5 million views before it was eventually deleted, per Hannah’s request. The night of the assault, Dobrik took video footage of Hannah and her friends being clearly intoxicated. Hannah said that Zeglaitis encouraged her and her friends to drink enough alcohol, while she was underage, that she was unable to move or remember the night - let alone give consent. In the story, the pseudonym “Hannah” was used to refer to the college-aged woman who recently came forward to accuse Zeglaitis of rape in 2018. Insider broke their investigation into the allegations made against Dobrik and Zeglaitis on March 16, 2021. These vlogs eventually became the source of Dobrik’s downfall, containing video footage of multiple situations in which he enabled and encouraged his friends and fans to take part in sexual activity without consent. The vlogs are composed of the highlights of Dobrik’s day, which range from pulling pranks to giving away cars, iPads and other various gifts. ĭobrik rose to fame on Vine and eventually became popular on YouTube for his four-minute-and-20-second vlogs, which feature the rotating cast of characters that compose the Vlog Squad. Other well-known YouTubers have spoken out against Dobrik and other members of the squad as well, including Pewdiepie and Trisha Paytas. These repercussions followed rape allegations that were made against former Vlog Squad member Dominykas Zeglaitis, better known as Durte Dom. KATIE FREEMAN | STAFF REPORTER | Warning: This article references sexual assault.ĭavid Dobrik, a YouTube creator with over 18 million subscribers best known for forming the Vlog Squad, has recently been dropped by multiple sponsors and demonetized by YouTube. Dobrik addresses criticism and apologizes for complicity in sexual assault allegations.

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