A prominent YouTube creator called the police on himself while on a livestream with his fans.
Known as FouseyTube, the influencer first sparked concern when he went live on the platform Kick, where he walked down a Miami highway while ranting about his life.
“YouTube, everybody. The internet’s hating me. It’s now 2023 [and] I’m 33 years old. Might have signed a multi-million-dollar deal, dog,” Fousey said, referring to multiple bans he’d received on the livestream platform, Twitch. “I’m gonna retire my entire family.”
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But then, during another livestream on YouTube, Fousey called 911 telling the dispatcher “my life is in danger,” and appeared ready to take his own life.
Fousey repeated that warning when police officers showed up and, rather than offer him medical help, they proceeded to put him in handcuffs.
“Are you going to arrest a Palestinian Muslim, who’s viral? Are y’all dumb?” Fousey screamed at the officers.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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