Lia Marie Johnson fans call cops after disturbing live stream where intoxicated YouTuber kisses mystery man
Lia Marie Johnson has her fans worried after sharing some extremely disturbing content on her Instagram. Addressing her 1.3 million followers on the social media platform, the 23-year-old influencer shared a now-deleted live stream where she was extremely intoxicated and asked viewers to "F*ck off" when they expressed concern for her well-being.
The video appeared online in the early hours of January 2; it showed Lia stopping and re-starting the live stream which totaled up to about 20 minutes of content in the entire footage. The 'Terry the Tomboy' actor with 1.8 million subscribers on her personal YouTube channel can be seen in the video handing out at a recording studio. Her words are mostly slurred as she addresses her viewers on Instagram.
There's loud music in the background and Lia seems to be kissing a man off-camera, presumably, her producer and just 15 minutes into the video, the content gets even more graphic. The man whose face is carefully maintained off-camera, can be heard saying: “Are you on Instagram? No, you’re not – you can’t be on Instagram. Are you really on Instagram? Because that would be bad.”
When Lia responds saying “No,” the man persists with his questioning and asks: "Then what is this? Tell me the truth. What is this?” Then he grabs her phone and says: "Now, we’re going back to us. I’m hijacking your phone.” Soon viewers voiced their concerns in the comments section, even offering to call the cops if she herself was unable to and that's when things heated up; Lia said to the camera: "F*** all of you, do not send the f***ing cops to my f***ing address. No these people right here are the most f***ed up.”
Viewers even considered the option that this was all a cry for help as she appeared to be completely intoxicated and lying to the man off-screen while sharing live on social media. Especially since the man could be heard whispering: "Lia, I need this to not go out because it will affect my work. Please, turn it off.”
This called for fans to share the video on Twitter tagging YouTubers like Shane Dawson and Keemstar to help her. On Tuesday, the latter sent out an alleged update on her health, tweeting: "An anonymous source reached out to me from LA who was close to Lia Marie Johnson & said the poor girl was diagnosed schizophrenia. Claims when the girl mixes her meds with alcohol you get what we all seen. Sorce was in tears heartbroken over this. #DramaAlert #saveliamariejohnson"
Lia, however, addressed the issue later on Tuesday claiming cops showed up at the venue and handcuffed her. She was buckled up in a car seat as she addressed her followers on another live stream and said: "The cops showed up and detained me and put cuffs on my hands, so I would really appreciate if everyone just took a second to connect to themselves and stopped worrying so much. There’s no reason to worry. I’m okay. I just want to be left alone. And I wanna be left alone for a long time. I’m doing my show at Selma, and then I’m probably going to f*** off for a few years. So, 2020 doesn’t really exist for me.”
She added: "I hope everyone enjoys their lives. I’m sorry that I worried everyone. Please, please please, stop calling. leave. Please leave me alone because I just want to be in love with someone. I will absolutely f*** off from everyone’s lives, the way that you want…. thank you everyone for your f***ing help.
Fans tweeted in support of her, saying: "I may not understand exactly how you’re feeling, but you’re not alone. You are so important. You aren’t weak or defective to me. There is hope for you to get the happiness and love you deserve. I am here forever and always. No matter how long it takes. @LiaMarieJohnson."
But this isn't the first time Lia has shared erratic videos of herself live on social media. Back in May, she posted a couple of Instagram live streams where she was seen laughing uncontrollably at first, before breaking into violent sobs the next second. "No human is worth understanding,” she had said on those live streams, causing her viewers to worry about her wellbeing again, even though she insisted she was "not high” and that she has to “keep going on other drugs.”
At the time, Lia had also revealed that she was done with her YouTube channel that has been gaining momentum since its beginning in 2007. Originally from Hawaii, Lia broke out after appearing on the Emmy-winning series 'Kids React' and its spin-offs, 'Teens React' and 'YouTubers React'. Her music career skyrocketed after signing with Capitol Records, as she released her album 'Moonshine, in 2019'. Just week ago, Lia had also shared about her success, addressing her fans in a tone of gratitude, as she wrote: "thank u. idk how this happened, thought I fell off the face of the earth. Cheers to 2020 and more music 🙏🏼 couldn’t be more grateful.”