From Shadman to Sophia Urista: 5 scandalous Internet personalities of 2021
Despite 2021 having been quite eventful, there has been no dearth of scandals on the Internet. From inflammatory and derogatory posts triggering online outrage and meme fests on social media to trolls doing their best to provoke users, this year has seen it all.
While certain posts may evoke genuine humor that social media users enjoy, others have the ability to cause serious emotional damage and give rise to massive scandals. As 2021 comes to a close, here's a look at five scandalous Internet personalities of the year:
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Shadman
Shadman, Swiss YouTuber and artist infamous for his pornographic art and webcomics, was allegedly arrested in November for assaulting someone with a deadly weapon. Shaddai Prejean, 31, is better known as Shadman or Shadbase in the online community. He is known for his artworks on loli and other characters such as Elastigirl.
Shadman's videos mostly consist of drawings of fictional characters from pop culture. He stopped uploading videos in 2018, stating he would quit drawing vulgar art. Shadman has been criticized often for his politically incorrect art. For instance, when English animator Edd Gould died, Shadman drew art of Edd being raped by the grim reaper. He was defended by some of his friends, who stated that his art was meant to be offensive on purpose.
Shadman is infamous for his art of underage girls called 'lolis', which some said were fictional. But he is also known for drawing pornographic art of real underage people. He has also made 34 arts of his own mother. Although Shadman claimed that he regretted making this art, he continued to post similar content.
Oli London
Oli London was embroiled in controversy as they allegedly appropriated the South Korean flag. They also went on to come out as nonbinary Korean. The British influencer, who is so obsessed with BTS' Jimin that they spent $165,000 on surgery to look like him, shared a post on their Instagram on June 16 sharing their pronouns were “they/them/Korean/Jimin." In the social media post, they said, “After undergoing my transition surgery I now identify as non-binary.”
Though people supported them for identifying as non-binary, many expressed annoyance over them allegedly appropriating the South Korean flag and calling themself non-binary Korean. A person on their YouTube video commented, “it is absolutely okay for you to be non-binary. you CAN NOT be korean unless your parents and your parents parents are actually of korean blood and descent. Even if you live in Korea, you are not korean. you are a just a foreigner living in korea. Imitating Jimin is fine but identifying as a different ethnicity is NOT OKAY. As for the Korean flag, i cant say anything bc i personally am not korean but it is mad disrespectful. Please listen to what we are saying and seek help.”
Chris Chan
Christine Weston “Chris” Chandler started to trend on Twitter on Friday, July 30, after people found out that she was accused of sexually assaulting her 80-year-old mother, who suffers from dementia.
Christine Weston “Chris” Chandler, 39, who is better known as online CwcvillGaurdian (which is her YouTube handle) or simply Chris Chan, is a YouTuber who became popular after creating the Sonichu web series. She has allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting her 80-year mother who has dementia. Twitter went on a complete meltdown after audio and chat records of the admission surfaced online.
There were also reports of the Greene County Police visiting the Chandler residence for a wellness check after rumors of the assault began spreading online. According to social media rumors, which cannot be verified, Chan's mother is currently at the hospital for a senior care inspection and Chan has been removed from her residence. No more information regarding the same was available. It is not known whether Youtuber Chris Chan has been charged with anything. Incest is a Class 1 Misdemeanor and penalties can range up to $2,500 apart from a year in jail. Virginia Criminal Law also identifies the alleged assault as a class 5 felony which can lead to up to ten years in prison.
Sophia Urista
New York-based rock band 'Brass Against', mostly recognized for their covers of classic hits, issued an official apology after their frontwoman Sophia Urista committed a shocking act on stage during the Rockville Festival at Daytona Beach, Florida. Midway through their performance on Thursday, November 11, Urista happened to take down her pants and urinate on the face of a fan, who was lying flat on the stage. The act has been condemned by attendees at the Welcome to Rockville festival who were least prepared to witness something like this.
An NSFW video of the entire incident prompted fans to shame Sophia Urista and the band for allowing such an act. Reportedly, the band was performing a rendition of 'Wake Up' by Rage Against The Machine when Urista invited a fan on stage. After asking him to lie down, she nonchalantly pulled down her trousers and engaged in a 'Golden Shower'. It is unclear whether the fan was aware of the act beforehand, but he did not seem much perturbed even as Urista proceeded to urinate on him.
Raymond Michael Weber
Uzzy Marcus' brother Raymond made headlines after several of his Instagram live videos with a gun made it to social media, which led to his arrest. A huge number of people watched the video and were shocked by the content, and quickly deduced that he was Uzzy's brother. The police have opened up about Raymond, revealing that he had been involved in various crimes over the years.
On January 30, he was arrested by Vacaville Police Department in connection with the death of two women. Raymond was arrested inside the apartment after a video showed him carrying a handgun with two women lying on the floor. Police reveal that Weber barricaded himself inside the apartment. According to the police, eight hours after they were called, they found two women dead inside the apartment. What was even disturbing was that Weber reportedly live-streamed himself on Instagram, near the dead women. In the video, he carried a gun near two dead women and kept saying they were trying to set him up and that it would be the last time people see him and police will come in any minute.