David Dobrik breaks silence over Vlog Squad controversies: \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d YouTube: VIEWSDavid Dobrik has broken his silence in light of multiple controversies surrounding former Vlog Squad members, apologizing and expressing regret in a March 16 video. Following weeks of accusations from and against former Vlog Squad members, Dobrik took to his \u2018VIEWS\u2019 channel on YouTube to issue a broad apology. Stories from former collaborators began to surface in early February, with many Vlog Squad members detailed their experiences creating content with Dobrik. Some explained how they were made to feel \u201cworthless,\u201d while others were allegedly left \u201ctraumatized.\u201d From racially insensitive content to more recent accusations of sexual assault among crew members, Dobrik addressed it all in his March 16 apology. \u201cI love being able to make people happy for a living. That\u2019s all that I want to do,\u201d the social media celebrity outlined. \u201cThat being said, consent is something that\u2019s super important to me. Whether I\u2019m shooting with a friend or a stranger, I always make sure I have the approval from that person. \u201cThere\u2019ve been moments where I\u2019ve looked back on videos and I\u2019ve realized these don\u2019t represent me anymore. They\u2019re hurtful to other people.\u201d With hundreds of videos uploaded across a number of platforms throughout his career, Dobrik acknowledged that some have \u201cmissed the mark.\u201d Some of these videos have been brought into question lately, leading to subsequent review bombing on his new app. For these particular uploads, he no longer \u201cwants them up. \u201cI\u2019ve grown as a person and I don\u2019t agree with some of the videos I\u2019ve posted,\u201d he said. Former Vlog Squad member Seth Francois recently detailed a \u2018traumatizing\u2019 experience he had while creating content with the crew. During a particular shoot, he \u201cwas touched by someone [he] did not consent to.\u201d Dobrik singled out this instance in his apology video. \u201cWith the Seth situation, I\u2019m sorry to Seth\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m really sorry, I truly, truly am.\u201d Following up on a more recent controversy involving sexual assault allegations, Dobrik also explained how he has stopped working with Dominykas Zeglaitis, otherwise known as \u2018Durte Dom.\u2019 \u201cWith people in my life that I don\u2019t film with anymore, like Dom, I chose to distance myself. I don\u2019t align with some of the actions, I don\u2019t stand for any misconduct. I\u2019ve been really disappointed by some of my friends. For that reason, I\u2019ve separated from a lot of them.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sorry if I\u2019ve let you down, things like that won\u2019t happen again,\u201d he stressed. \u201cI\u2019ve learned from my mistakes and I also believe actions speak louder than words. I\u2019ll prove to you that the mistakes I made before won\u2019t be happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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