Ethan Klein issues formal apology to QTCinderella after laughing at deepfake drama YouTube: Ethan KleinEthan Klein has issued a formal apology to Twitch star QTCinderella after bursting into laughter while watching her tearful response to a website selling inappropriate deepfakes of herself and other female broadcasters. On January 30, Twitch streamer Atrioc came under fire after getting caught purchasing explicit deepfakes of several high-profile female broadcasters. Several of the women affected by the website from which he purchased such content spoke out against these deepfakes, including prominent streamer QTCinderella, who notably promised to sue the site\u2019s creator in a tearful live stream. Popular YouTuber Ethan Klein reacted to QT\u2019s statement about the website during an episode of the H3 Podcast that same day. During the stream, Klein reportedly told one of his technicians to play a slowed-down version of Nat King Cole\u2019s \u2018Christmas Song\u2019 over the video, causing him to burst into laughter. Klein immediately received critical responses from his own crew, a few of which hid their faces from the camera. After a moment passed, he apologized for laughing and claimed that he supported QT amid the ongoing situation. A clip from Klein\u2019s broadcast instantly went viral online, sparking backlash from netizens on social media and even garnering criticism from other streamers like xQc, who compared him to an \u201copossum.\u201d Ethan Klein apologizes to QTCinderella after laughing about deepfake drama Since then, Klein has uploaded a separate video addressing the issue, in which he directly apologized to QTCinderella. \u201cQT Cinderella put out a very heartfelt, serious video about how deeply these kinds of things have deeply affected her,\u201d he explained. \u201cDuring that video, I made the really unfortunate and stupid decision to play this stupid soundbyte of this guy singing, \u2018chestnuts over an open fire.’\u201d \u201cThe problem was, then I started laughing while her heartfelt, really serious was going on. Clearly, you can imagine the dichotomy of those two things was not good. It was not good, because one, I actually really respect QT. I think she\u2019s a really talented and great creator. I think the pain she\u2019s experiencing is 100% valid.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s the part that kind of sucks for me the most is that someone who I actually really want to support may have felt worse in an already difficult situation because of my careless and very inappropriate and gross and stupid behavior.\u201d Klein went on to claim that directly after the stream, he apologized to both QT and Ludwig, her partner and a fellow streamer, in Twitter DMs, although it doesn\u2019t seem as though he\u2019s received a response from them at the time of writing. Klein then posited that his behavior may have been a result of his Tourettes syndrome, saying, \u201cI think it\u2019s a bit of a cop out. I think I have control over these things. I feel I do. But I don\u2019t know. Maybe it has something to do with it.\u201d Klein wrapped up his apology by offering to get her in contact with his own legal counsel, as well as offering funding to help fight against the deepfake website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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