Etika\u2019s mother defends KEEMSTAR amid accusations he contributed to her son\u2019s death Etika – YouTube \/ KEEMSTAR – TwitterThe mother of late YouTuber Desmond \u2018Etikah\u2019 Amofah has come to the defense of Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem, asking fans to stop blaming the online personality for her son\u2019s recent death. The YouTube community was sent into a whirlwind of shock on June 25 when Etika was confirmed dead by the New York Police Department, following days of speculation that the popular YouTuber had taken his own life. In the time that\u2019s passed since, DramaAlert host KEEMSTAR has faced a lot of backlash from fans, who have openly accused him of playing a part in Etika\u2019s deteriorating mental health. Although Keem posted several tweets defending himself, saying that he and the late entertainer had been close friends, many still remain unconvinced and believe that he had faked emotion in those posts. On June 30, KEEMSTAR tweeted out again on the topic, this time including screenshots of a text conversation he had with Etika\u2019s mother, at least that was the name of the contact shown in the images. In the conversation, the mother says that her response was to address the accusations, hoping to clear the tension between Keem and the late YouTuber\u2019s fans. \u201cI wish to inform Etika\u2019s fans, friends, and viewers that KEEMSTAR is not responsible for Etika\u2019s passing and should not be held accountable for my son\u2019s actions,\u201d she wrote. \u201cEtika loved KEEMSTAR\u2019s show and wanted to make his appearance on the program both memorable and exciting.\u201d In order to prove that he hadn\u2019t asked the grieving mother for such a message, KEEMSTAR included a second screenshot showing that she\u2019d initiated the conversation. This isn\u2019t the first time that Keem and Etika\u2019s mother had been in contact. Shortly following the YouTuber\u2019s untimely passing, Keem contacted the mother and agreed to raise money for mental health charities via his Friday Fortnite tournament, which took place on June 28. Additionally, he and FaZe Clan\u2019s Banks also handed out 30 Nintendo Switch consoles to random viewers of the tournament, in memory of Etika. I talked to Etika\u2019s mother. This is her & the family\u2019s wishes. So for Friday Fortnite we will being doing this. pic.twitter.com\/T51jtvuwVi \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) June 25, 2019 If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, or know anyone that is, and you would like to talk to someone, please reach out and call the Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255 (USA) or the Samaritans 116-123 (UK).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Etika\u2019s mother defends KEEMSTAR amid accusations he contributed to her son\u2019s death Etika – YouTube \/ KEEMSTAR – TwitterThe mother of late YouTuber Desmond \u2018Etikah\u2019 Amofah has come to the defense of Daniel \u2018KEEMSTAR\u2019 Keem, asking fans to stop blaming the online personality for her son\u2019s recent death. The YouTube community was sent into a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}