{"id":48624,"date":"2025-01-28T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/faze-rug-addresses-accusations-of-milking-dogs-death-for-views-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:27:46","slug":"faze-rug-addresses-accusations-of-milking-dogs-death-for-views-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/faze-rug-addresses-accusations-of-milking-dogs-death-for-views-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"FaZe Rug addresses accusations of \u201cmilking\u201d dog\u2019s death for views &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FaZe Rug addresses accusations of \u201cmilking\u201d dog\u2019s death for views YouTube: FaZe RugYouTube star FaZe Rug has addressed accusations of milking the death of his family dog, Bosley, for views after he published a video and several social posts on the topic. FaZe Rug is a popular influencer best known for his presence on YouTube, where he boasts over 24 million subscribers and uploads a variety of viral content. As a member of FaZe Clan, Rug is part of a massive collective of other major creators including the likes of FaZe Banks, FaZe Adapt, FaZe Temperrr, and more. While he\u2019s usually held in high esteem by his fans, Rug came under scrutiny on November 15 after uploading a YouTube video mourning the loss of his pet dog, Bosley, alongside his family. FaZe Rug faces criticism over video mourning death of pet dog The video, titled \u2018rest in peace, bosley,\u2019 showed Rug and his family breaking the news of Bosley\u2019s passing to his fans. During the video, Rug\u2019s family \u2014 his mother, father, and brother \u2014 openly weep while discussing the subject and remembering their pet\u2019s presence in their lives. However, Rug wasn\u2019t the only one to make a video about Bosley. His other family members also uploaded videos about the situation on their own channels, resulting in three total videos showing the family grieving the loss of their beloved pet. While many fans were sympathetic toward Rug in the wake of his loss, some netizens felt he was doing too much and even accused him and his family of \u201cmilking\u201d Bosley\u2019s death for views. Still others noticed that he had monetized the video. \u201cFaZe Rug, no hate or anything especially at this hard time, but why would you monetize a video like this?\u201d one user pointed out on Twitter\/X. \u201cI just don\u2019t think it\u2019s right to monetize your dog\u2019s death. Condolences to your family Rug.\u201d \u201cFaze Rug really wanted to cash in on his dog\u2019s death,\u201d another said. \u201cThis is crazy behavior.\u201d FaZe Rug responds to claims of \u201cmilking\u201d dog\u2019s death for views A day later, Rug addressed the negative reactions to he and his family\u2019s videos in a series of posts on Twitter\/X. \u201cAt first we made the one video to break the news, but we all wanted to share our own stories about Bosley for our own channels as well, and wanted the whole family there,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAs I understand why you guys think this is wrong, I also want you guys to understand that this is the first time we\u2019ve ever dealt with something this serious and we just wanted to inform you guys on our own YouTube channels.\u201d That\u2019s not all; Rug also claimed that he would be \u201cdonating every penny\u201d he makes from his videos to Hope for Paws, an animal rescue foundation. The issue seems to have divided fans, some of whom are on Rug\u2019s side, while others continue to criticize the YouTuber for how he and his family handled the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FaZe Rug addresses accusations of \u201cmilking\u201d dog\u2019s death for views YouTube: FaZe RugYouTube star FaZe Rug has addressed accusations of milking the death of his family dog, Bosley, for views after he published a video and several social posts on the topic. 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