TikTok star Josh Richards responds after flashing on Instagram live Josh Richards, YouTubePopular TikTok creator Josh Richards went live on Instagram with fellow internet star Griffin Johnson on April 27 when the former suddenly pulled down his pants, flashing his entire audience in real time. The eighteen-year-old TikTokker appeared to follow the format of a popular video trend, where a user will drop their phone and fly into view to sit on the camera \u2014 usually with their derriere exposed. However, Richard ultimately ended up showing much more than his backside, which caused such a stir that his name began trending on Twitter. Related \u2014 The Secrets to CouRage and Nadeshot\u2019s Success Richards spoke out regarding the incident in a series of Tweets shortly thereafter, writing, \u201cStop, it\u2019s over,\u201d and, \u201cYo, kinda legendary tho.\u201d Considering the relatively young age of his online audience, the TikTok star received ample backlash for showing his richard to the world, with many criticizing him over the matter via social media. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_hrDufH141\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link His joking tone soon changed in wake of the criticism, with the star publishing a lengthy apology via Twitter the next morning. \u201cI want to apologize about what happened yesterday during the live,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI have a responsibility because of followers I\u2019ve been blessed with. Last night, I took advantage of that. I\u2019m going to try to think harder before I act.\u201d The star went on to clarify that it was \u201cnever his intention\u201d to \u201cleak what got shown,\u201d and claimed that he \u201cmade a promise\u201d to \u201cchange who I am,\u201d going on to explain that he will \u201cthink about what I\u2019ve done and learn from it.\u201d Thus far, it seems that Richard\u2019s apology has been met with mixed reactions, with some critics still upset that he\u2019d shown such sensitive material to an underage audience. \u201cI love you alright, but dude wtf?\u201d one user replied. \u201cYou have a young audience, some of us know how to deal with what we saw but those young people DON\u2019T.\u201d i love you alright but dude wtf? you have a young audience, some of us know how to deal w what we saw but those young people DONT. you can\u2019t say you won\u2019t let social media change you cause it WILL, you\u2019ll have to filter what u post and not be \u201ccrazy\u201d all the time \u2014 laurex (@lostwnoah) April 28, 2020 \u201cHow tf do u pull your pants down on accident?\u201d another challenged. In spite of the criticism, some fans are expressing sympathy for Richards in wake of a controversial clip that has since gone viral across the net in a way he did not intend. The TikTokker has not been suspended by Instagram at the time of writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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