YouTuber Andrew Callaghan taking indefinite break amid sexual assault allegations YouTube: All Gas No BreaksWith multiple accusations of sexual assault levelled against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan, the Channel 5 journalist has broken his silence to hit back at the alleged victims\u2019 requests for compensation. Multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from Callaghan surfaced on January 12 following a viral post on TikTok from Caroline Elise, a supposed victim. A handful of women spoke up after seeing her initial accusations, also chiming in with their stories of purported sexual assault at the hands of the 25-year-old content creator. Various women involved accused Callaghan of forcing himself on them, coercing them to do things they weren\u2019t \u201cproud of,\u201d and in one instance, even allegedly kissing a minor when he was 22. One day on from these posts all gaining traction across social media and Callaghan broke his silence indirectly. Through a legal representative at first, his views on the matter were conveyed to TMZ, claiming he is \u201cdevastated\u201d by the accusations. He then followed up directly on YouTube with a near five-minute video response on January 15. \u201cConversations about pressure and consent are extremely important and Andrew wants to have these conversations, so he can continue to learn and grow,\u201d he legal rep said at first. Furthermore, the legal spokesperson also honed in on a financial aspect seemingly bubbling behind the scenes. According to Callaghan\u2019s team, various alleged victims raising their voices are also seeking financial compensation in the midst of this outpouring. \u201cWhile every dynamic is open to interpretation and proper communication is critical from all those involved, repeated requests for money should not be part of these conversations.\u201d TMZ reports Caroline Elise requested compensation at an opportune moment \u201cjust minutes\u201d before Callaghan\u2019s \u2018This Place Rules\u2019 documentary premiered on HBO. She allegedly asked for a certain amount out of his \u201cfat check\u201d from the television network. Callaghan seemingly denied this request, which then led to her speaking up on TikTok. Since the discourse became public, Caroline Elise has made her TikTok account private. Chiming in with his own direct comments a few days later, Callaghan uploaded a video titled \u2018In Response\u2019 on January 15. \u201cI would like to start by thanking every single person that\u2019s come out in the past week to speak about different ways in which my behavior has made them feel uncomfortable or pressured during a sexual situation. \u201cUp until this point, I didn\u2019t really realize I had this pattern that had affected multiple people. I\u2019d also like to apologize for my silence. I think when this stuff first came out, I was in a state of denial and shock. I was just riding the high from my movie that came out, then within 48 hours I was denounced by my closest collaborators. I spiraled into a mental health crisis.\u201d While Callaghan didn\u2019t want to make excuses for his admittedly out of line behavior, he did place an emphasis on on alcoholic influence, claiming he\u2019s \u201cgoing to join [Alcoholics Anonymous]\u201d right away and \u201cstart therapy sessions immediately.\u201d In light of these lifestyle changes, he\u2019s also looking to take an indefinite break from the spotlight. That means no new content and no hosting videos for a good while as the Channel 5 leader takes \u201ca serious step back from public life. I really think I need to do some serious work on myself,\u201d he said. \u201cI just want to express my complete sympathy, respect, and support for anyone who I\u2019ve done wrong by and be fully accountable for everything I\u2019ve done. I\u2019ve always taken no for an answer, I\u2019ve never overstepped that line. \u201cA lot of the things that have been said online about me are not true. A lot of things are missing important contextual information that I think would change people\u2019s interpretations, but I\u2019m not here to invalidate anyone\u2019s experience. I hope young men in particular can use my mistakes to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YouTuber Andrew Callaghan taking indefinite break amid sexual assault allegations YouTube: All Gas No BreaksWith multiple accusations of sexual assault levelled against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan, the Channel 5 journalist has broken his silence to hit back at the alleged victims\u2019 requests for compensation. Multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from Callaghan surfaced on January 12 following […]<\/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-65788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65788","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=65788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}