YouTuber under fire after faking injury to get business class plane seat Jamie Zhu, YouTube \/ Freepik.comAustralian-based YouTuber Jamie Zhu is facing a wave of backlash after faking a leg injury to score a free spot in business class on a commercial airline. Zhu is a relatively popular content creator, boasting over 705k YouTube subscribers thanks to his outrageous videos that include such uploads as, \u201cPicking up girls in China,\u201d and \u201cI destroyed my apartment.\u201d However, one of his more recent uploads is earning the internet star ample criticism across the platform, thanks to a \u201cprank\u201d for an international flight. In an attempt to upgrade to business class, Zhu faked an injury to his ankle and purchased a support boot from a store in the airport, claiming that he\u2019d recently broken the bone. The YouTuber even filmed himself running around and jumping while wearing the boot as further evidence that he wasn\u2019t actually harmed before setting foot on the plane. Luckily for Zhu, the seats in coach were too small to accommodate for the size of the boot, which earned him a free upgrade to the comparatively spacious seating in business class. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JZIZy-_txBw&list=WL&index=2&t=0s Although his practical joke may seem like an ingenious way to score an undercover upgrade, commenters across YouTube are decrying the video, with some critics accusing the prankster of committing fraud and even calling for the airline to blacklist him. \u201cCommits fraud then brags about it,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cHe should check the lost and found to see if they\u2019ve found his core values, \u2018cause he really needs them back. Sheesh.\u201d \u201cLoser,\u201d another critic wrote. \u201cI spent weeks in a boot for surgery. Disabilities are not something to prank about!\u201d The star later appeared on television to discuss his viral prank, where he addressed the backlash surrounding the video and claimed that those upset over the matter should \u201clearn to take a joke.\u201d \u201cI think that like, people should just learn to take a joke,\u201d he said of the criticism. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s 2020. I feel like society is becoming quite sensitive to everything. I feel like, you know, I imitated a broken ankle, which I\u2019ve personally had before. So it\u2019s like, if you can\u2019t take a simple joke, then I feel sorry.\u201d Despite the outrage, it doesn\u2019t look like Zhu is backing down from his video, which boasts over 111k views at the time of writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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