YouTuber Shane Dawson has been forced to apologise after audio footage surfaced of him saying he had done ‘terrible things’ to his cat.
Yep, you read that right. In a bizarre series of tweets that I would never expect to read anywhere ever, the YouTuber denied ‘putting his dick anywhere near his cat’. Right then.
Dawson made the original comments while appearing on a podcast in 2015, but the audio has only just gone viral after getting shared on social media.
The YouTuber took to Twitter yesterday (March 17), addressing his 7.94 million followers and apologising for the comments he made four years ago.
Not holding back, the 30-year-old got straight to the point and launched into a bizarre series of denials with regards to not ‘doing anything weird with’ his cats.
In an attempt to set things straight, Dawson wrote:
i didnt fuck my cat. i didnt cum on my cat. i didnt put my dick anywhere near my cat. Ive never done anything weird with my cats.
I promised myself i wasnt going to make apology videos after last years thing so im just trying to be as short and honest with this as possible.
i didnt fuck my cat. i didnt cum on my cat. i didnt put my dick anywhere near my cat. Ive never done anything weird with my cats. I promised myself i wasnt going to make apology videos after last years thing so im just trying to be as short and honest with this as possible. (1/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
His tweet refers to comments he made in 2015, where he said he had done ‘terrible things’ to his ‘poor animals’ before launching into a tirade of disturbing details.
He continued to explain his comments to his followers, saying he had done a lot of ‘dumb shit’ in the past but has now learnt his lesson.
The YouTuber expanded on his explanation:
ive apologized many times for all the dumb shit ive said in videos and podcasts over the years.
ive learned my lesson over and over again and im more confident now in my ability to be entertaining by just being myself and not being so shocking for laughs.
ive apologized many times for all the dumb shit ive said in videos and podcasts over the years. ive learned my lesson over and over again and im more confident now in my ability to be entertaining by just being myself and not being so shocking for laughs.(2/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
that story was fake and was based on a dumb awful sketch idea I had years ago that i never made (THANK GOD) and when the opportunity came up for a funny moment in the podcast I told it as if it was a real story which was DISGUSTING and VERY VERY DUMB (3/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
my goal with the podcast and with my videos years ago was to tell shocking stories that would make people laugh and scream "OMG NO U DIDNT!!" and think i was "soooo crazy". its embarrassing and i fucking hate myself for it. (4/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
Not stopping there, Dawson remained adamant that the story he told on the podcast was fake and he now regrets telling it as though it were real.
The 30-year-old then apologised for saying what he did about his cat, before telling his fans he was ready to make things right.
He continued:
so im sorry for what i said about my cat, im sorry for what i said about anything or anyone that was offensive, and im sorry for being someone who thought being super offensive and shocking all the time was funny.
im sorry for my past. but im really to make it right and (7/?)
now that im making stuff i love and im being myself it feels so much better and i finally feel like im putting stuff out into the world that means something. im not saying i hate everything ive made over the years (5/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
theres so many things im so proud of. but all of my offensive jokes, over the top stories, and insensitive jokes are something that still haunt me and something I have to be faced with everyday on the internet. and it never gets easier. (6/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
so im sorry for what i said about my cat, im sorry for what i said about anything or anyone that was offensive, and im sorry for being someone who thought being super offensive and shocking all the time was funny. im sorry for my past. but im really to make it right and (7/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
i feel like without my past i wouldnt be who I am today and i wouldnt be able to grow & spend my energy on things that actually mean something. this has been the best 2 years of my life & its because ive been able to drop the act & be myself. and im sorry for not doing it sooner
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
I don’t know about you guys but that’s definitely enough internet for me for one day.
Also feel as though I should never listen to a podcast again…
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A Broadcast Journalism Masters graduate who went on to achieve an NCTJ level 3 Diploma in Journalism, Lucy has done stints at ITV, BBC Inside Out and Key 103. While working as a journalist for UNILAD, Lucy has reported on breaking news stories while also writing features about mental health, cervical screening awareness, and Little Mix (who she is unapologetically obsessed with).