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.
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.
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/?)
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…
If you have a story you want to tell, share it with UNILAD via stories@unilad.co.uk.
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).