KSI apologises and announces social media break after using racist slur in video

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YouTuber and boxer KSI has apologised for using a racist slur in a recent video.The 29-year-old internet personality, real name Olajide “JJ” Olatunji, said he was taking a break from social media as he had been “messing up a lot” of late.The four-letter slur, referring to people of Pakistani origin, was used during a video made with his collective of YouTubers, The Sidemen.Their Countdown-inspired game show saw him give the word as an attempt using his available letters.

After facing criticism, he tweeted: “I wanna apologise for saying a racial slur in a recent Sidemen video.There’s no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it and I’m sorry. “I’ve always said to my audience that they shouldn’t worship me or put me on a pedestal because I’m human.

Im not perfect, I’m gonna mess up in life, and lately I’ve been messing up a lot. “So I’ve decided I’m gonna just take a break from social media for a while.” The video has since been removed from The Sidemen YouTube channel.

DJ and presenter Bobby Friction was among those who criticised KSI, tweeting: “I had this racial slur thrown at me & got physical beats by racists for my entire childhood.” He said he was “genuinely upset” that someone who his children “love” had used the slur and “thought it was funny”.