Overview
- The unearthed 2017 YouTube clip drew more than 15 million views over the weekend and shows KSI telling his mother he would “punch the baby,” before adding that he was joking.
- Women’s Aid said such “jokes” are unacceptable and warned that pregnant women face a higher risk of domestic abuse, which makes comments like this harmful.
- On Monday, KSI posted an Instagram Story for his mother’s 60th birthday and did not address the resurfaced footage.
- A source close to KSI told outlets he regrets the “stupid and wrong” language, said the video is nearly a decade old, and argued it does not reflect his values now.
- Coverage also flagged an older 2012 video with a rape joke and noted he is currently a Britain’s Got Talent judge, with media seeking comment from him and the show and no disciplinary action reported.