Johnny Somali apologizes for controversial South Korean streams as he faces jail time
Controversial streamer Johnny Somali has apologized to the people of South Korea as he faces ten years in jail for his antics.
Johnny Somali is currently unable to leave South Korea as he’sbeing investigated for drug use– a crime that could result in significant jail time, given the country’s strict laws.
The streamer, who causedchaos in JapanandIsrael, was permanentlybanned from Kickfor his troublesome content after frequently getting in trouble with the law.
However, that hasn’t stopped him from continuing his ways on other streaming platforms as he ventured to South Korea in September.
Notably, Somali sparked outrage bykissing and performing inappropriate actions on the Statue of Peace– a monument to victims of sexual slavery. Not taking his disrespect lying down, Korean streamers began targeting the American,assaulting himon numerous occasions.
Once the police and even the South Korean parliament got involved, the streamer faced charges of narcotics use – a crime that comes with amaximum penalty of ten yearsin the slammer.
On November 7, Somali apologized to “all the people of South Korea,” claiming he didn’t mean to hurt their pride.
“I’m a young person, I want to grow as a man. I made a mistake, and I think when you make a mistake in life, you need to own up to it. So, I apologize, and I will no longer talk about your statue or touch it ever again,” he said.
[字幕版]②11/7 ジョニーソマリがついに韓国語で謝罪完全に中身のない話をユーモアも交え雄弁に語る正に詐欺師である一見前向きな言葉ばかり並ぶがすべて責任逃れで聞く意味なし韓国警察はアデロールの血液検査を今すぐするべきだ彼は配信時に常用していることを認めている#johnnysomalihttps://t.co/TAxHrNbIzZpic.twitter.com/EdSKj533f9
Somali went on to say that he wants his controversial conduct to serve as a learning experience for others, adding that a lot of people only learned about the statue because of his streams.
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The monument is meant tomemorialize victims of sexual slaveryby Japanese forces during World War II.
“Hopefully, we can move past this and have a better future,” he pleaded. “I’m sincere. I mean it. For a whole country’s pride to be hurt, it’s not a big thing for me to say I’m sorry.”
The streamer attempted to justify why he acted the way he did, claiming that it came down to cultural differences between comedy in the United States and South Korea.
Although Somali said he was serious about the apology, the streamer has had no trouble lying to authorities in the past when in trouble with the law.
After his trial in Japan, Somaliadmitted to lying in court, claiming he wasn’t making any money streaming and was just filming “documentaries.”
