{"id":209192,"date":"2021-03-23T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youtuber-david-dobrik-apologizes-again-for-rape-scandal\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T19:24:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:24:35","slug":"youtuber-david-dobrik-apologizes-again-for-rape-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youtuber-david-dobrik-apologizes-again-for-rape-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"#YouTuber David Dobrik apologizes again for rape scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#YouTube<\/a>r David Dobrik apologizes again for rape scandal<\/strong>”
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YouTube celebrity David Dobrik apologized a second time Tuesday for the rape and sexual assault allegations against a former collaborator that have roiled his burgeoning internet business.<\/p>\n

In a seven-minute YouTube video<\/a>, the popular influencer said he believed the women who accused his longtime friend and collaborator Dominykas Zeglaitis of sexual misconduct while expressing remorse for failing to address the problem sooner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was completely disconnected from the fact that when people were invited to film videos with us, especially videos that relied on shock for views or whatever it was, that I was creating an unfair power dynamic. I did not know this before,\u201d Dobrik said in the emotional clip posted to his 18 million-subscriber YouTube channel early Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was completely wrong and I wish I was more responsible and I wish I was more aware at the time and I\u2019m so sorry I missed that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dobrik\u2019s monologue came as the allegations started to unravel the budding media empire the 24-year-old has built around his \u201cVlog Squad,\u201d which counted Zeglaitis \u2014 known online as Durte Dom \u2014 as a member until 2019.<\/p>\n

An Insider investigation<\/a> detailed a young woman\u2019s account of how Vlog Squad members gave her alcohol before Zeglaitis had sex with her while she was too drunk to consent. In the week since the report was published, Dobrik has left the board of his photo-sharing app<\/a> Dispo, and a dozen brands \u2014\u00a0including Chipotle, DoorDash and EA Sports \u2014 have reportedly cut ties<\/a> with him.<\/p>\n

Dobrik, 24, posted a shorter apology video last week that he said was insufficient. In the new video, he said he would take a \u201cshort break\u201d from social media while working to establish \u201cchecks and balances\u201d in his digital content operation, such as an HR department so people can \u201ccommunicate discomfort in a way that\u2019s comfortable to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dobik said he was wrong to post footage of the woman from the night Zeglaitis allegedly raped her even though she gave him permission to do so the next day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to apologize to her and her friends for ever putting them in an environment that I enabled that made them feel like their safety and values were compromised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know what was going on in that room, and I should\u2019ve been,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dobrik also said he was sorry for brushing off previous allegations against Zeglaitis from other people such as YouTuber Ally Hardesty, who reportedly accused him of groping her without consent and forcibly kissing her.<\/p>\n

Dobrik previously praised Zeglaitis for posting a 2017 apology video saying Hardesty\u2019s allegations were true \u201cto an extent,\u201d according to Insider.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t wrap my head around a childhood friend of mine doing this to people and actually hurting people and I\u2019m sorry for that,\u201d Dobrik said of Zeglaitis in his new video.<\/p>\n

A representative for Zeglaitis did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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