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KSI slammed for ’disgusting’ post mocking Tommy Fury featuring disabled TikTok model
KSI slammed for ’disgusting’ post mocking Tommy Fury featuring disabled TikTok model
As YouTuber, musician and boxer KSI gears up for his next fight against ex-Love Island contestant Tommy Fury in October, the content creator has been taking aim at his opponent in a series of posts on X/Twitter – but one tweet mocking Fury has seen the Sidemen member branded “ableist” by social media users. KSI, real name Olajide “JJ” Olatunji, took to X on Thursday evening to share a series of posts mocking Fury, one of which featured a video of a disabled model flexing his muscles. In a caption accompanying the TikTok video from user @the_honest_1, JJ wrote: “Can’t lie, Tommy Fury has never looked better.” The clip was taken from the account of 20-year-old Amine Sheik, a person with a shorter upper body who has more than 193,000 followers on the social media platform. However, Olatunji has since been criticised for his use of the video, with X users labelling the “Holiday” singer “ableist” and “pathetic” for using a disabled person to belittle his rival: Neither KSI or Sheik have responded to the tweet and the backlash since it was posted. It is not the first time KSI has come under fire for comments and actions around disability, with the social media influencer previously being filmed giving a video message to an autistic fan telling them to “get well soon” before asking his friends “am I being r****ded” when he was met with shocked reactions. He also forced his editor to subtitle gibberish in a video from 2020 after his YouTube content started coming with closed captions – a feature which makes videos accessible for deaf viewers. In April, the YouTube star took a break from social media and apologised after he was filmed saying a racial slur during a ‘Sidemen Sunday’ parodying popular daytime game show Countdown. KSI fights Tommy Fury on 14 October in Manchester, with Prime co-founder Logan Paul also on the card against mixed martial artist Dillon Danis. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-18 18:27
Justin Bieber hopes dad Jeremy's offensive anti-LGBTQ post is 'forgiven' as he wants to 'move on' from drama
Justin Bieber hopes dad Jeremy's offensive anti-LGBTQ post is 'forgiven' as he wants to 'move on' from drama
A source said, 'Justin has had an up-and-down relationship with his dad for years, and this just adds to it all'
2023-06-08 15:51
Who is John Bennett Perry? 'Friends' star Matthew Perry shares heartwarming photo with father
Who is John Bennett Perry? 'Friends' star Matthew Perry shares heartwarming photo with father
Matthew Perry, who recently made a comeback on Instagram, posted a picture of him and his father where both had endearing smiles
2023-10-17 20:50
Top Gear: The 10 Bestselling Cars in America Right Now
Top Gear: The 10 Bestselling Cars in America Right Now
For U.S. car consumers, bigger is better.
2023-11-25 01:27
'Bless her little heart': Fans gush as 'The View' host Ana Navarro shares wholesome moment with her dog
'Bless her little heart': Fans gush as 'The View' host Ana Navarro shares wholesome moment with her dog
'The View' host Ana Navarro shares glimpses of her home and travel life with her dog, ChaCha
2023-09-15 13:29
Margot Robbie's Barbie stunt double says she wasn't told what the movie was about
Margot Robbie's Barbie stunt double says she wasn't told what the movie was about
Margot Robbie's body double in Barbie says she had no idea what the hotly anticipated film was about. Barbie marks Emma Eastwood's first gig as a body double after she applied to be an extra but got turned down. She was then hired to be Robbie's hand double but later took on more prominent scenes in the film. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Eastwood candidly shared that she didn't quite know the concept of Barbie. "They did a very good job of keeping the plot hidden," Eastwood said, adding that she wasn't given "any details" about what they would be doing. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "There were a couple times they said the whole cast would be there and it would be an important day, but they never actually gave me any details of what we would be doing until I was on set," she continued. In one scene, Eastwood said she was required to lie on the ground for an hour. "When I got up, I literally felt drunk," she told the publication. "I have no idea what that scene was about." Another scene saw her walk up a flight of stairs as though her feet hurt. Eastwood finally lifted the lid on her recent endeavour in a Twitter post, where she told followers she can now publicly reveal she worked as Robbie's doube. "Had the best experience of my life and will absolutely never shut up about it," she wrote. Greta Gerwig's Barbie, featuring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Micheal Cera and Issa Rae, is set to hit cinemas on 21 July. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-04 19:55
Where is Michael Skupin now? 'Survivor' contestant remains low-key after being convicted for possessing child pornography
Where is Michael Skupin now? 'Survivor' contestant remains low-key after being convicted for possessing child pornography
'Survivor' contestant Michael Skupin was reportedly found guilty of four of the six counts of possessing child pornography
2023-09-28 06:59
While Lana Del Rey was serving customers at a Waffle House, David Letterman was bagging groceries in Iowa
While Lana Del Rey was serving customers at a Waffle House, David Letterman was bagging groceries in Iowa
Like Lana Del Rey's apparent new gig moonlighting as a waitress at an Alabama Waffle House, late night icon David Letterman, too, landed a new job... sort of.
2023-07-24 04:24
Is Heather El Moussa OK? 'Selling Sunset' star reveals she's facing 'health issues' amid busy schedule
Is Heather El Moussa OK? 'Selling Sunset' star reveals she's facing 'health issues' amid busy schedule
Heather El Moussa is going on a trip to Cabo to take some stress out of her life and spend some quality time with her family
2023-07-30 12:21
'Jeopardy!' champ Amy Schneider breaks silence on never-ending Ken Jennings vs Mayim Bialik debate
'Jeopardy!' champ Amy Schneider breaks silence on never-ending Ken Jennings vs Mayim Bialik debate
'Jeopardy!' champ Amy Schneider explained how hosting is a 'lot harder of a job than it looks' as she empathized with Mayim Bialik
2023-10-08 16:54
Olivia Dunne tries TikTok's 'aged' filter trend, expresses discontent with outcome, Internet calls it 'legit scary'
Olivia Dunne tries TikTok's 'aged' filter trend, expresses discontent with outcome, Internet calls it 'legit scary'
Olivia Dunne said, 'I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. No,' after using the TikTok filter
2023-08-01 18:29
Alix Earle criticized for overordering and wasting huge pile of food: ‘You could feed everyone in Hamptons’
Alix Earle criticized for overordering and wasting huge pile of food: ‘You could feed everyone in Hamptons’
Alix Earle claimed that she had ordered enough food for '45 people' while showing off her massive takeout order
2023-06-27 15:45