The enduring art of apologizing from the floor

YouTube apology videos may have evolved to be less teary, but sitting on the floor is a constant. David Dobrik employed the tactic in a recent video addressing allegations of sexual misconduct.

David Dobrik posted a second apology video on Tuesday, following allegations that Dobrik and his YouTuber cohort, dubbed the Vlog Squad, harbored a toxic environment that was racist, misogynistic, and rife with sexual misconduct. He didn't acknowledge the controversy until Insider published a damning investigation last week alleging that Dobrik was complicit in the sexual assault of a college student who appeared in his vlogs. The first video he posted, which was just two and a half minutes long, was widely criticized as insincere. Dobrik didn't directly address the assault allegations until second video, which he posted after Read more...

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