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Less than three months after a YouTube hiatus began after a member of his Vlog Squad was accused of sexual assault, David Dobrik is back on the platform and it looks like he’s here to stay.
Dobrik posted a new video on Tuesday, reprising his role as the merry prankster on YouTube and promising new uploads every week. With over 5 million views already, the update features cameos from its usual collaborators, including Corinna Kopf and Jason Nash.
He does not, however, address the absence of Dobriks for months from the platform, where he has more than 18 million subscribers. (Dobrik also appeared on Instagram on Wednesday in a smiling portrait announcing his return.)
The new downloads follow allegations that place Dobrik and his associates under close scrutiny. In March, an Insider article detailed the rape allegations against one of Dobrik’s collaborators, Dominykas Durte Dom Zeglaitis, while filming a 2018 Dobrik video. (The Times did not independently corroborate l ‘allegation.)
Zeglaitis apologized in April, but said the meeting with the woman who accused him of rape was consensual. Dobrik also addressed the allegations, breaking away from his usual antics for a seven-minute long apology video, a resumption of his initial statement, which critics said were insincere.
The fallout was quick. YouTube temporarily demonetized the channels owned by Dobrik and Zeglaitis after the allegations were published, telling Insider: We have strict policies that ban sexual harassment on YouTube and take allegations of sexual assault very seriously.
Sponsors such as EA Sports and Dollar Shave Club have parted ways with Dobrik. The YouTuber also stepped down as a board member of Dispo, a photography app he co-founded that is valued at $ 200 million.
Tuesday’s unexpected return to YouTube saw Dobrik and his collaborators take a trip to Hawaii. We find the star surprising his friends with plane tickets.
Cancel the trial. He’s doing something, vlogger Jeff Wittek joked during a fake phone call to his lawyer, eliciting laughter with nervousness hard to overlook. A member of the Vlog Squad, Wittek spoke last April of a stunt for the Dobriks Channel that left him with broken bones in his face and skull.
While many fans rejoiced at the return of the Dobriks vlog, some were skeptical of its quick turnaround. I love that not even 2 months ago people were canceling David dobrik and now all of a sudden everyone is so happy that he posted again ?????? one user tweeted.
Others joked morbidly about the dangerous situations the vlogger creates for his collaborators.
Representatives for David Dobrik did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It doesn’t suit me with the number of people who have flocked to David Dobrik
– Colin Cleary (@ colin_cleary17) June 17, 2021
my brother watching david dobrik vlog again made me so happy
– sergio the dancer (@ papichingon123) June 16, 2021
David Dobrik has started vloggin again, life is good
– Hrm (@ harim2034) June 16, 2021
Tati is back. Shane Dawson is back. David Dobrik never left. Getting canceled is just an extended vacation.
– Omni (@InfernoOmni) June 17, 2021
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