YouTube star PewDiePie apologized for posting a controversial meme earlier this week. (iStock)
YouTube star PewDiePie apologized this week for a controversial meme he posted that reportedly mocked pop star Demi Lovato’s apparent overdose on Tuesday.
PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, posted a now-deleted meme Thursday that allegedly showed Lovato asking her mother for money to purchase a burger, but then spending the cash on heroin, CNET reported.
Singer Demi Lovato was rushed to the hospital this week after she allegedly overdosed at her Hollywood Hills home. (AP)
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Heroin is the drug TMZ initially reported was the cause of the singer’s alleged overdose, though a source later told Fox News that “it’s not heroin.”
"Deleted meme. I didn't mean anything with it and I didn't fully know about the situation. I realize now it was insensitive, sorry!” the YouTuber, who has nearly 65 million subscribers, posted after he received backlash from many of Lovato's fans.
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This isn’t the first time PewDiePie has been the center of controversy.
In February 2017, Disney cut ties with Kjellberg after he reportedly post anti-Semitic videos. In a separate instance, he said the N-word during a livestream.
Fox News’ Julius Young and Sasha Savitsky contributed to this report.
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