“I’ve never done anything weird with my cats. “
YouTube star Shane Dawson has issued an apology online, after a series of unsettling comments about bestiality resurfaced online.
The conspiracy theorist and online star made an ill-judged joke about molesting his pet cat on the Shane And Friends online podcast from several years ago. While they initially went under the surface, Dawson has now said that he was definitely joking, after the comments were discovered once more and led to widespread ridicule.
“I didn’t fuck my cat. I didn’t cum on my cat. I didn’t put my dick anywhere near my cat,” Dawson told his 7.94 million Twitter followers.
“I’ve never done anything weird with my cats. I promised myself I wasn’t going to make apology videos after last years thing so im just trying to be as short and honest with this as possible.”
He added: “I’ve apologized many times for all the dumb shit I’ve said in videos and podcasts over the years. I’ve learned my lesson over and over again and I’m more confident now in my ability to be entertaining by just being myself and not being so shocking for laughs.”
In a series of follow up tweets, Dawson explained how the joke was inspired by a “dumb awful sketch idea.”
i didnt fuck my cat. i didnt cum on my cat. i didnt put my dick anywhere near my cat. Ive never done anything weird with my cats. I promised myself i wasnt going to make apology videos after last years thing so im just trying to be as short and honest with this as possible. (1/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
ive apologized many times for all the dumb shit ive said in videos and podcasts over the years. ive learned my lesson over and over again and im more confident now in my ability to be entertaining by just being myself and not being so shocking for laughs.(2/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
that story was fake and was based on a dumb awful sketch idea I had years ago that i never made (THANK GOD) and when the opportunity came up for a funny moment in the podcast I told it as if it was a real story which was DISGUSTING and VERY VERY DUMB (3/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
my goal with the podcast and with my videos years ago was to tell shocking stories that would make people laugh and scream “OMG NO U DIDNT!!” and think i was “soooo crazy”. its embarrassing and i fucking hate myself for it. (4/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
now that im making stuff i love and im being myself it feels so much better and i finally feel like im putting stuff out into the world that means something. im not saying i hate everything ive made over the years (5/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
theres so many things im so proud of. but all of my offensive jokes, over the top stories, and insensitive jokes are something that still haunt me and something I have to be faced with everyday on the internet. and it never gets easier. (6/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
so im sorry for what i said about my cat, im sorry for what i said about anything or anyone that was offensive, and im sorry for being someone who thought being super offensive and shocking all the time was funny. im sorry for my past. but im really to make it right and (7/?)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
i feel like without my past i wouldnt be who I am today and i wouldnt be able to grow & spend my energy on things that actually mean something. this has been the best 2 years of my life & its because ive been able to drop the act & be myself. and im sorry for not doing it sooner
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) March 18, 2019
Dawson eventually concluded: “I feel like without my past I wouldn’t be who I am today and I wouldn’t be able to grow and spend my energy on things that actually mean something. This has been the best two years of my life & its because I’ve been able to drop the act & be myself. And I’m sorry for not doing it sooner.”
The clip below features Dawson’s apparent joke on the original podcast.
I found the audio!! Shane Dawson came on his cat! WTF!!!!! This was on his podcast pic.twitter.com/6slFQRxIeE
— Sandwich Ruler (@magician_dragon) March 17, 2019
Defending the star, fellow YouTuber Garrett Watts came to his defence and added: “I can tell you that the shock-style comedy of Shane’s past is the least interesting and least genuine side of him.”
“To see what he’s grown into, from what he used to be, has been truly incredible.”
