AddyVegan scandal


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The AddyVegan scandal (AddyVegan being a loose combination of the usernames Addy and ThatVeganTeacher) was an entertainment scandal involving YouTubers Adyan Nur'Ismail and Karen Diekmeyer that emerged after a series of leaked messages confirming Adyan's engagement to Diekmeyer caused backlash, as did other controversies, includng a tweet confirming them to have attempted to murder a relative of Venezuelan YouTuber Rodrigo Mendez who apparently called the two of them out on social media.

Adyan and Diekmeyer were tried at the St. Michaelsburg City Court on February 2, 2022. Both the accused pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 25 years in prison each: 18 for murder, 4 for conspiracy and 3 for disorderly conduct. The sentence was met with much rejoicing and celebrations from the YouTube community.

The scandal has been noted as the "craziest moment" in YouTube history.

Leaked messages
On June 1, 2021, a series of leaked private messages posted by Patagonian YouTuber and children's entertainer Michael Addington on Twitter, involving Adyan's proposed engagement to Diekmeyer, apparently stated "YouTube's most hated have joined forces! For what? Trying to take over YouTube?", implying that Adyan and Diekmeyer would try to brainwash users on the YouTube platform into joining their cause.

The following week, YouTube duo William Widemann and Elizabeth Goertzen launched a joint investigation with Addington and Patagonian YouTuber/actor Steven Joling into the matter. Joling was assigned to pose as a fan of Diekmeyer while Widemann and Goertzen chose to talk to various associates of Diekmeyer and ask them about what other "wrongs" she committed.

The investigation concluded that Diekmeyer and Addy were apparently trying to kidnap and threaten to murder several famous YouTubers. They were also planning to make their fanbases gather outside YouTube headquarters.

"Murder" tweet
The investigation was closed, but on June 15, 2021, Adyan publicly admitted that he had tried to murder Carla Mendez (nee Alvaro), the mother of Venezuelan YouTuber Rodrigo "RoddyBlaze" Mendez. In a video sent to Widemann through the messaging platform Discord by Rodrigo, he told Widemann that apparently he received calls from an unidentified person, later identified as Adyan, that "something awful" was scheduled to happen to him.

Adyan posted a tweet announcing his admission. Unsurprisingly, this caused him more backlash, with some users claiming that Adyan had "crossed the line" and needed a proper punishment. One notable YouTuber, BobbyBloxer, tweeted "Has Addy gone too far or is he getting revenge?".

An investigation by YouTuber Randy de Wilder commenced on the 19th. He interviewed YouTuber Dominic Schmidt on Instagram asking him if he had planned to join both Adyan and Diekmeyer in "destroying" YouTube. Schmidt admitted this and blocked de Wilder afterward, before on June 21, Schmidt uploaded a video asking for Mendez's hand in marriage, threatening to steal his pet dog if Mendez didn't comply.

Mendez then uploaded a reply the next day announcing his refusal and told him that "stealing my pet dog won't convince me", and that he was reminded of fellow YouTuber George "Charles Cat" Schaller's attempts at trying to stop Mendez's character doing so.

Further investigation
De Wilder resumed his investigation on June 23. After interviewing various YouTubers associated with Adyan and/or Diekmeyer if they ever attempted to harm them, it was revealed that an unrelated YouTuber, Bronzo, had allegedly been coerced by Diekmeyer into showing nude pictures. Bronzo came forth and revealed it during de Wilder's investigation.

Following this, de Wilder later leaked snapshots of the conversation he had with Bronzo, causing more backlash. Subsequent investigations then revealed attempts to ostracize furries and encouraging racism towards followers of left-wing politics. On July 2, Adyan confessed to de Wilder about his, Diekmeyer's and Schmidt's attempt to assassinate left-wing Borneoan Prime Minister Joshua Bergström. He also admitted that YouTuber Bryant Moreland (EDP445) had joined them.

Reactions
The past allegations caused waves of backlash across much of the YouTube community. Mass witch-hunting, doxxing and pranks from angered YouTubers followed. The hashtag #CancelMissKadieAndAddy became trending on Twitter, causing a boycott of all four channels.

Unsurprisingly, this was met with negative reactions from all four figures involved.
 * Quebecois Roblox YouTuber Renald "Joebloxian" Lévesque later asked his fanbase to witch-hunt Adyan and Diekmeyer provided doxxing would not be involved. His fanbase complied and a witch-hunt for them was organized on July 23.
 * Children's entertainer Stevin John, best known for his role as Blippi, tweeted on August 1: "Adyan, Kadie, Bryant and Dominic are the YouTube embodiment of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Retweet if you agree."
 * Patagonian musician Randy Funk later announced in a video uploaded on August 3 that he would cancel his transition to veganism and go on a temporary hiatus from playing Roblox, stating how Diekmeyer "gave veganism a bad image" and how Addy "tried to destroy Roblox by letting ODers (short for online daters) run rampant". Diekmeyer later blocked Randy in protest.
 * Similarly, YouTuber Andrew Evans made a film mocking Adyan and Diekmeyer, by revealing Adyan as a monster sent by "Vegana" (an evil empress and a parody of Diekmeyer), who brainwashes the world into becoming vegan, using the Adyan monster to kidnap children who didn't comply. As per status quo, Evans's character and his siblings defeat Vegana in the end.
 * Following Lévesque's announcement, associate YouTuber Alex Legault announced he would be joining Lévesque in the witch-hunting.
 * YouTuber Denis Kopotun tweeted, "Now there's a good reason I unfriended Addy. He's friends with a monster," the day after Lévesque announced his plan.

Fallout
On August 18, 2021, Diekmeyer and Adyan announced they would no longer be on YouTube. Following this, Diekmeyer and Schmidt had their channels shut down.