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 trying to stop Mendez's character to do 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.

November
On November 9, 2021, Adyan and Diekmeyer, accompanied by Moreland and Schmidt (later known as the Mysterions terrorist group), wearing silicone masks and gloves allegedly purchased from Composite Effects, Inc., opened fire at people attending the 2021 PataFurs convention inside the National Convention Center, Monttsburg, and took 10 people hostage, demanding that YouTube give away $100 million in bitcoin funds in exchange for their freedom. YouTube complied and the hostages were released.

A message was left behind leaving clues to where they might strike next. Two weeks later, a fragment of a picture, speculated by the media and YouTube community to be a burning building, was sold as an NFT for $5,000 worth of bitcoin. This, and the preceding attack, were revealed to be part of an alternate reality game in which certain people, mostly the YouTube community, would be forced to solve puzzles otherwise they be targeted.

December
On December 12th, 2021, more than a month after the previous attack, the 2021 Oxford University bombing occurred in which 3 students were killed and 20 others injured by shrapnel or burns. Prior to the attack, Evans, assisted by Widemann, solved the puzzle in which 49 other fragments of a picture were found on the back. The fragments were arranged to reveal a painting depicting the town of Oxford set ablaze.

Later, the piece of paper left behind after the PataFurs attack was revealed to contain the numbers "2-11-19-2-5-17 22-6 20-2-22-1-20 17-2-10-1". After being decoded from A1Z26 cipher and later Rot13, it created the message "Oxford is going down", revealing the Mysterions' next target to be the University of Oxford. After the bombing, the Mysterions hijacked ITV Central, broadcasting a message where they claimed responsibility for the bombing. Subliminal messages flashed across the screen, revealing clues to their next attack.

The message, deciphered from Base64, read "SYDNEY", leading some to speculate that the Mysterions would attack in Sydney next. This was confirmed on December 26th when a bomb detonated at Sydney Airport. No one was killed, although 10 people suffered injuries from debris and/or burns. A note was left behind at the scene, reading "5-7-4-9-18-2-13-1-3 5-25-2-4-15-15-7". Sydney police later handed the note to detectives who deciphered the note to reveal "Goodbye Cambridge", referring to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A puzzle was also gifted to YouTuber Jordan "TheFearRaiser" Antle in which he had to decode a linked picture through Base64, and after that rearrange the puzzle pieces to form a picture. Antle enlisted the help of his fanbase to solve the puzzle, and after a week, the completed puzzle was revealed to be another picture depicting the ruins of Harvard University.

January
Mendez's father was kidnapped on January 9th. It was speculated that the Mysterions were responsible, until he was found by students gagged and bound inside the Harvard University campus' Thayer Hall. The group later opened fire at students and held 20 of them hostage and threatened to kill them if their demands were refused. A video was sent to YouTube staff demanding they un-suspend all suspended accounts. YouTube were forced to comply after being threatened with an attack and the death of Mendez's father and the students.

The four were spotted by Cambridge city police fleeing in a black 2008 Audi A4, leading to a high-speed chase which ended at the entrance to the Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. All four were arrested, while the masterminds Adyan and Diekmeyer were deported to Borneo.