What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and David Dobrik took to his IG story to beg
his fans to stop showing up at his house.
Earlier this week, David Dobrik took to his Instagram Stories to share that fans have
been invading his privacy and showing up at his house uninvited asking to take a photo
with him or even just say hello to him.
And we’ve just gotta start off and reiterate that fans need to respect their favorite celebs
and not trespass on their property.
As much as YouTubers let us into their lives and we feel like they are our friends, they
also deserve privacy and space.
Alright, so fans of David Dobrik know that he’s taken some time off YouTube during
the lockdowns because he didn’t want to compromise the quality of his content.
As a marker of when it’s safer to go out and film again, David recently told Jimmy
Fallon that he would start uploading videos again when the bar down the street from his
house is open at full capacity.
But some fans got fed up with waiting for new content from David and showed up at his
house.
David, obviously was not thrilled about this and took to social media to share his experience.
He posted these two videos on his IG stories of fans standing at his door with their young
son asking to meet David or even just wave hello to him through a window.
The person who answered David’s door turned them away saying that this actually happens
all the time, but the uninvited guests were persistent in trying to meet David.
Along with
the videos, David wrote quote, “Guys…
I appreciate you guys so much.
I promise!
But please, please, do not come to my house.
It's not fun, it's awkward.”
He went on to say quote, “If I see you out and about, come say hello!
I love that.
But coming to my house is a little scary.
Especially ‘cause everyone is a stranger, and Mama Dobrik always says “stranger danger.”
Other fans have posted videos at David’s house on Tik Tok and even shared that they
were putting letters in his mailbox.
So clearly this has been a problem for David for a while.
And many fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts about this.
One person wrote quote, “I love David’s videos and as a fan and mother I would NEVER
invade someone’s personal HOME for a damn picture.
NOBODY CARES HOW FAR YOU CAME TO STALK THEM!
You’re lucky they are so nice and handle the situation delicately.
Y’all are real idiots.
#daviddobrik #vlogsquad”
Another person wrote quote, “DAVID DOBRIK’S HOUSE IS NOT A TOURIST ATTRACTION”
And another fan tweeted saying quote, “STOP SHOWING UP TO DAVID DOBRIK’S HOME!”
And this isn’t the first time this has happened to an influencer during the last couple months.
Bretman Rock has been very outspoken about fans who have showed up at his house and he
has talked about how he plans to take legal action if it continues.
“can y’all not do that because next time I’m calling the cops”
And Hype House members have been speaking out after other Tik Tokkers and their mom
broke into their old Hype House to film videos.
Members like Avani and co-founders Thomas Petrou and Lil Huddy called out Jenny and
her mom writing things like “I saw that a few girls along with their MOTHER broke
into our old house and also took MY clothes.
This is beyond f*cking weird.
How do people think this sh*t is ok?”
And we completely agree with what David and these other influencers have all said, no
matter how much of a fan you are of someone, it’s never ok to invade their privacy and
show up at their homes.
Alright, in other David Dobrik news though, he and Liza Koshy are also being called out
on TikTok for speaking mock-Japanese in resurfaced videos where they tried 'foreign' candy.
The 2016 videos started circulating again after TikTok user @callmesukiwi posted the
videos calling them quote a "clear example of the normalized racism against Asians."
And the Tik Tok shows David and Liza continuing this upsetting behavior.
The Tik Tok video has gotten over 300,000 views and over 60,000 likes in the past few
days and many fans have been expressing their concern with these videos on social media.
One person wrote quote, “they really filmed that, edited the video, rewatched it, and
still thought it was ok to post that?!”
Another person chimed in saying quote, “It’s not racist that’s like the sounds I hear
when they talk… he really tried to make an excuse.”
And this fan wrote quote, “I hope David and Liza see this.
I know they can do better, this wasn’t okay.”
Neither Liza or David have spoken out about these videos since they resurfaced on Tik
Tok, but we will obviously keep you guys posted as this story continues to unfold.
And if you want more on what the Hype House members had to say about the fans who broke
into the old Hype House, click right over here for another Clevver News video.
And let us know what you think about all of this down in the comments below.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!