KSI was forced to apologize and delete YouTube videos before taking a social media hiatus after using racial slurs

KSI has announced he is taking a break from social media after saying a racial slur in a recent YouTube video.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer said the word “p***” in a recent Sidemen video – the group he co-founded with six other YouTubers.

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The video was removed and KSI apologized for an offense he may have caused.

He released a statement on Twitter which read: “I would like to apologize for saying a racial slur in a recent Sidemen video.

“There’s no excuse, no matter what the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it and I’m sorry.

“I’ve always told my audience not to worship me or put me on a pedestal because I’m human. I’m not perfect, I’ll screw up my life, and lately I’ve screwed up a lot.

“So I decided I’d just take a break from social media for a while.”

Despite his apology, fans slammed the 29-year-old, claiming he should have known better.

One wrote, “Long been a KSI fan but so weird that in the latest Sidemen video he said ‘P***’ even when they bleeped it and it was ‘jokingly’ for the content.”

Another added: “Other racial slurs would not be used as punch lines for YouTube game shows. Just make the word light and the experience of certain people.”

A third said: “Nah KSI you’re not a funny man you can’t say ‘P*ki’ in any context.

“This crowd will do anything for the content🙄”