KSI has announced he is taking a break from social media after apologising a racial slur in a recent YouTube video.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer said the word ‘p***’ in a recent Sidemen video – the group he founded alongside six other creators.
KSI has apologised for using the racial slur and is set to take a break from social mediaGetty
The video has been taken down and KSI issued an apology for an offence he may have caused.
He posted a statement on Twitter which read: “I wanna apologise for saying a racial slur in a recent Sidemen video.
“There’s no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it and I’m sorry.
“I’ve always said to my audience that they shouldn’t worship me or put me on a pedestal because I’m human. I’m not perfect, I’m gonna mess up in life, and lately I’ve been messing up a lot.
“So I’ve decided I’m gonna just take a break from social media for a while.”
Fans criticised the 29-year-old despite his apology, claiming he should have known better.
One wrote: “Been a KSI fan for the longest but so weird for him to say ‘p***’ in the latest Sidemen vid even if they bleeped it & it was ‘in jest’ for content.”
Another added: “Other racial slurs wouldn’t be used as punchlines for YouTube gameshows. Just makes light of the word + certain people’s experience.”
A third said: “Nah KSI you’re not funny man you cannot say “P***” in any context.
“These lot will do anything for content”