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| KSI: YouTuber visits mosque after racial slur in Sidemen video | |
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| KSI apologised after using a racial slur in a YouTube video with The Sidemen | KSI apologised after using a racial slur in a YouTube video with The Sidemen |
| KSI has visited a mosque and spoke to an Imam, days after he used a racial slur in a YouTube video. | KSI has visited a mosque and spoke to an Imam, days after he used a racial slur in a YouTube video. |
| In the now-deleted YouTube clip with his group The Sidemen, he created the four-letter derogatory word for people of South Asian origin, during a Countdown challenge. | In the now-deleted YouTube clip with his group The Sidemen, he created the four-letter derogatory word for people of South Asian origin, during a Countdown challenge. |
| He then tweeted an apology saying there was "no excuse". | He then tweeted an apology saying there was "no excuse". |
| The rapper, whose real name is Olajide William Olatunji, went to the Al-Hikam Institute in Bradford on Tuesday. | The rapper, whose real name is Olajide William Olatunji, went to the Al-Hikam Institute in Bradford on Tuesday. |
| The 29-year-old was pictured wearing a red covering during the visit, listening to Imam Muhammed Asim Hussain. | The 29-year-old was pictured wearing a red covering during the visit, listening to Imam Muhammed Asim Hussain. |
| BBC Newsbeat have approached representatives for KSI for comment. | BBC Newsbeat have approached representatives for KSI for comment. |
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| Videos of KSI meeting those at the mosque have been viewed millions of times on social media, with some praising the visit. | Videos of KSI meeting those at the mosque have been viewed millions of times on social media, with some praising the visit. |
| "The least he can do is face up to his mistakes and educate himself," one person posted. | "The least he can do is face up to his mistakes and educate himself," one person posted. |
| Others doubted his motive, with one Twitter user writing he was there "because he's been advised by his PR team for damage limitation, to preserve his brand". | Others doubted his motive, with one Twitter user writing he was there "because he's been advised by his PR team for damage limitation, to preserve his brand". |
| In the clip, the Imam can be heard saying: "With the intention of malice, even those probably sat on the side, they probably didn't understand... they might have just been like laughed off. | In the clip, the Imam can be heard saying: "With the intention of malice, even those probably sat on the side, they probably didn't understand... they might have just been like laughed off. |
| "He's here to learn about what it is, he's never been in a mosque." | "He's here to learn about what it is, he's never been in a mosque." |
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| KSI says people reselling his Prime drink 'is unfair' | KSI says people reselling his Prime drink 'is unfair' |
| The YouTuber turned boxer also announced he was taking a social media break when he apologised on Monday. | |
| "I've always said to my audience that they shouldn't worship me or put me on a pedestal because I'm human," he tweeted. | "I've always said to my audience that they shouldn't worship me or put me on a pedestal because I'm human," he tweeted. |
| KSI found fame with The Sidemen and is regularly involved in sketches on their YouTube channel, which has more than 18 million subscribers. | KSI found fame with The Sidemen and is regularly involved in sketches on their YouTube channel, which has more than 18 million subscribers. |
| In March 2021, KSI apologised for previously using "transgender slurs", saying he "honestly didn't even know they were slurs. I know now though". | In March 2021, KSI apologised for previously using "transgender slurs", saying he "honestly didn't even know they were slurs. I know now though". |
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| Social media | Social media |
| YouTubers | YouTubers |
| YouTube | YouTube |
| Bradford | Bradford |
| KSI | KSI |