Kevin Samuels, YouTuber with 1.4 Million Subscribers, is Dead
Kevin Samuels, a YouTuber most known for his contentious love advice, has died, his mother confirmed.
His death was initially reported on social media on Thursday night.
Beverly Samuels-Burch, his mother, declined to comment on the incident. She claimed she found out about her son’s death on social media.
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“That was a terrible thing for social media to put that out. I didn’t even know. I didn’t even been notified,” she said in a phone call on Friday. “All I’m doing is requesting that people pray for us.”
The Atlanta Police Department said officers were called to an apartment on East Paces Ferry Road NE on Thursday morning “regarding a person injured.” By the time police arrived, first responders were performing CPR on an unresponsive man later identified as Samuels.
According to the police report, a lady in the apartment informed authorities that Samuels had complained of chest pain and that she tried to help him but he fell. The lady dialled 911.
According to authorities, Samuels was brought to Piedmont Hospital. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office stated it couldn’t confirm or refute any information when contacted on Friday.
“If you have made it to 35 and you are unmarried, you are a leftover woman,” he said in a video. “You are what is left. Men know that there is something likely wrong with you.”
He also sparked debate with videos in which he graded women’s appearances based on their appearance and dress size. His advice was often regarded as toxic and sexist.
Many social media users were eager to point out his divisive opinions after hearing of his passing.
“Kevin Samuels has made a career off of shamelessly disgracing Black women for profit. He emboldened the most toxic individuals to project tired and harmful narratives about Black women,” journalist Ernest Owens wrote. “Dead or alive, what a disgraceful life to live. That’s all I’ve got for that misogynist.”
“What did kevin samuels die from? Being 56 and unmarried?” musician Jean Deaux tweeted.
Some, including YouTuber Adam22, defended Samuels. “Kevin Samuels was a good dude who gave a lot of people solid advice. He got smeared for having a backbone and an opinion and he didn’t back down to the mob. Rest In Peace,” he wrote.
