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YouTube star KSI known for Prime energy drink visits Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Gravesend amid racial slur controversy

By: Juliana Cruz Lima jcruzlima@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 18:40, 07 April 2023

Updated: 19:30, 07 April 2023

KSI was spotted at a Sikh place of worship amid his recent racial slur scandal.

The 29-year-old YouTuber was seen at the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gudwara, in Gravesend, yesterday evening.

Earlier this week, KSI was caught using a racial slur against South Asians in one of his videos.

In the now-deleted clip with his group The Sidemen, he created a four-letter derogatory word for people of South Asian origin during a Countdown game.

YouTube star KSI, 29, was seen in Gravesend yesterday

The boxer, known for his viral Prime drink, announced he was taking a social media break when he tweeted an apology on Monday.

On Tuesday, he apologised again when he read out a statement at an event for his next boxing fight.

"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," he said.

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"I’ve always said to my audience that they shouldn’t worship me or put me on a pedestal because I’m human. Im 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."

A statement from Cohesion Plus, a group which celebrates cultural diversity led by Gurvinder Sandher MBE, said: "We had the opportunity to speak to KSI during his recent visit to Gravesend about his use of a racial slur in a post and why it caused offence to people like me and to educate him about the work done locally by organisations like ours and the Gurdwara to help others."

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