Andrew Callaghan’s misconduct controversy explained
3 min readInternet personality Andrew Callaghan has finally addressed the misconduct allegations that he is facing. Moreover, he apologizes after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Here is everything you need to know.
What happened to Andrew Callaghan?
Andrew Callaghan recently shared a video on his official YouTube channel to address the recent misconduct allegations that landed against him.
Moreover, the video was titled, ‘In Response’ and nearly has a runtime of five minutes.
However, in the video, Callaghan stated that he ‘never overstepped’ the line of consent.
In addition, he revealed that he would join therapy and attend AA meetings for his alcohol usage.
He mentioned, ‘I’d also like to apologize for my silence. I think when this stuff first came out I was in a state of denial and shock.’
Andrew Callaghan accused of sexual assault by 3rd woman. He just submitted a statement to TMZ accusing the 1st of extortion. Shit is wild… pic.twitter.com/2FppGMd9Do
— Def Noodles (@defnoodles) January 13, 2023
Caroline Elise was the first alleged victim to come forward to accuse Callaghan. She took to her TikTok handle to share that the This Place Rules star ‘wore [her] down’ until she consented to have s*x.
Meanwhile, a representative for Callaghan said that Elise posted the video after she demanded the YouTuber pay her financially. But after he refused, Elise released the explosive statement.
Besides that, several other women also came forward to accuse Callaghan of similar allegations after Elsie’s video went viral.
TikToker Dana claimed that The All Gas No Breaks host forced her to have s*x in a car with him.
Meanwhile, a different woman claimed that Callaghan made her uncomfortable despite her telling him no repeatedly.
Another reddit user posting their partner’s account (text screenshots) and explaining further in a comment pic.twitter.com/j6vKRSeoXe
— care-oh (@babytriggy) January 9, 2023
Social media users react to Andrew Callaghan’s apology video
It appears like netizens are divided over Andrew Callaghan’s recent video where he apologized for his actions.
Some users offered support for him as he owned up to his mistakes in the video.
However, others claimed that Callaghan did not address the allegations properly. In addition, they stated that the clip seemed scripted and the apology was not sincere.
A user wrote, ‘Andrew Callaghan’s apology is better than most but it’s because he knows what to say. You don’t have the political views/understanding he does and not understand consent and coercion.’
Andrew Callaghan’s apology is better than most but it’s because he knows what to say. You don’t have the political views/understanding he does and not understand consent and coercion.
— sav (@4theMorningstar) January 16, 2023Advertisement
Another user penned, ‘andrew callaghan plugging his movie in the first 10 seconds of his apology video.’
andrew callaghan plugging his movie in the first 10 seconds of his apology video
— 🙂 (@justchillinnwbu) January 16, 2023
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in to say, I ‘think this was a pretty good response all things considered.’
I think this was a pretty good response all things considered
— BarryD (@BarryD_420_69) January 16, 2023
A different user commented, ‘andrew Callaghan’s apology is pretty good i think but man its gonna be tough to really see him the same way.’
andrew callaghan’s apology is pretty good i think but man its gonna be tough to really see him the same way
— Greg Greg (@pumpkineatingme) January 16, 2023