@WilburSoot
A majority of this is full of ways you’ve claimed to have grown and changed since this happened but you’ve basically made what should be an apology of the pain you caused someone about yourself while barely saying anything else about it and that speaks volumes
@WilburSoot
you started this off defending yourself by claiming you’ve changed, making it about YOU, then left the most simple yet most important thing for last: an apology
and even then, your apology isn’t an apology, you left it at “for any pain i’ve caused” which lacks any accountability
Anyone who tries to downplay or discredit a victim’s stories for ANY REASON, especially for the sake of being able to watch a creators content is an idiot. Support victims before anything else. Always.
Take care of yourselves.
@WilburSoot
From what I understand your “Slobbish, Disrespectful, and selfish” behavior, also delve deep into emotional abuse, and the fact that you only refer to the biting as abuse (and refer to it as an allegation) shows you fundamentally do not understand the pain you caused
@WilburSoot
your lack of accountability and ignorance doesn't shock me, I've had to watch you try to intimidate and multiplate my friends, you showed them a similar if not worse level of respect when held accountable before. you make me wanna throw up, get a grip
@WilburSoot
i think the focus of what this statement should have been on is totally off.
this appears that the main focus is yourself and your growth and less for the person who was abused.
A sincere apology should have been at the very forefront of what you posted.
@WilburSoot
Saying you’ve been through therapy and are growing ≠ taking accountability. Downplaying your actions and discrediting the person you hurt, shameful.
@WilburSoot
such a self centered statement, was used as an opportunity to deminish the situation and didn’t even have the decency to apologise before trying to tell everyone how you have changed, to only then not even take any accountability and only apologising for hurt caused
@WilburSoot
Hey man, the word accountability is really easy to comprehend if you didn't realize how to do it. I'll send an image of the definition down below so that you can look into it and see if that's something you might be able to consider doing.
@WilburSoot
I don't think I've seen a more self-centered "apology" ever. You need to take a huge step back and really think about your actions because if you really don't understand what you truly did. Take some accountability for a change
i am so incredibly proud of my friends for speaking out about the abuse they have had to experience. it takes a lot of courage to come out about those type of experiences to your friends, let alone the whole internet. i hope this helps other victims who are currently internally//
@WilburSoot
This response doesn't surprise me at all.
I've witnessed you be manipulative to so many people around me and you haven't changed one bit.
Your "apology" is so self-centered and you're more concerned about your career than the amount of harm you have caused.
@WilburSoot
This is an extremely disappointing and selfish response, Will. It is not about you or your growth. If you care more about salvaging your reputation over apologizing to the people you caused harm to then you were better off not saying anything.
if you had irrefutable evidence, you’d have used it. instead, you reference messages that couldn’t possibly prove your innocence when you caused harm and then created a safe word you didn’t adhere to nor respect. consent can be revoked at any time. AND no apology? 0/10 try again
@WilburSoot
it's always "i'm a much different person than I was when this alleged thing happened so whoops" and never "I am deeply sorry for the hurt and pain I caused this person who put their trust in me". Not a single apology in this very self-centered statement.
I see that people expect me to say something about the situation. Truth is that I was freshly 18 years old when I met him, while I did not see a problem with it back then I can now see how harmful he was to my young self and how damaged I am from that time.
my time in the uk had
@WilburSoot
this is absolutely disgusting. no accountability, no apology? you’ve caused so much harm, yet you acknowledge none of it. you’re sickening.
I have a lot of thoughts and I’m not sure how to form them into cohesive sentences rn. The only thing I can say is I wouldn’t even wipe my ass with that “apology”. Ironic that the man that wrote “consequences” cannot take responsibility for his actions now.
@WilburSoot
leading your “apology” with an unprovable claim that you’ve made strides to improve rather than a heartfelt apology is nonsensical.
i truly hope everyone’s biggest takeaway from all of this is to show as much support for shelby as possible. don’t let this take away from that.
one thing i’ve really struggled to comprehend about the whole thing is how someone can see bruises on their partner, knowing that they inflicted them… yet still continue to bite her in a ‘playful way’ as he insists. how can slobbish & selfish excuse THAT?
@shelbygraced
I'm really happy you have such a strong support system. I hope you're able to remain strong. Take all the time you need until you feel safe and comfortable returning. Hoping the best for you.
@WilburSoot
The words on this paper, the words that I highly doubt you wrote on your own, the words that were chosen to handle this painful and disgusting situation won't ever repair the damage done.
The damages to her and also the millions of people that looked up to you.
Piss off.
@WilburSoot
Why even post this?
Changing the entire point of how someone else was genuinely hurt into a "misunderstanding" for you.
That YOU are now working on yourself.
An actual apology would've been a good place to start, this wasn't even the bare minimum.
@shelbygraced
I fully support you, Shelby. The amount of courage and bravery you've shown is so inspiring, stay strong ❤️
Coming forward is a lot, please take as much time as you need
@WilburSoot
your "apology" completely undermines and downplays the voice of a victim. ignoring a safeword or having to use one every time because you consistently break/push boundaries makes it non-consensual. Very manipulative and ugly
You grew an audience that viewed you as a mental health ambassador, you projected that all genders deserve a voice, you strived to be different. But in the end, you took the fame and betrayed every single person who believed in your facade. I trusted you as a role model and-
@WilburSoot
everything about this apology is so off. Be real with what your saying and don't just try to stay in the communities good graces, cause that's exactly what it seems like to me, you don't care at all. I support shubble!
No longer in mcyt. But that is VILE. No one should ever go through that. I only wish Shelby the best and the people who had been affected by this. I'm glad seeing the support of people. Take care everyone 💜
I’ve seen a lot of viewers in the mcyt community call themselves stupid, naive and or feel embarrassed or shamed for admiring and idolizing some creators who have unfortunately turned out to be really bad people. Seeing this really hurts my heart because it’s not your fault and
@shelbygraced
It was so brave of you to speak out. I know it couldn't have been easy!
Too often people don't see that they are being mistreated in a relationship. It is people like you coming forward about your own experiences that help them see that they deserve better! Thank you! ❤️
@shelbygraced
it breaks my heart that you had to go through all of this, and i am in awe of your bravery. thank you for speaking out. it will help so many more people than you know to see this & to see the community rally behind you. you are so loved ❤️
i stand with shelby and all victims, always.
regarding my music: i made songs at the time inspired by characters and a story that i liked. my newer content has not been in the mcyt space for a while now, and i don’t plan to return to it.
Response from Scott Smajor!
He has made points on how he has known for a longer time and has stated that the whole thing is very clear and there are no it's and buts about it.
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@Ivjytwt
yeah ccs can and should still be proud of the work they put into the server that made it what it was since it was a huge part of their lives too
@shelbygraced
same, today I saw uncensored pictures too that didn’t have a tw.. it’s absolutely horrifying that people can do things like that to other people. the amount of hate in the world and the power of it is incredible
Please send all of your love and support to Shelby. My heart goes out to her for sharing her story and being so fucking strong and brave. I also hope that the amazing support for Shelby that I’ve seen online and from other creators can inspire other victims to come forward with