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Johnny Somali | |
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Born | Ismael Ramsey Khalid September 26, 2000 Somalia |
Nationality | somali-American |
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Subscribers | 12.5 thousand
[1] (October 18) |
Total views | 4.4 million
[1] (October 18, 2023) |
Ismael Ramsey Khalid (born September 26, 2000), popularly known by his alias Johnny Somali, is an somali-American [2]}} live-streamer. [3]
Khalid was born in 2000, his father and mother being of somali descent. [4] Khalid claims to have been born in Somalia as a child soldier, though the claims of him being a child soldier have no backing. [5] [6] Khalid and his family moved to the United States when he was five and he grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. Khalid later attended Arizona State University, but dropped out to focus on full-time live streaming.[ citation needed]
On his YouTube and other video streaming platforms, Khalid mostly streams himself as a tourist traveling in different countries. [7] He began streaming in May 2023, after getting banned off Twitch, he moved to Kick before receiving temporary suspensions from Kick. [8]
During his travels to Japan, Khalid made anti-Japanese taunts towards the Japanese people living there, [9] [10] which include comments about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [11] [12] and threats of bombing Japan with nuclear weapons. [13] Several times after these comments, he was assaulted and called racial slurs by some locals who recognized him in public. [14] [15]
In June of 2023, Khalid went to the Tokyo Disney Resort and played music with racist lyrics and recorded guests' reactions without their permission. [16]
In August of 2023, Khalid, who was masked, and Jeremiah Dwane Branch, who was recording for him went into a hotel construction site in Osaka, where he then yelled " Fukushima" at the construction workers. After the construction workers kicked them out, they were both arrested on suspicion of trespassing. [17] [18] [19] In September they were arrested on the suspicion of conspiracy of obstruction of business. [20] [21]
On December 19, 2023, Khalid, who had been in custody since his second arrest, appeared at the Osaka District Court of the charge of conspiracy of obstruction of business. [22] The charge of trespassing on a construction site was dropped. Prosecutors requested a fine of ¥200,000. A verdict is expected to be reached on January 10, 2024. [23]
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![]() | This article is an
autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (January 2024) |
Johnny Somali | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | Ismael Ramsey Khalid September 26, 2000 Somalia |
Nationality | somali-American |
YouTube information | |
Channel | |
Subscribers | 12.5 thousand
[1] (October 18) |
Total views | 4.4 million
[1] (October 18, 2023) |
Ismael Ramsey Khalid (born September 26, 2000), popularly known by his alias Johnny Somali, is an somali-American [2]}} live-streamer. [3]
Khalid was born in 2000, his father and mother being of somali descent. [4] Khalid claims to have been born in Somalia as a child soldier, though the claims of him being a child soldier have no backing. [5] [6] Khalid and his family moved to the United States when he was five and he grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. Khalid later attended Arizona State University, but dropped out to focus on full-time live streaming.[ citation needed]
On his YouTube and other video streaming platforms, Khalid mostly streams himself as a tourist traveling in different countries. [7] He began streaming in May 2023, after getting banned off Twitch, he moved to Kick before receiving temporary suspensions from Kick. [8]
During his travels to Japan, Khalid made anti-Japanese taunts towards the Japanese people living there, [9] [10] which include comments about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, [11] [12] and threats of bombing Japan with nuclear weapons. [13] Several times after these comments, he was assaulted and called racial slurs by some locals who recognized him in public. [14] [15]
In June of 2023, Khalid went to the Tokyo Disney Resort and played music with racist lyrics and recorded guests' reactions without their permission. [16]
In August of 2023, Khalid, who was masked, and Jeremiah Dwane Branch, who was recording for him went into a hotel construction site in Osaka, where he then yelled " Fukushima" at the construction workers. After the construction workers kicked them out, they were both arrested on suspicion of trespassing. [17] [18] [19] In September they were arrested on the suspicion of conspiracy of obstruction of business. [20] [21]
On December 19, 2023, Khalid, who had been in custody since his second arrest, appeared at the Osaka District Court of the charge of conspiracy of obstruction of business. [22] The charge of trespassing on a construction site was dropped. Prosecutors requested a fine of ¥200,000. A verdict is expected to be reached on January 10, 2024. [23]