Marbles, whose real name is Jenna Mourey, added that she was “ashamed of things I’ve said and done in my past.” Marbles discussed specific examples, such as her 2011 blackface impersonation of rapper Nicki Minaj, and another video from the same year in which she portrayed an Asian stereotype who says “ching chong, wing wong.” I won’t pretend that Cardi always makes the most calculated decisions when it comes to her public image, but having a public finsta where she insults other women from the industry sounds way too sloppy for her. Jenna Mourey better known by her YouTube channel name Jenna Marbles, is an American YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian, and actress. 'I'm trying to do the same thing that you are and support and be friends of people that I'm proud of and that I love and I just know that I'm doing my best.'. YouTuber Jenna Marbles has apologised for some of her old videos, including one where she impersonates Nicki Minaj, saying she may never use her channel again. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. It’s unfortunate. I’m open to debating it if you disagree. “It was not my intention to do blackface,” Marbles explained. It was her makeup that made it look so but she apologized nonetheless Marbles, real name Jenna Mourey, posted a message Thursday announcing her intention to leave YouTube and make the offensive videos private. Event Status Submission Type: Controversy Year 2020 Origin YouTube Tags blackface, cancel culture, apology, nicki minaj, racist, gender, #jennaisoverparty, @liatwintelle, echothegoat_, @lasaniaaa Overview. “I want to hold myself accountable, and it’s painful... to do it. Freshman Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller apologizes for saying 'Hitler was right' about youth education... Why is Iran's Ayatollah allowed to KEEP his Twitter account? Her current content includes lifestyle and DIY content. YouTube personality Jenna Marbles quits her channel and apologizes to her 20 million followers for Nicki Minaj blackface skit and rap about Asians Marbles tried to lampoon Nicki Minaj … Marbles is seen wearing a shiny skin-tight outfit and a pink wig during her Nicki Minaj impersonation Admitting wrongdoing: Marbles acknowledged she had past done a … 'I want to hold myself accountable, and it’s painful to do it. The rap song included the line: 'Hey Ching Chong Wing Wong, shake your King Kong ding dong.'. Jenna posted a video titled "What Nicki Minaj Wants In a Man" sometime in 2011. Credit: Jenna Marbles/YouTube. I've tried my best to grow up.'. Jenna Marbles, a longtime YouTuber with more than 20 million subscribers, says she is quitting YouTube. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are given Covid vaccine: 94-year-old Monarch and Prince Philip, 99, are... Soho Karen Miya Ponsetto leaves NYC precinct in cuffs ahead of her court appearance on felony robbery and... SoHo Karen Miya Ponsetto, 22, lands back in New York following her extradition from California to face trial... Grimes reveals that she's battling COVID-19 and admits she is 'weirdly enjoying the DayQuil fever dream'. ', Marbles said she was 'unbelievably sorry' specifically in regards to the blackface skit, and wishes 'it wasn’t part of [her] past.'. Jenna Marbles: Why the YouTube star quit over her blackface Nicki Minaj impression – and other influencers accused of being racist The YouTuber, … At one point in the video she is seen with dark paint or a face mask on her face while talking about 'kinky' sex. I’m ashamed of things I’ve done and said in my past - but, it’s important. Marbles ended the video by announcing that she’s “moving on from this channel” for now, at least. PewDiePie has claimed that Jenna Marbles has been ‘bullied’ off YouTube. On Wednesday, #CardiBIsOverParty started trending over rumors that Cardi B had a finsta (fake Instagram account) that she was using to attack other women in music including Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat. Although Marbles’ apology does seem to show a general awareness of why those videos were harmful and a desire to take accountability for her past actions, not once in the video does she refer to her behavior as racist... even that time she made a whole video in blackface. Jenna Marbles quits YouTube with tearful video, apologizes for blackface Nicki Minaj impersonation and racism Calling her Minaj impersonation “cringey and embarrassing", Marbles said that it wasn't her intention to do blackface. and I have spent a lot of the last few days privating almost all of my old content. In the 11-minute vlog, Marbles addressed videos from 2011 and 2012 where she wore blackface to impersonate Nicki Minaj, wrote a racist rap, and engaged in slut-shaming. 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In an 11-minute clip titled 'A Message,' the Rochester, New York native, 33, acknowledged her past transgressions, which included a 2011 blackface skit, shaming women and a racist rap. 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It’s perhaps unfunny but from comments I’ve seen, most people agree it’s not a racist video. While apologizing for those videos and the ways they had offended people, Marbles also announced that in recent days she’s made many of her popular old videos private because she doesn’t feel they reflect who she is now and the ways she has grown. She specifically addressed the blackface skit, a video featuring a rap which made a joke about Asian people, and another in which she hit out at women who 'slept around'. Lover of television, astrology, and sandwiches. Tags :Nicki Minaj Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita (Getty Images) On June 25, YouTuber Jenna Mourey, more famously known to the world as Jenna Marbles, announced that she was stepping away from her main YouTube channel. Jenna Marbles, one of the original YouTube stars, put out a vlog on Thursday apologizing for several of her old YouTube videos and announcing she was taking a break from the platform. Jenna Marbles says she will no longer post content to her YouTube channel amid renewed scrutiny of older videos that included racist content. Besides, Cardi isn’t one for passive aggression. Marbles started her YouTube in 2010, which were initial years of YouTube […] She said that she's "not proud" of her past controversial videos, which included a racist joke about Asian men and using blackface to imitate Nicki Minaj. 'I'm sorry if any of that holds any nostalgia for you but I'm literally not trying to put out negative things into the world. Marbles said she saw no value in leaving the offensive content up, as she doesn't 'want to contribute to' strife amid a time where racism is at the forefront of the national discussion. Mourey, who has more than 20 million subscribers, highlighted specific videos from 2011 and 2012 -- one in which she donned blackface to impersonate rapper Nicki Minaj, another featuring a … 'I've definitely done things in the past that weren't great. I don't know if that's forever. I'm not completely unproblematic. Among the videos she addressed was one featuring a Nicki Minaj impression, complete with blackface. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Does this mean we can forget this bizarre trend now? One was a video from 2011 in which she impersonated Nicki Minaj. Mourey, who has more than 20 million subscribers, highlighted specific videos from 2011 and 2012 -- one in which she donned blackface to impersonate rapper Nicki Minaj, another featuring a … Marbles said she had no problem taking the heat for her past transgressions to align with the social values she and her fans hold dear. 'So I probably deleted a lot of my old content because I just don't want anyone to feel upset about anything.'. Jenna Mourey said she was ending her channel, which has more than 20 million subscribers, because of videos from 2011 of her impersonating Nicki Minaj and rapping lyrics about Asians. 'I get it,' she said. This week, Jenna – who had 20 million subscribers on YouTube – announced that … The latest: Jenna Marbles, 33, says she will no longer post to her YouTube channel amid scrutiny of older videos she did that contained racist content including a blackface skit, In an 11-minute clip titled 'A Message,' the Rochester, New York native, 33, acknowledged her past transgressions, which included a 2011 blackface skit (pictured), shaming women and a racist rap, Marbles is seen wearing a shiny skin-tight outfit and a pink wig during her Nicki Minaj impersonation, 'I think I'm just going to move on from this channel for now. Open main menu button News AND DISCOVER THE BEST METHOD TO ATTRACT, SEDUCE, PICK UP, IMPRESS AND GET GIRLS!!! Jenna Marbles Is Quitting YouTube After a Blackface Video of Her as Nicki Minaj Resurfaced She apologized and pointed out other problematic things she’s said and done in the past. The next day, Cardi posted an IGTV video denying the rumors that the account was hers and claiming that the screenshots of comments supposedly from her hairstylist, Lil Kim, and her sister Hennessey were photoshopped, saying “I’m not a 15-year-old girl that does fake Instagrams just to talk about celebrities.”, Cardi went on to explain that, with the exception of Nicki Minaj (who she hilariously avoids even naming in the video), she doesn’t really know many of the women who the account was attacking and has no reason to pick a fight with them. Honestly I’ve followed Jenna since 2010 and she was always a deep color of fake tan no matter which video you were watching. Marbles, whose real name is Jenna Nicole Mourey, admits she's gradually switched the older clips to private amid 'a time where we are purging ourselves of anything and everything toxic'. The videos, as well as other old content from the early years of her channel, are no longer viewable by the public, she added. 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