PewDiePie’s use of the N-word comes after he promised to stop using Nazi slurs (Picture: Getty)

PewDiePie, arguably one of the biggest YouTube stars ever, has found himself in hot water after dropping the N-word during a live stream of Players Unknown Battlegrounds.

The racially charged slur was used by PewDiePie, real name Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, as he played the game in which players have to scavenge and kill in order to survive.

‘What a fucking n****r… sorry but what the fuck,’ he said as he then paused and apologised before laughing and realising his error.

Welp looks like pewdiepie is over yet again ? pic.twitter.com/BIrhuIrbCu — Adam♕ (@backtowack) September 10, 2017

PewDiePie is a prominent games streamer with 56 million subscribers, and an estimated yearly income in 2016 of $15 million, and his use of hateful language has in the past seen him lose a brand deal with Disney and his YouTube Red series cancelled.




Notorious Nazi website The Daily Stormer also called itself ‘the world’s #1 PewDiePie fansite’ but following the recent events in Charlottesville, in America, PewDiePie spoke up about his use of Nazi-language and his jokes about anti-semitism, confirming that he planned to stop making light of such issues at a moment in time when there are genuine concerns.

‘I thought now would be a good time as any to say, I want nothing to do with these people,’ he said in a video after the protests.

‘I don’t think anyone that watches me thinks I’m an actual Nazi, but I know that some people might have some doubts, mainly because of all the jokes that I’ve been making. At this point, I really just want to distance myself from all this. Just to make clear: no more.’

His recent use of controversial language however has led to many in the gaming community wondering when his time would come to an end, and why he continues to be so popular despite his past behaviouir.

pewdiepie wouldn't have accidentally said the n word unless he comfortably says it when he's not on camera — amy (@gentlemushroom) September 10, 2017

WHY does the gaming community constantly defend PewDiePie when he does inexcusable shit like this? This really the hill you want to die on? — Siobhan (@captain_marvels) September 10, 2017

Pewdiepie having his, what, 6th racism scandal is a bit, y’know, “Fox Eats Rabbit Despite Repeatedly Saying It Wouldn’t Even Occur To Him” — Alexis ?️‍? (@heyalexdaily) September 10, 2017

Anyone else unsurprised by #pewdiepie saying the n-word? #Gamergate etc. shows that community full of hateful people like MRAs and racists — Baroque Obama (@thesua_) September 10, 2017

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for PewDiePie for comment.

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