Borja Escalona is a Spanish youtuber who has generated a lot of controversy in recent years. Just today, the subject has gone viral again for trying to steal sunglasses in an optician’s shop.
In this article, we will review all the controversies in which he has been involved from his first arrest in 2018 to the free pasties mess.
Brace yourself, you have to have the stomach to read all of this in one sitting, here we go! Ah, but first, today’s glasses video.
Arrest for vandalism
In 2018, Borja Escalona was arrested for vandalism in the city of Madrid. This is the first known fact of the subject. Here begins his spiral of self-destruction.
According to the authorities, the youtuber had caused damage to several walls and public buildings. Escalona admitted the facts and was sentenced to community service.
Macho comments
Borja Escalona has been accused on several occasions of making sexist comments in his YouTube videos. In one of them, he referred to women as “sex objects” and in another, he made a bad taste joke about gender violence.
These comments have generated great controversy and have been harshly criticized by several feminist groups.
Controversy with the LGTBIQ+ community
Borja Escalona has also generated controversy for his comments about the LGTBIQ+ community. In one of his videos, he referred in a derogatory manner to a transgender person, which generated great indignation in social networks.
The youtuber has been accused of fomenting hatred towards this community and promoting discriminatory attitudes. He is not spared from one.
Misleading advertising
In 2020, Borja Escalona was fined for misleading advertising in one of his YouTube videos. According to the authorities, the youtuber had promoted a product without clearly indicating that it was advertising.
This fine generated great controversy and was harshly criticized by some of the youtuber’s followers, but the reality is that in Spain it is illegal to promote something via the Internet without first clarifying that it is an advertisement.
Arrested for assaulting a woman
The ‘youtuber’ Borja Escalona was arrested in 2021 for a crime of injury in Madrid. While recording a video in which he was threatening people with a razor, a confrontation with a man caused him to throw the object, which ended up impacting a woman’s face.
The turnover incident
In 2021, Borja Escalona was involved in a curious incident with some turnovers. In a video, the YouTuber complained about the price of the turnovers he had bought in a store and decided to return them.
However, when he tried to do so, the saleswoman refused to accept them, and a discussion between them arose, ending with him demanding €15,000 for promotion. This incident went viral on social media and generated a great amount of memes and parodies.
His actions have been harshly criticized by various groups and have generated intense debate on social media. But the reality is that the technique he uses pays off: as you can see, we are talking about him.
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