Popular YouTuber Shane Dawson is accusing The Blaze star Tomi Lahren of kicking him and his boyfriend from a veteran’s event for holding hands.
Lahren was hosting an event called “Remind the Nation” at the Sundance Film Festival to showcase films from veterans organizations.
In the video below you can hear Dawson yelling at security and claiming they “broke his leg.”
I don't know who the hell this @TomiLahren person is, but this is unacceptable!! #IStandWithShane
pic.twitter.com/gyrjnKsW10— Sign of the Times (@HStyles_Love_) January 24, 2017
Lahren fired back on Facebook saying the reason Dawson and his boyfriend were ejected is because they were intentionally causing a scene.
From Lahren’s Facebook statement:
I was taking photos after the film screening when two gentlemen approached me for a photo. I was happy to do it. I put my arms around them when all of the sudden they jumped in front on me and started kissing. They were not there to support the event. They were not there to take a photo with me. They were there to instigate and make a spectacle to advance whatever political message they placed above common courtesy for our veteran event.
In now deleted tweets Dahson appears to claim his leg was “bent” and repeated the line that he was kicked out by Tomi Lahren for holding hands with a man.
However, in later tweets Dawson appears to be walking back some of his statements regarding Lahren, 24, a graduate of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
.@TomiLahren u may have had nothing to do with what security did to me tonight & i really don't want to cause a thing. i'm sorry for (cont)
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) January 24, 2017
Since last night Dawson has been silent on social media.
The video of the incident spawned the hashtag #IStandWithShane, where many including some celebrities showed their support for Dawson’s side of the story.
#IStandWithShane OF COURSE! Bcuz human rights r #LGBTRights Hey @TomiLahren, enjoy ur introduction to "your gays";) @shanedawson #equality pic.twitter.com/wDPNmD6JfS
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) January 24, 2017
In another twist, a YouTube drama muckraker Keemstar says he talked with Dawson and says that security at the event may have confused Dawson and his boyfriend with the troublemakers Lahren referred to in her statement.
No, It looks like @TomiLahren & staff confused @shanedawson for other instigators at the party. https://t.co/mPIqHWndug
— KEEM 🍿 (@KEEMSTAR) January 24, 2017
Here is Lahren’s full statement regarding the event.
