YouTuber Shane Dawson Announced Arrival Of Twin Sons But Past Audio Shows Sympathy Toward Pedophilia

YouTubers Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams' exciting news about the arrival of their twin sons has got many netizens worried. Even as several expressed happiness for the couple, many drew attention to Shane's controversial views. Shane Dawson is an American YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician and for four years, until 2017, Shane's podcast was accused of making questionable comments about sexualizing minors and pedophilia.

In 2018, Dawson sparked a controversy concerning remarks about pedophilia made during a 2013 episode of his podcast "Shane and Friends." He responded with an apology video, where he compared his past comedic approach to that of shock jocks. The same comments resurfaced in a controversy in March 2019, accompanied by additional scrutiny over statements he made on a 2015 episode of the same podcast regarding inappropriate behavior with his cat. In 2020, Dawson was cancelled after a video of him making inappropriate gestures at a poster of then-11-year-old Willow Smith circulated on social media went viral. He returned to Youtube in 2021.