Viral hurricane sensation “Lieutenant Dan” is going through backlash for allegedly spewing a racial slur throughout a livestream.
Joseph Malinowski, a one-legged sailor who rocketed to social media stardom for refusing to depart his boat in Tampa forward of Hurricane Milton, fired off the racial epithet on the livestream platform Kick after claiming he might have been swindled by a TikTok consumer for social media clout and money.
“If you wish to get again into my good graces, you must take time,” Malinowski mused Friday, including, “‘Trigger as soon as I lower you off, you’re completed n—a. I’m sorry.”
Malinowski, whose nickname stems from his resemblance to the one-legged Forrest Gump character, fell into the limelight after thousands and thousands adopted his saga by way of TikTok consumer Terrence Concannon’s movies, together with options within the Climate Channel and CNN, shortly earlier than Hurricane Milton made its damaging landfall Wednesday with 120 mile-per-hour winds.
Concannon arrange a GoFundMe to boost cash for a brand new boat for Malinowski, though in the course of the livestream, he stated he has but to obtain any of the $46,000 donated, sparking the racist rant.
“Lieutenant Dan actually went reside on Kick and ripping the N-word,” one consumer wrote, utilizing a crying emoji.
“Bro didn’t final at some point,” one other bemoaned.
The livestream bomb isn’t the primary controversy Malinowski has confronted in latest days.
He got here in for criticism after his voluminous rap sheet surfaced, which included arrests for allegedly decking a cop and attempting to set a lady on fireplace final 12 months after overlaying her in gasoline.
He additionally has an open felony case in Tampa over whether or not he even owns the 22-foot Catalina he hunkered down in the course of the storm, which killed not less than 17 and has left almost 1.5 million with out energy as of Saturday afternoon.
“That Lieutenant Dan dude in Tampa is a main instance Of why All people you come throughout on social media with a ‘unhappy story’ doesn’t want a GoFundMe,” one consumer wrote.
Concannon shared in a TikTok video on Friday that he had points getting Malinowski the GoFundMe money as a result of the disgruntled sailor doesn’t have any ID to entry his checking account, however is working to assist him acquire the cash.
