KSI announces departure from YouTube collective Sidemen after 12 years
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Nadeem Badshah
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· 2 sourcesKSI has announced his departure from the Sidemen, the YouTube collective he co-founded in 2013, after 12 to 13 years with the group. Deadline reported that KSI, in a video to his 18.4 million subscribers, stated the decision was his own, citing being "pulled in a lot of directions" in recent years. The remaining Sidemen members confirmed the news in a statement, expressing sadness over his departure, according to Deadline.
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Summary
KSI (Olajide Olatunji), the 32-year-old social media influencer and Britain's Got Talent judge, has announced his departure from the Sidemen, the YouTube collective he co-founded in 2013. The group, which includes six other members and has 23 million subscribers, is known for football, comedy, and challenge videos. KSI described the decision as the hardest he's ever had to make, stating he went back and forth on it for months.
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· 2 pulledThis is honestly the hardest video I've ever had to make in my life.
I've gone back and forth on this decision for a very long time.
