YouTube star Jenna Marbles signs off — ‘for now’ — amid blackface backlash

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Jenna Marbles is saying goodbye to the platform that made her a star. The 33-year-old YouTuber, whose real name is Jenna Mourey, announced on Thursday that she is stepping away from her channel after receiving backlash for wearing blackface and being racially insensitive in past videos.Marbles posted a lengthy video apologizing for her offensive videos, as well as explaining that she never meant to offend anyone.

YouTube star Jenna Marbles on Thursday announced that she is ending her channel after racially offensive videos resurfaced in the wake of the reignited Black Lives Matter movement. Marbles, 33, is under fire for wearing blackface while impersonating Nicki Minaj in 2011, as well as for past racist remarks.

Jenna Marbles is leaving YouTube.

Jenna Marbles, a longtime YouTube star, has announced that she's leaving the social media platform. The announcement came on Thursday in the form of an 11-minute video in which Marbles -- real name Mourey -- apologized for various videos that she'd made in the past.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIn an 11-minute video posted to her channel, Marbles apologized for past instances of slut-shaming and for doing a blackface video impersonating rapper Nicki Minaj.“I get it. We’re at a time where we are purging ourselves of anything and everything toxic … I’ve definitely done things in the past that weren’t great.

Jenna Marbles (real name Jenna Nicole Mourey) revealed she needs a break from the channel after taking ownership for her past racist or hurtful videos.“I get it,” Marbles, 33, began her video message on YouTube on Thursday, June 25.

Jenna Marbles, one of YouTube’s foremothers, quit the video platform. The 33-year-old famous YouTuber sent shockwaves across the Internet after announcing her departure in what may just be her last ever YouTube video, shared on June 25.