YouTuber Marques Brownlee apologises after filming himself 'driving over 90mph in 35mph zone'

13 November 2024, 13:22 | Updated: 13 November 2024, 17:10

A YouTuber has apologised after reportedly sharing footage of himself driving a car at over 90mph in a 35mph zone - saying his actions were "absolutely inexcusable and dangerous".

Marques Brownlee has said in a post on X that a clip showed him going "way too fast" while "test driving" a car.

The 30-year-old said he had since removed that part of the clip from a video he has shared on YouTube.

However, footage shared by social media users claims to show the American YouTuber accelerating in a Lamborghini.

A screen showing the speed of the car appears to show him accelerate from around 30mph to at least 95mph in around four seconds.

Reports suggest the video was filmed in a 35mph zone and the original clip shared by Brownlee showed him speeding past a sign on the road warning drivers to slow down for children.

The exact location isn't known. Brownlee has previously claimed on his X feed to be from New York City, but a number of reports say he lives in New Jersey. It is also unknown whether it has been reported to police.

In an apology shared on his X account on Tuesday night, Brownlee said: "Last video I did something pretty stupid. You might've already seen it, but maybe not, so I'll address it here.

"There was a clip with the action cam of me test driving a car and going way to (sic) fast.

"Absolutely inexcusable and dangerous. I've since cut it out of the video with YouTube's editor tool. I also understand that this looks like covering it up, but I think it's the right thing to do.

"There's no reason to leave that clip in (there was no reason to include it in the first place) and I would never want to make it seem ok by leaving it in the video... I know everything on the internet lives forever, but I think that's the best decision right now.

"All I can do [is] apologise and promise never to do anything close to that stupid again. That's a terrible example to set and I'm sorry for it."

It comes months after Brownlee angered people who downloaded his new wallpaper app called Panels.

Those who downloaded it expressed concerns about pricing and "excessive data disclosures".

He later released a video in which he admitted it had been a "blunder", but said he didn't seek people's data.

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