YOUTUBER Johnny Somali has enraged the South Korean government and left locals fuming with his controversial content.
The American streamer, 24, was discussed in South Korean parliament on Wednesday after a string of videos appeared to show him wreaking havoc in the country.
One member of parliament asked whether there will be any legal consequences for his actions, which include disrespecting a memorial statue and pouring ramen on the floor of a convenience store, the Tribune reports.
“We are monitoring Johnny Somali,” the chairman said.
It came after Somali was reportedly taken into custody for his own protection on Sunday, after a live stream showed him being assaulted by someone in a mask.
His alleged attacker – since reported as being a rival YouTuber from Japan – was arrested and videos later showed Somali in the back of a police car.
Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael from Arizona, can be seen drinking Soju, being disrespectful to officials and antagonizing locals in clips shared to social media, The Evening Standard reports.
“Americans have way more freedom here,” he was heard saying in one clip.
“These n****s protecting us, we in the back of a police car. Come and get us! Come get us!”
Cops later told local media, “We plan to investigate the related complaints.”
It was the third time Somali had been attacked in a week, having been beaten in Seoul on two occasions last week.
A Dexerto report claimed Somali had been charged with two counts of assault and drug use – something Somali has vehemently denied.
“I was never charged with assaulting anyone, this is a warning to remove this post and article or I will pursue legal action,” he wrote of the report on X.
It also came after the YouTuber sparked last month when he kissed the country’s “Statue of Peace” during a live stream.
The memorial honors South Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, prompting locals to urge him to leave the country.
He has since, however, gone on to cause further trouble – reportedly pouring ramen out in a convenience store and being removed from a train for playing loud and inappropriate noises.
Police confirmed that Somali is still in South Korea, despite posting a photo at Incheon International Airport this week.
His YouTube Channel, where he has almost 19,000 subscribers, now appears to have been taken down.