Benjamin Smith, YouTuber Apollo Legend Found Dead After His Suicide Video and Emotional Note Go Viral on the Internet, Fans Are Heartbroken
Before taking his life, Apollo Legend also recorded a video detailing how he came to his decision and an emotional letter which is now surfacing online. The suicide video was taken down by YouTube for violating its terms of services, before the authorities found him dead in his home.
YouTuber Benjamin Smith, famously known as Apollo Legend, was found dead at his residence on December 30, 2020. Fans were concerned when the YouTuber was trending on social media, with no description on Twitter as to why, leaving everyone puzzled, until finally, reports began to surface about his sad demise. There has been no update from Smith’s family, but his close friend, Daniel ‘Keemstar’ Keem confirmed the death by suicide through a tweet. Before taking his life, Apollo Legend also recorded a video detailing how he came to his decision and an emotional letter which is now surfacing online. The suicide video was taken down by YouTube for violating its terms of services, before the authorities found him dead in his home. Fans are shocked and heartbroken, as they hope for his soul to rest in peace.
Apollo Legend was a speedrunner and YouTuber hailing from the Pacific Northwest United States. He is best known for his outspoken opinions on the speedrunning community. In the viral video, which has since been taken down, the YouTuber named two fellow YouTube sensations DarkViperAU and EZScape and blamed them for pushing him over the edge. He also shared an emotional letter, which cited causes such as deteriorating psychological and bodily situation that led him to take such an extreme step. Ethan is Supreme, 17-Year-Old YouTuber and Beauty Influencer Dead of Suspected Drug Overdose.
“It's crazy man. So, I really don't want to record this video but I know I have to. This is my final video, and this is the end of my life,” Apollo Legend said in the video, as quoted by media outlets. Confirming the news of his tragic death, The Spectre Report, tweeted, “And the final update on @Apollo_Legend_ Police made entry into his house. It is now confirmed he is deceased. No cause of death or anything more than that was provided as they need to inform do everything right by his family, but I can confirm this much.”
YouTuber and close friend of Smith, Daniel Keemstar Keem also tweeted about the incident, offering his condolences to the deceased.
Here's the Letter!
In the suicide note he left behind, the YouTuber wrote, “The speedrun community are such hypocrites. They pretend to care so much about everyone's feelings and then in the same video they call you retarded scum. I know I exposed people for cheating, but I ever said anything like that. They tell me they agree with me privately and then publicly betray me.”
Fans Are Heartbroken!
They Offer Condolences:
It Didn't Have Any Description
RIP Apollo Legend
Following a public backlash, YouTuber DarkViperAU posted a video explaining his side and why he was mentioned by Apollo Legend in his ‘final’ video. Smith reportedly quit YouTube in 2019. Earlier in 2020, he was sued by disgraced Donkey Kong champ, Billy Mitchell for a 2018 video in which Smith claimed Mitchell cheated.
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