David Dobrik’s Controversial Comeback: Crane Accident, Vlog Squad & More

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David Dobrik, once hailed as YouTube’s golden boy, has returned with a brand-new vlog (plus a noticeably muscular physique) after stepping away in 2022 due to controversies. His earlier stunts included the “Vlog Squad” incident with Durte Dom, who was accused of assault in a 2018 video, and a near-fatal crane mishap involving Jeff Wittek in 2020 that led to serious injuries and an ongoing lawsuit. While Dobrik’s fans celebrate his trademark energetic style and teased return of the “Views” podcast, critics remain wary, questioning whether his renewed presence on YouTube truly marks a fresh start or simply a replay of past problems.  Check out our new MEME STORE: https://thememestore.com/  Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrPqq29C9Q_TQP7OFFRzcw?sub_confirmation=1

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00:00YouTube's former golden boy David Dobrik is back after a lengthy hiatus, and this time

00:16he's jacked, but with a handful of serious controversies under his belt, including an

00:20incident where he nearly killed one of his friends with a crane.

00:26Could we really be accepting him back with such open arms?

00:29Before leaving YouTube in 2022, David Dobrik was one of the most well-loved vloggers in

00:33the history of the platform.

00:34Dobrik was known for his lively, action-packed vlogs full of laughs, flashy editing, celebrity

00:39cameos, giveaways, and stunts.

00:40At the height of his career, David had a television show, a podcast, an app, and all the sway

00:45he needed to do just about anything he wanted.

00:47Then in 2021, one of the vlog squad's members, Dirty Dom, was accused of assault stemming

00:52from a 2018 vlog.

00:54The video, which was filmed by David, showed Dom entering a bedroom at a party to hook

00:57up with a woman who was allegedly too drunk to consent.

01:01David apologized and cut ties with Dom, but he and the other members of his crew, the

01:05vlog squad, got some serious heat because of the incident.

01:07This includes member Jeff Wittek, who was famously grilled on an episode of the Frenemies

01:11podcast about whether or not he supplied underage girls with alcohol that night.

01:15While this incident alone wasn't enough for David to call it quits, it did get people

01:19to look back on a 2020 incident involving David, Jeff, and a crane.

01:23That year, the vlog squad filmed a video that saw Jeff grab onto a rope attached to an excavator

01:27in the water.

01:28David proceeded to swing the arm of the crane around in circles as Jeff held on for dear

01:32life.

01:33It was all good until David slowed down the crane, causing Jeff to smash into the machine.

01:37The incident nearly killed Jeff, and according to Jeff, caused permanent vision and mental

01:41problems.

01:42Since then, he's gone through some serious surgeries to fix the damage.

01:45He's also embroiled in a lawsuit with David.

01:47It's been speculated that these are the reasons David stopped posting content to YouTube in

01:52But David never left the internet entirely.

01:54Instead, he moved to Snapchat and started pursuing other business ventures like a pizza

01:58place called Doe Bricks, which Dave Portnoy gave a brutal 6.4 in his One Bite review.

02:03This move left some vlog squad members in the dark, including longtime friend Jason

02:07Nash, who became a bit of a laughingstock in recent years for his TikTok livestreams.

02:11Now, at the start of 2025, David is back with his first vlog in two years, and not a whole

02:16lot has changed.

02:17The vlog retains the same frantic style and comedy as his old content, and sees David

02:21and his friends traveling the world and having fun.

02:23He also shows off his new abs to all of his friends, which has garnered a variety of responses

02:28online.

02:29One Twitter user wrote,

02:30David Dobrik look like he the first head transplant survivor

02:32Another wrote,

02:33Jack's David Dobrik is so scary, get it off my screen

02:35While many are happy to see David back on YouTube, his critics aren't too pleased.

02:39Trisha Paytas, an outspoken critic of David, tweeted,

02:42David Dobrik returning to YouTube, doing the same thing he was doing in 2019.

02:46What could possibly go wrong?

02:48The vlog suggests that we are likely to see a lot more of David in 2025, including a revival

02:52of his podcast, Views, with co-host Jason Nash.

02:54At least Jason can stop going live on TikTok now.

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