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Carson King, better known as YouTuber CallMeCarson, has asked for "a little bit longer" in a brief, first public statement since grooming allegations against him came to light six months ago.
King's six-word Twitter post, which read "give me a little bit longer ?," was posted overnight on Saturday and was liked more than 70,000 times within seven hours.
It was his first public comment—excluding an "accidental tweet" last month—since he was accused of inappropriately texting underage girls.
In January, a woman accused Carson King of grooming her when she was 17 and he was 19. The woman, using the name Sam, alleges that she and King shared private messages of a sexual nature.
Shortly after the allegations became public, two of King's former Lunch Club collaborators said that King had admitted he had been messaging underaged girls.
give me a little bit longer ?
— Carson (@CallMeCarsonYT) June 20, 2021
King, who Newsweek has contacted for further comment, is yet to address the allegations against him and has been silent on his social media platforms.
On May 17, King quote-tweeted The Hill's September 2020 article about President Joe Biden and predecessor Donald Trump's polling figures. He added: "mmmm."
That tweet was later deleted, before fans noted a follow-up tweet, reading: "accidental tweet, carry on." This second tweet was also later deleted.
INSTANT REGRET: Minecraft YouTuber Call Me Carson posts for the first time in months following disappearance due to allegations of inappropriate contact with minors. Immediately deletes. Says it was an accidental tweet. He also allegedly liked and quickly disliked a tweet. pic.twitter.com/JvqszwWLkz
— Def Noodles (@defnoodles) May 18, 2021
King shot to fame in the 2010s thanks to his YouTube and Twitch gaming channels, which focused heavily on Minecraft, and his collaboration with other gamers in the Lunch Club.
Members of that group distanced themselves from King after the allegations were made.
Noah and Traves told YouTuber Keemstar, real name Daniel Keem, in January that King had told them that he exchanged inappropriate messages with young fans.
Noah also told Keemstar that Carson's behavior was behind Lunch Club's breakup.
"I feel like the situation was kind of, like, he told us all this crazy thing," Traves said at the time. "We didn't want to make a rash judgment so we kind of waited it out and we were trying to think of the best solution to do it. We pushed it away and we kept pushing it away because we didn't want to deal with it."
The interview led some to criticize Lunch Club members for not speaking out about the allegations sooner, prompting quickfire responses from other members.
Another ex-member, Slimecicle (real name Charlie Dalgleish), said in a statement at the time: "For all those asking why I did not speak publicly about these issues at the time—this is not drama, this is an alleged felony involving a child.
"As soon as I knew about this, I took every step to protect the unnamed victim and report the information I had to authorities."
