They were all universally loved YouTube stars who later became embroiled in controversy.

It originally showed a segment in which Brownlee drives at almost 100 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone.

The fact that he drives past a sign warning drivers to slow down for children exacerbated the outrage.

MKBHD faces backlash for driving at 95mph in 35mph zone in a sponsored video

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 fast.

Absolutely inexcusable and dangerous.I’ve since cut it out of the video with…

Removing the offending section from the video has done little to placate viewers.

Brownlee has seen his reputation for being a down-to-earth, “real” TechTuber tarnished in recent months.