YouTuber Jordan Cheyenne appears to delete channel after crying son thumbnail controversy
YouTube: Jordan CheyenneThe YouTube channel of vlogger Jordan Cheyenne appears to have been deleted, after she came under fire for a clip that shows her using her crying son for a video thumbnail.
Jordan Cheyenne is a vlogger who originally had over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where she posted videos about her family life and fitness.
However, she came under fire after she accidentally uploaded an unedited clip in a vlog titled ‘We are heartbroken,’ that showed her and her son crying after a puppy they were planning to adopt contracted an illness.
At the end of the clip, Cheyenne starts instructing her young son on how to pose for the thumbnail, telling him to “act like you’re crying,” to which the boy responds: “I am crying.”
this is so DISTURBING what is wrong with mom vloggers omfg pic.twitter.com/krUjM5Sfit
— elle ⚢ (@artangeIII) September 8, 2021
Naturally, the clip quickly went viral on social media, with people slamming the mother and calling her actions “disgusting.”
Jordan returned shortly after with an apology video in which she said, “it was so disgusting of me, I should not have done that at all,” adding “I re-watched it and you guys are completely right.”
She also said that she would not be including her son in future YouTube content, and announced she would “fully taking a step back from social media.”
Jordan Cheyenne’s channel is deleted
On September 12, many noticed that Cheyenne’s channel is no longer accessible. Clicking on any links to the channel results from a message from YouTube saying either “this channel does not exist,” or “this page isn’t available.”
This would suggest she has deleted her channel, though whether this is a temporary decision or a permanent decision is unclear.
The vlogger’s Twitter account remains active, though she hasn’t commented on the circumstances of her channel’s deletion.
It’s unclear what this means for the future of her content, and many are interested to see whether she returns to vlogging or has left it behind indefinitely.