“Click the link to get up to 85 euros off your first 4 boxes”: this type of message usually appears among youtubers in the middle of a collaboration operation for their channel. A recurring process but one that can be reported when the youtuber in question is none other than Léo Grasset, known under the pseudonym DirtyBiology, accused of rape and sexual assault in 2022.
Discovered by the specialized journalist Vincent Manilève, the latest video from the youtuber “The evolutionary history of peppers is absurd and we are strange primates”, in fact, includes a sponsored part that extols the merits of the food delivery kit brand at home Hello Fresh. The video description also includes the promotional code of the operation, as well as the associated offer.
seven charges
This sponsorship operation has caused many Internet users to react. In July 2022, seven women accused Léo Grasset of rape, sexual and psychological violence through a Mediapart investigation. Subsequently, the Paris prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation into these various events. Léo Grasset defended himself soon after on his YouTube channel, before relentlessly continuing to post popular videos of him.
On Twitter, some netizens were quick to express their misunderstanding of this association, asking the brand for an explanation and saying they would no longer order the meal kits offered by the company. Several people also point to the working conditions of HelloFresh employees.
Asked by Tech & Co, HelloFresh has not reacted to the controversy at the moment.
Source: BFM TV
