Joseth Francios, 27, better known to the world as Seth, was a Vlog Squad member until he left the group in 2019. In June of 2020, he published a video calling out the members of the collective for racist jokes and putting him in "uncomfortable" situations.
Francois, one of the few non-white people to appear in Vlog Squad videos, said the group made multiple racist jokes at his expense. According to Francois, Vlog Squad members once offered him a watermelon, said he was "their only Black friend," and wore Blackface.
Francois also said a group member joked about taking him to the police station.
In an interview with Insider's Lindsay Dodgson, Francois said he was also tricked into kissing Jason Nash.
"It's kind of crazy to think about someone who is an adult, like a grown adult, who has a lot of understanding about like what's wrong and what's right, to just be in a situation and agree to do that," he said. "It just says something about who you are and what you think you can get away with."