“Shocking Revelation Rocks BookTube: Did an Accidental Confession Unravel an Allegation?”
The book community erupted with noise, with many long-time fans of Greene pointing accusatory fingers at him.
Image credits: Daniel Greene
“I can’t believe this. He did it twice to her. Jesus Christ,” one person said in disbelief. “You never know people. The fact that she knew she had to be airtight with the receipts, which are pretty damning, hurt me because I know people will still try to blow holes in her case. F–cking hell.”
Another added, “This is a tough watch as a long-time viewer of Daniel. The behavior she describes is gut-churning. The fact that his attorney sent a cease and desist letter in the first place is telling, not even getting into the messages she showed.
“Unfortunately, I can’t even muster up surprise. I just feel disappointed. If he makes a response video, I’ll watch it. Otherwise, I don’t see myself watching his regular content going forward.”
Initially, the backlash was all directed at Greene
Image credits: Naomi King
And a response video is exactly what followed.
On February 13, Greene broke his silence and came forward with a minute-long story of what happened between him and King, from his point of view.
“Hello. My name is Daniel Greene,” he introduced himself. “This is an important message in response to various false allegations made against me by Naomi King of alleged sexual assault in a campaign launched on YouTube and more.
“Let me be clear. I had consensual sex with Naomi King. Yes, it was an affair.”
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While he did not bring up any evidence, he promised that would come later. First, he planned to take legal action against King and sue her for libel. And that was that.
Four days later, on February 17, things came to an abrupt halt as King seemed to walk back on her allegations — causing those who were following the scandal to backtrack.
After mocking Greene for his scripted statement, King explained that she was a “sugar baby,” meaning she provided the ‘girlfriend’ experience to men without commitment, in exchange for money.
Greene came out with his own response video, saying that although he was cheating on his then-fiancée, the sex with King was completely consensual
Image credits: Daniel Greene
Contrary to what she said beforehand, King stated that the two reportedly took the drugs together while in Vegas before sleeping with one another, admitting that she undressed in front of him because she “always sleep[s] naked.”
Greene was apparently coming off “really f–cking strong” and discussed money before King agreed, “I could do that.”
“I will acknowledge that I did not fight him off,” she said, which was a complete 180 from the claims she had made in her video on February 11.
Image credits: Daniel Greene
Image credits: Daniel Greene
She apologized to any victims or survivors of sexual assault for trivializing the issue but did not offer any sort of sentimental statement towards Greene.
The BookTuber soon recognized how the tables had turned and clarified two things on the same day: Yes, he cheated on his then-fiancée. No, he did not sexually assault King because the sex they had was 100% consensual.
The entire back-and-forth of the whole situation has caused online communities to flock to Reddit threads to share their thoughts.
The majority of the book community has since turned against King
Image credits: Naomi King
“What an absolute sh–t show. Well damn I learned something new as I completely bought Naomi’s story… it seemed so legit and real,” one user admitted. “Man this entire situation is definitely going to make some not believe victims which ain’t the way it should be but teaches us all that we need to wait before vilifying someone.
“What a mess,” they concluded.
Others didn’t hesitate to turn on King, labeling her as a “genuine psycho.”
This is currently an ongoing story, and not all details — especially those pertaining to legal cases — have been revealed.
From the beginning, there were “red flags,” according to commenters
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