Willy Wonka From TikTok Has Been Canceled Again — What Happened This Time?

Feb. 7 2021, Updated 11:15 a.m. ET

In case you hadn't noticed, 2020 isn't performed taking names and canceling influencers, and next on the record is TikTok personality Willy Wonka. Duke Depp, who has grown a following of 14 million for his portrayal of the fictional persona, just lately discovered himself in some sizzling water.

The cosplaying social media celebrity posted a video on TikTok that a few of his fans considered "racist," causing many of them to name for his cancellation. Here's a have a look at the video that were given him canceled.

Why used to be Willy Wonka canceled on TikTok?

In early 2021, Duke's fans had been disillusioned to look that he had been going against COVID-19 pointers by hanging out with pals amid a world pandemic. They had also been disappointed to find that Willy Wonka used to be still talking with Tony Lopez, who have been going through sexual harassment allegations.

What took place with Willy Wonka on TikTok in 2020?

This isn't the first time Willy Wonka have been canceled on TikTook; it additionally came about in October 2020.

The video, which was to begin with posted to Willy Wonka's TikTookay account on Oct. 1, is in accordance with a comment from a fan.

"Can Mr. Wonka speak Spanish?" a TikTookay person commented on one of the author's different videos.

In his reaction video, Willy Wonka uses the tune "Un Poco Loco" from the Disney movie Coco in the background. "Yo soy Willy Wonka, si?" he says to the camera before taking a chunk of chips and salsa. 

“Can’t talk Spanish yet, however I want to be told!” the video was once captioned.

Other users had been fast to point out that in answering the question, Willy Wonka played on a large number of stereotypes usually used to portray Spanish-speaking other folks. While he may've intended it as a a laugh method to answer a fan's question, it brought about lots of his followers to criticize him, even going as far as to name it "racist."

Since Duke began receiving the backlash, he has since removed the video from his feed.

Willy Wonka apologized for the offensive video.

When Duke made the choice to take the video down, he did not address the controversy on TikTookay, despite the fact that he did submit a couple of apologies on his different social media retailers, particularly Instagram and Twitter.

"Hey guys I just want to come on here and apologize for a TikTok video that I made a few days ago that was ‘Willy Wonka Speaking Spanish,’" he mentioned in an Instagram Story video. "The video was totally uncalled for and I’m so sorry to anyone that I offended or anyone that I stereotyped inside of the video. That was not the intention of the video and I am truly so sorry."

On Twitter, he echoed a similar apology to the one he gave his Instagram fans.

"I am so so sorry about my 'spanish speaking video' on Tiktok," he tweeted. "Looking back on the video now I absolutely understand why the video was wrong. To anyone who I hurt with the video I apologize, and I promise to be better."

Some of his followers have replied, pronouncing they felt it was a minor offense and those offended are just too "sensitive," regardless that other followers pointed out that one can not talk for a complete group, and it's up to Hispanic and Latinx other folks to just accept his apology.

While some cancellations this 12 months have ended in influencers leaving social media (sometimes for good), it does not look like Duke is making plans to take a wreck from TikTok, as he is already back to posting his common content material.

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