The influencer’s account was banned after he went on a live video rage when asked to pay for food

A Youtuber and influencer found his account deleted after he got angry on a live stream when a restaurant refused to offer him free food and he threatened to send give them an invoice for the “promotion”.

The incident happened last week when YouTuber and influencer Borja Escalona, ​​whose account has about 35,000 followers, stopped at A Tapa do Barril in Vigo, Spain, during a live stream he He brags about his ability to get free food from his followers.

After eating the Empanadilla while alive, Escalona was about to leave, when an employee informed him that he needed to pay for the dish, which cost a little more than $2. Escalona, ​​visibly annoyed, replied that if he was asked to pay for the food, he would have to charge the restaurant for a “promotion” for appearing on his live stream. me, and the employee replied that he could bring the matter up with her boss. . Initially, staff told him he wouldn’t be offered free food after he said he was “only eating the free stuff” just moments before he started eating the empanadilla.

Escalona eventually paid, but later told the employee that his company would send an invoice for €2,500 (about $2,550) for the “promotion”. The employee, who became worried thinking she would lose her job over the incident, said she felt threatened by Escalona, ​​who was also arrested last year after he threw a knife. electric razor on a woman, hit her in the face.

YouTube confirmed with Gizmodo it then banned Escalona’s entire account. He was previously banned from the platform in February 2021, and YouTube’s terms of service do not allow evading the ban, which is the basis of this new ban, although the incident may cause the account to be blocked. Escalona’s new attention.

Meanwhile, the restaurant reiterated that it has never negotiated any form of promotion with Escalona and that it has received backlash from his followers as a result of the incident. Admirably, the restaurant sided with the staff involved in the incident. Meanwhile, before being banned from YouTube again, Escalona posted an apologetic video, saying he had been bullied after the incident and that he feared for his and his wife’s safety.

Thankfully, it looks like the restaurant and staff received a wave of support following the incident and won’t be much affected by the backlash from Escalona’s former followers.