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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
Onision first controversy started during he's divorce with he's now ex wife Skye, which happend sometime between the years of 2010-2011. According to an interview with Skye conducted by Repzion, Onisions divorce was possibly very unstable, with evidence of him abusing her and trying to divorce her illegally<ref>{{cite web |title=The Onision Files |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK3KkLCyZ5k |website=Youtube |publisher=Repzion}}</ref>. Post divorce Onision had to pay alimony to Skye until 2017.
In 2011 Jackson posted a number of clips with [[Doll (Canadian singer)|Shiloh Hoganson]].<ref name=":04" /> The clips were scripted but presented in a manner many fans interpreted as unscripted. In some of them, however, Hoganson experienced [[amnesia]], which was confirmed by her to have experienced a memory loss and was real, a pregnancy, and a miscarriage.<ref name=":04" /><ref name=":05">{{Cite news|last=Cook|first=James|title=YouTube's most troubled star|date=2013-12-10|accessdate=2017-01-01|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|url=http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/features/report/7407/youtubes-most-troubled-star/}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Daily Dot]]'', James Cook called Jackson "YouTube's most troubled star".<ref name=":05" /><ref>See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=movE_EzN5e4 ''Surviving Onision & Kai: ex girlfriends tell their stories'']</ref>
In 2011 Jackson posted a number of clips with [[Doll (Canadian singer)|Shiloh Hoganson]].<ref name=":04" /> The clips were scripted but presented in a manner many fans interpreted as unscripted. In some of them, however, Hoganson experienced [[amnesia]], which was confirmed by her to have experienced a memory loss and was real, a pregnancy, and a miscarriage.<ref name=":04" /><ref name=":05">{{Cite news|last=Cook|first=James|title=YouTube's most troubled star|date=2013-12-10|accessdate=2017-01-01|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|url=http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/features/report/7407/youtubes-most-troubled-star/}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Daily Dot]]'', James Cook called Jackson "YouTube's most troubled star".<ref name=":05" /><ref>See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=movE_EzN5e4 ''Surviving Onision & Kai: ex girlfriends tell their stories'']</ref>


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Gregory Jackson
Personal information
Born
Gregory Daniel Jackson

(1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • Musician
  • Author
Spouses
  • Skye Tantaga
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2005; div. 2010)​
    [1]
  • Kai Avaroe
    ​
    (m. 2012)​
Website
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Genre(s)Comedy, commentary
Subscribers
  • 2 million (Onision)
  • 2 million (UhOhBro)
  • 1.6 million (OnisionSpeaks)
  • 565 thousand (OnisionArchive)
  • 162 thousand (OnisionEncore)
  • 48 thousand (OniChan)
[2]
Total views2 billion (combined)[2]
100,000 subscribers2009
1,000,000 subscribers2013
Last updated: May 20, 2018

Gregory Daniel Jackson (born November 11, 1985),[3][4] is an American entertainer and YouTube personality.[5] He is known professionally by his aliases Onision (/oʊˈniːsiːɒn/) and Emo Charlie. While his primary YouTube channel, Onision, features satirical clips, clips posted to his other channels focus on personal stories, topics such as suicide and self-harm, and discussion with viewers. He has been called "the most controversial YouTuber" and "YouTube's most troubled star".[5][6]This controversy has led to him being critiqued by many other youtubers (mainly commentary channels) such as leafyishere and Repzion.[1] [7]

The Banana Song (I'm A Banana), written and performed by Jackson, has garnered over 70 million views. It was featured on an episode of Tosh.0 in 2010.[8]

Jackson has self-published three novellas.[9]

Early life

Jackson has told fans his mother raised him and his older sisters in a rural environment, and that they were Seventh-day Adventists. Jackson has also claimed to have had a violent relationship with his biological father (who he mentions was a possible child predator).[3][4] In 2005 he graduated from high school and enlisted with the United States Air Force. He claims to have been deployed to South Korea before his discharge in 2008.[4]

Marriage and children

Jackson married and divorced Skye. In 2012 Jackson married Lainey (Taylor Elaine Anderson). They have two children. For the first is was a teenage pregnancy. According to their videos Lainey is now a trans man, Jackson's husband, with the new name Kai.[10] They appear partly separately, partly together on their YouTube channels, but without their children.[11]

Career

Jackson created his channel in 2006, but did not upload any content until October 2007.[12][1] His earliest clips featured a character named Chibi whom fans interpreted as a parody of Fred Figglehorn.[1]

In 2008 Jackson posted his first song, I'm so Emo (The Emo Song).[13] In 2009 he uploaded the Banana Song (I'm a Banana), which went viral. The video featured his first wife, Skye.[14][1] Banana Song was featured on Tosh.0 as the "Viewer Video of the Week" in 2010.[8]

Tubefilter listed Jackson as one of "5 YouTubers On Their Way Up" in 2010, alongside Shane Dawson and the Fine Brothers. Its described his channel as frequently updated, with a "very rough, in-your-face R-rated style", and called Jackson "the most controversial YouTuber."[5]

Controversies

Onision first controversy started during he's divorce with he's now ex wife Skye, which happend sometime between the years of 2010-2011. According to an interview with Skye conducted by Repzion, Onisions divorce was possibly very unstable, with evidence of him abusing her and trying to divorce her illegally[15]. Post divorce Onision had to pay alimony to Skye until 2017. In 2011 Jackson posted a number of clips with Shiloh Hoganson.[1] The clips were scripted but presented in a manner many fans interpreted as unscripted. In some of them, however, Hoganson experienced amnesia, which was confirmed by her to have experienced a memory loss and was real, a pregnancy, and a miscarriage.[1][6] Writing for The Daily Dot, James Cook called Jackson "YouTube's most troubled star".[6][16]

In 2018 Jackson posted a reaction video of a young African-American girl explaining her hair-care routine and her review of various hair care products. He was criticized for calling the young girl's hair "unwashed" and "frizzy crap". Responses to Jackson's commentary were negative, including accusations of racism and whitesplaining.[17][18] The video has since been deleted.

In September 2019 allegations of child grooming were made against Jackson and his partner by a former associate. In the aftermath, several women, among those his ex-wife Skye and the aforementioned Shiloh Hoganson publically accused Jackson of various forms of manipulation and, in some cases, domestic abuse. In the aftermath, investigative journalist and former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen interviewed several key people, discussing the alleged treatment inflicted upon them by Jackson (or, in one case, by Kai). [19][20][21][22]

Bibliography

Jackson has self-published three novellas, each as Onision:

  • Stones to Abbigale (March 29, 2015) ISBN 978-0-692-41863-5
  • This Is Why I Hate You (September 11, 2015) ISBN 978-0-692-50759-9
  • Reaper's Creek (December 14, 2018) ISBN 978-1-79095-133-8

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Onision: The Definitive Timeline Of YouTube's Perfect Villain". NewMediaRockstars. June 27, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About Onision". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b Jackson, Gregory Daniel. "Onision FAQ". onision.net. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Jackson, Gregory Daniel (January 13, 2014). "Facts About Onision (My Life Story)". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "5 YouTubers on Their Way Up". Tubefilter. April 12, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Cook, James (December 10, 2013). "YouTube's most troubled star". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Onion rant". Youtube.com.
  8. ^ a b "Tosh.0 - February 3, 2010 - Friendly Tackle - Full Episode". Comedy Central. January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Author: Onision". Goodreads. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "CoolGuyKai". YouTube.
  11. ^ See also "Surviving Onision & Kai: ex girlfriends tell their stories" for girlfriends of Jackson, Kai and both.
  12. ^ Jackson, Gregory Daniel (May 15, 2019). "Onision: About". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  13. ^ Jackson, Gregory Daniel (April 18, 2008). "I'm So Emo (The Emo Song)". YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  14. ^ Jackson, Gregory Daniel (September 25, 2009). "Banana Song (I'm a Banana) (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "The Onision Files". Youtube. Repzion.
  16. ^ See also Surviving Onision & Kai: ex girlfriends tell their stories
  17. ^ "Mediocre White Youtube Troll Offensively Critiques Black Women's Hair". hellobeautiful.com. June 26, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Whitesplain: White YouTuber Gets Roasted After Critiquing Black Hair". BET. March 20, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "Chris Hansen Looking deep into Onision with Sarah". Hansen VS Predators. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "Looking Deeper into Onision with Shiloh" – via www.youtube.com.
  21. ^ "Looking Deeper into Onision with Regina" – via www.youtube.com.
  22. ^ "Onision Child Grooming Allegations - A Mental Health Perspective" – via www.youtube.com.
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