"I did something pretty stupid": Marques Brownlee apologizes for going 96 mph in a 35 zone in latest video

YouTuber Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, has apologized after he received a lot of backlash for going over the speed limit while driving his car in his latest video on the platform. Those unaware, in the sponsored video titled How My Video Gear is Changing! Brownlee was reviewing a new camera and drove his car at high speed to show it off.

In a now-deleted segment of the video, MKBHD could be seen going 60 mph over the speed limit.

Screenshots of his car going at 96 mph in a children's zone with a speed limit of 35 went viral on social media, with many netizens calling out the YouTuber for this act. In a post on X, Marques Brownlee addressed the controversy and claimed what he had done was stupid and dangerous:

"Last video I did something pretty stupid. You might've already seen it, but maybe not so I'll address it here. There was a clip with the action cam of me test driving a car and going way to fast. Absolutely inexcusable and dangerous."

The tech YouTuber also apologized for speeding after explaining that he had deleted the section from the video:

"All I can do apologize and promise never to do anything close to that stupid again. That's a terrible example to set and I'm sorry for it."

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Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD says deleting the controversial speeding segment from his video was "the right thing to do"

Marques Brownlee has made a name for himself as a popular YouTuber who reviews almost every major tech product on the market. Apart from critiquing smartphones, tablets, and cameras, MKBHD is also known for giving his opinions on the latest cars.

He has multiple supercars and used a Lamborghini in his latest video while showing off the various functions of the DJI Osmo Action Camera 5 Pro in his latest video published on November 12, 2024. Viewers quickly figured out he was driving 60 mph over the speed limit and called him out on social media.

Marques Brownlee's apology has revealed that he took the liberty to delete that section from the video and justified it by claiming that it was the right thing to do while acknowledging that it looks like a cover-up:

"I've since cut it out of the video with YouTube's editor tool. I also understand that this looks like covering it up, but I think it's the right thing to do."

Marques Brownlee also claimed that the part of him speeding had no purpose to be in that video, but stated that by deleting it he was not trying to absolve himself or people who speed:

"There's no reason to leave that clip in (there was no reason to include it in the first place) and I would never want to make it seem ok by leaving it in the video. I'm well aware of the Streisand effect, and I know everything on the internet lives forever, but I think that's the best decision right now."

This post has received mixed reactions on social media, with one X user alleging that MKBHD had already tried covering up the fact that he was speeding by blurring out the speedometer behind the wheels before the segment was deleted.

That said, others have praised Marques Brownlee's apology.

"Lots of people will remain unhappy, but this is a good apology. You did a very dumb thing (we’ve all done something stupid before), you recognize it’s dumb, and you aim to be/do better. That’s way more than most people will do. Thanks for being straight up and addressing it." wrote @SnazzyLabs in reply to MKBHD's apology on X.

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In related news, Marques Brownlee recently got into another controversy for his wallpaper application costing $50.