

In Camen's own description of his channel, it is stated that it is a place for "outrageous comedy characters". The videos posted in Camen's YouTube channel were regularly uploaded during a year-long period between 20. The videos I did were comedy parodies with characters speaking in their vernacular."

The voices and characters I do reflect my life experiences and admiration for the people I grew up with. I am also Jewish and I grew up in Detroit in primarily black neighborhoods. I do voices and impersonation for a living.
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Look, I have been a professional standup comedian, actor and voice actor my entire adult life. "I'm sorry and I truly apologize to anyone who was offended. The controversy drew attention after a ResetEra user named Skittles commented on the fact that while Morrison is the only person of color in Devil May Cry 5, he is voiced by a white actor who posted racist videos on YouTube. Immediately after the discovery of the offensive materials, Camen was quick to delete the videos from his YouTube channel and has since issued an apology to the community.Ĭamen tried to explain that the videos were meant to be an "edgy" type of comedy and that he never portrayed himself in blackface, given that he was merely wearing a multicolored mask. People also discovered a separate video where the voice actor sports a wig while making transphobic jokes. The controversial videos showed Camen allegedly wearing blackface and using racist language. While Devil May Cry 5 was no doubt one of the most anticipated games of 2019 prior to its release, the game's voice actor Joey Camen, has gone under fire after several players of the game uncovered controversial YouTube videos that were labelled racist and homophobic. Earlier this month, Capcom released Devil May Cry 5, which was a long-awaited entry in the DMC franchise.
