What you need to know about YouTuber Lizwani and what they did at the 2024 BAFTAs
British YouTuber Lizwani is widely recognized for his prankster content on the video-sharing social media platform.
His recent appearance at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards caused quite a stir and now many want to know more about the YouTuber.
Who is YouTuber Lizwani?
Lizwani is a YouTuber from the United Kingdom.
He started his YouTube career on January 27, 2015, but his first video was listed on September 30, 2018.
His content mainly follows the YouTuber sneaking into events such as the FIFA Ballon'Dor and the BRIT Awards in 2022.
Since joining the platform, Lizwani has amassed over 8,630 subscribers and has since posted a total of 36 videos.
Lizwani's most viewed video was in which he played YouTuber Alex Wassabi sneaking into an Adam Saleh boxing match, which received over 30,000 views.
What did Lizwani do at the BAFTA Film Awards?
On February 18, 2024, the British film industry celebrated their 77th BAFTA Film Awards.
When Oppenheimer's cast accepted the award for Best Picture, the YouTuber snuck onto the stage unnoticed.
During the “joke,” Lizani simply stood behind the cast as they accepted their awards, wearing a suit and hat.
He was seen standing next to Cillian Murphy. After Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas' speech, Lizwani was seen tucking something under his arm before joining the audience in applause.
It was only when the cast left the stage, which Lizwani calmly joined as they walked away, that security confronted the intruder.
Although Lizwani did not harm anyone, the circumstances raised concerns about security issues surrounding exclusive events such as the BAFTAs.
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What did BAFTA officials say about the incident?
Following the incident, BAFTA officials released a statement The independent about the issue.
A spokesperson said: “A social media prankster was removed by security last night after joining the final prize winners on stage.
“We take this very seriously and do not want to give him any publicity by commenting further.”
Lizwani did not personally comment on the event, but he posted an Instagram Story with a screenshot of an article written about him and the incident with the words, “Video coming soon,” written over it.