He recently broke up with fellow social media star Maggie Lindemann, a 17-year-old from Texas with 924,000 followers on Instagram. Lindemann posted that she broke up with Reynolds because he “makes me feel like shit.”
A video surfaced Monday night that appears to show Reynolds attempting to pressure Lindemann into giving him oral sex. The video quickly trended worldwide on Twitter.
In the video, a male voice from behind the camera repeats “do it,” as he pulls out his penis. The young woman in the video, thought by fans to be Lindemann, then says that she’s uncomfortable.
The young woman: This makes me so uncomfortable.
Person holding the camera: Do it.
The young woman: I’m really uncomfortable.
Person holding the camera: Stop, stop. Just act like [the camera isn’t] there.
The young woman: Carter, that’s a giant lie.
Person holding the camera: [laughs] Want me to shut the light off?
The young woman: I don’t think I can.
Person holding the camera: Want me to shut the light off?
The young woman: I don’t think I can.
Person holding the camera: Oh my gosh, Maggie, oh my gosh.
Reynolds didn’t address the controversy directly, but posted a series of tweets that many believe refer to the leaked video.
Lindemann hasn’t directly addressed the possible leak either, only tweeting once on Monday.
Reynolds has collaborated with other controversial Vine celebrities. He has filmed videos with Curtis Lepore, who plead guilty to felony assault after his then-girlfriend Jessi “Smiles” Vasquez accused him of raping her in 2014.
Reynolds has also worked with Nash Grier who became the center of outrage last summer when he uploaded and then deleted a video saying that only gay people can get HIV.
It’s also unclear if the leaked video depicts a crime. The age of consent in Texas is seventeen, with a minimum age of consent of fourteen in a relationship where the other partner is also under seventeen.
Ryan Broderick is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Lo
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