Who is YouTuber Cody Ko, and what’s his controversy with Tana Mongeau? Known for That’s Cringe and Tiny Meat Gang, now he’s facing underage sex allegations – but what has his co-host Noel Miller said?
- Ko became famous for his short comedy videos on Vine and later for his That’s Cringe series – but now, Mongeau has alleged that he had sex with her when she was 17, and he was 25
- Fellow YouTuber D’Angelo Wallace supported Mongeau with her own video about the issue, but Ko has remained silent; he’s married to Kelsey Kreppel and has a son named Otis
Some may remember Cody Ko as the guy behind the “eww dude wtf” meme on YouTube series That’s Cringe, where he reacted to, well, supposedly cringe content. However, some people may now know his name for other, more serious reasons.
Per Time magazine, the Canadian star has recently found himself in hot water for allegedly having sex with fellow YouTuber Tana Mongeau when she was underage. At the time of the supposed encounter, Mongeau was 17 and Ko was 25.
As Ko grapples with the controversy, here’s everything you need to know about the online personality.
Cody Ko is an online personality on many social media platforms ... but was on Vine first
If you remember Vine, the app on which people shared short videos long before TikTok came into being, you might remember that Ko used to be a creator on that platform. This is where he first found fame with his humorous videos, some of which racked up over a million views. Fans frequently still make compilations of his Vines on YouTube.
