YouTube star Alfie Deyes is urging fans not to go to the event fellow YouTube sensation Marina Joyce has been publicising.
Fans of Joyce, a beauty and fashion vlogger with over 700,000 subscribers, became increasingly concerned for her welfare after she posted a cryptic video where she appeared disorientated with bruise-like marks on the back of her arms.
Some said they could hear the message “help me” in the background and speculated she may be being held against her own will. After growing concern, police visited her home in north London and told the Independent she was found “safe and well”. Joyce also assured fans she was not in danger in a livestream video today.
But Joyce has also sparked further alarm for asking followers to meet her in east London at 6.30am on 3 August for a daytime rave event.
Deyes, a popular YouTuber who has 2.5 million subscribers, has urged fans not to attend the event.
“Please please do not attend @MarinaJoyce7's meet up tomorrow morning. I'd hate for anyone to be in danger #savemarinajoyce x,” he tweeted.
Deyes, who is in a relationship with fellow YouTube sensation Zoella, holds a great deal of influence in the YouTube community and his tweet regarding Joyce has been retweeted over 32,000 times.
“I've seen many tweets from people telling others that this is the event? If so, please do NOT go,” Deyes later added.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told the Independent it was too early to say whether there would be a police presence at the event. The force only issues statements for public gatherings "a couple of days" before the event.
“The same would apply if it was a march in central. As of now, we haven’t issued any statement urging people not to go,” the spokesperson said.
