"No confirmation if Rusty Cage is alive or dead" - Keemstar updates community following YouTuber's alleged "self-decapitation" via guillotine

Controversial internet personality Daniel Keemstar has provided an update on YouTuber Rusty Cage. For those out of the loop, the content creator went viral on March 11, 2024, after hosting a one-hour and 28-minute livestream titled Rusty Cage's Guillotine Part LIVE. At the one-hour mark, the YouTuber panned the camera away from himself and allegedly "self-decapitated" himself.

His antics quickly went viral on social media platforms like YouTube and Reddit, with numerous netizens weighing in on the situation. While some believed the streamer's actions were a prank, YouTube user @Creepley speculated that he "killed off" his online persona.

They wrote:

On March 12, 2024, Keemstar stated that he had received "no confirmation" regarding the YouTuber's well-being and that the latter's friends were also unaware of the situation. He tweeted:

Keemstar's social media post has elicited responses from over 75 community members. X user @combatdownunder voiced their displeasure with the YouTube streamer's shenanigans, writing:

User @Desodundy suspected that the content creator played a "pre-recorded video" during the viral broadcast:

Meanwhile, X user @LsnWsDelivery claimed that the streamer had been doxed. They added:

One fan cited YouTube comments in which people claimed that police conducted a wellness check on Rusty Cage:

Here are some more pertinent reactions:

At the time of writing, Rusty Cage had not addressed the situation. What he says remains to be seen.