"They put a guard outside my cell": Controversial IRL streamer Johnny Somali opens up about his time in Japanese jail

Johnny Somali had been arrested last year in September 2023 by the Japanese authorities, and he has been serving jail time on and off for months. The Kick streamer, who went viral for going on several racist tirades against Japanese people, opened up about the experience in a recent interview with fellow content creator TheRealMoisesB.

A clip from their conversation, where Johnny Somali revealed his experience of being in a Japanese jail, has gone viral on social media. He noted that the authorities had posted guards to his cell specifically, so they could guard him 24/7:

While the initial arrest was reportedly due to breaking into a construction site, prosecutors charged him with several other things. While there was a rumor about a five-year prison sentence for Johnny Somali, it appears he was being jailed for 23-day stretches on each charge.

Considering how controversial Johnny Somali became in the local news for his inappropriate antics, clips of him talking about being jailed have garnered a lot of attention.

The Kick streamer also talked about the day he was arrested and recalled how he had noticed a policeman tailing him while he was on the streets of Osaka:

He also noted that a large group of cops came to apprehend him:

Johnny Somali then revealed that after cuffing him, the Japanese police did not switch off the IRL stream:

The Kick streamer then went on to describe some of his experiences in jail, revealing that there were three groups of guards:

While talking about how he was treated by the Japanese police in jail, Johnny Somali stated that he had a different relationship with each group:

Here is how the general viewers on the internet reacted to the clip:

Johnny Somali was reportedly fined around $200K for his antics