deadmau5 issues apology after calling Slushii’s music ‘autistic sh*t’

By Bryan Durham - October 11, 2018

deadmau5 (real name Joel Zimmerman) is known to be a troll supreme. And so, when the guy rants, people either ignore him or try and react in a bid to shut him up. And fail. However, over the last few days, the deadmau5 we once knew has changed.

The DJ-producer was in the news recently, accused of making homophobic and transphobic statements. In the days that passed, he deleted those tweets and apologised.

A few days ago, during a gaming stream, Deadmau5 called a song by Slushii (real name: Julian Scanlan) “autistic shit” and “AIDS music.” Slushii, who actually is on the autism spectrum, replied stating that “this is really disappointing.”

The video in question?

Read Slushii’s response…

as someone who’s actually on the autism spectrum, this is really disappointing @deadmau5 https://t.co/aCOa02p7Ck

— SLUSHII (@SlushiiMusic) October 10, 2018

I’ve been bullied all my life. Seeing that video upsets me so much because I always looked up to @deadmau5 and I don’t take having a form of autism lightly. It’s sad as such an influential member of our community you continue to use your platform to bring others down.

— SLUSHII (@SlushiiMusic) October 10, 2018

Marshmello chipped in

It’s called being insecure. He puts others down constantly to make himself feel better. Karma is an amazing thing, don’t let it bother you Julian. You have the world ahead of you, can’t say the same about some others https://t.co/sA5U7D9cQG

— marshmello (@marshmellomusic) October 10, 2018

And finally, deadmau5 issued a statement early today morning…