Johnny Somali
American live-streamer
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| April 9 2025 | Next scheduled trial date for Ismael after his initial court appearance. |
| April 2025 | Scheduled court date for ongoing legal proceedings in South Korea. |
| March 7 2025 | Ismael pleaded guilty to three charges: 1 count of obstruction of business and 2 violations of the Minor Crimes Act. |
| March 7 2025 | First day of Ismael's trial, originally scheduled for 10:10 but delayed to 11:10 due to Ismael arriving late, claiming a stomachache. He was prevented from entering the courtroom wearing a MAGA hat and claimed to be a student. |
| 2024 | Placed under a travel ban preventing him from leaving South Korea. |
| December 2024 | Trial was postponed until March 7, 2025. |
| December 2024 | Ismael's trial was postponed until March 7, 2025. |
| December 2024 | Arrested or detained in South Korea during his travels as a livestreamer. |
| November 11 2024 | Ismael was indicted by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office on charges of 'obstruction of business' related to an incident at a convenience store on October 17. A travel ban was imposed, preventing him from leaving South Korea. |
| November 6 2024 | Uploaded an apology video next to the Statue of Peace, apologizing to Koreans for being disrespectful. Reported that bounties were offered to reveal his location. |
| November 2 2024 | Ismael was barred from leaving the country while under probation for previous incidents in South Korea. |
| November 2 2024 | Ismael was barred from leaving the country while under probation for previous incidents. |
| October 7 2024 | Bought ramyeon noodles, poured them on a dining area table, and when confronted by the store owner, threw noodles out of the store. Made sexist comments and was reported to the police after being barred from drinking alcohol. |
| October 7 2024 | Kissed and performed lap dances on the Statue of Peace, a memorial commemorating comfort women. His actions led to his YouTube channel being terminated. Later apologized, claiming he didn't understand the statue's significance. |
| September 27 2024 | Went to Seoul and disrupted a live music performance by getting on stage. Also played obscene noises on the subway, including speeches by Kim Jong Un, and was ejected from a bus after playing North Korean music. |
| May 2024 | Banned from Kick livestreaming platform. |
| April 7 2024 | Ismael was detained at a protest in Tel Aviv for sexual harassment of a female police officer. After being released 16 minutes later, he went live and claimed to have witnessed a mass shooting at a restaurant. |
| April 5 2024 | Ismael traveled to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, live-streamed himself attaching images of Harvey Weinstein, Adin Ross, and Jeffrey Epstein to the wall, making inflammatory remarks. He was subsequently arrested and received a 50-day ban from Jerusalem. |
| March 2024 | Stopped livestreaming and transitioned to 'Zoom trolling', primarily targeting Zoom calls involving Japanese people. |
| January 2024 | Arrested or detained in Israel during his travels as a livestreamer. |
| January 10 2024 | Found guilty in court for the conspiracy of obstruction of business charge. |
| 2023 | Arrested or detained in Japan during his travels as a livestreamer. |
| December 19 2023 | Appeared at Osaka District Court on the charge of conspiracy of obstruction of business, with prosecutors requesting a ¥200,000 fine. Admitted to lying in court about making money from his videos. |
| September 2023 | Arrested on suspicion of conspiracy of obstruction of business after disrupting a restaurant by playing extremely loud noises and music during business hours, claiming it was due to a 'Chinese virus' from Huawei. |
| August 2023 | Trespassed with Jeremiah Dwane Branch at a hotel construction site in Osaka, yelled 'Fukushima' at construction workers, and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of trespassing. |
| June 2023 | Visited Tokyo Disney Resort, played music with 'atomic bomb' lyrics, and recorded guests' reactions without their permission. |
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