In honor of YouTube’s 15th anniversary, we’re looking back at the site’s most memorable viral moments
“Leave Britney Alone”
What would any corner of the internet be without moments of intense fandom? Chris Crocker engaged with this in 2007 at the height of Britney Spears’ dismally covered fall from grace. From beneath a blanket and sporting very 2007 black eyeliner, Crocker posted “Leave Britney Alone, pt. 1” on his MySpace page, defending the star. When he posted the second part on YouTube, his tearful, passionate pleas became a heavily-imitated and popular clip.
The news story itself is pretty brutal: a woman named Kelly Dodson was nearly raped in her room by an intruder-at-large. Thankfully, she was okay and capable of spreading the word via a local news report. Her brother, Antoine, was reasonably furious. “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife,” went his warning. His colorful speech went immediately viral on YouTube but that was only the beginning until musical comedy act the Gregory Brothers got ahold of it as part of their “Autotune the News” series.
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