Shane Dawson
American YouTuber
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| December 10 2023 | Shane Dawson announced the birth of their twin sons. |
| July 2023 | Dawson and Adams announced they were expecting twin babies via surrogacy. |
| January 3 2023 | Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams got married in Colorado. |
| 2022 | Shane Dawson launched 'The Shane Dawson Podcast', becoming the host of the show which has continued to present day with 59 episodes produced |
| 2022 | Released 'The New World of Jeffree Star', a 3-episode documentary series continuing his collaboration with Jeffree Star. |
| October 7 2021 | Returned to YouTube after a hiatus. |
| August 2021 | Dawson moved to Colorado and purchased a farm with Ryland Adams for $2.2 million. |
| June 2020 | YouTube indefinitely suspended monetization on all three of his channels, and his books were pulled from shelves following controversial comments. |
| June 30 2020 | YouTube indefinitely suspended monetization on all three of Dawson's YouTube channels. |
| June 29 2020 | Target announced it was removing Dawson's books 'I Hate Myselfie' and 'It Gets Worse' from its shelves. |
| June 26 2020 | Jaden Smith accused Dawson of sexualizing his sister Willow Smith, referencing an old video where Dawson pretended to masturbate to a poster of an 11-year-old Willow. |
| June 26 2020 | Dawson posted a 20-minute video addressing past racist comedy, using racial slurs, and offensive comments, expressing remorse and accountability. |
| October 2019 | Shane released The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star, documenting the creation of their collaborative makeup and merchandise collection called The Conspiracy Collection. |
| July 2019 | Shane produced a one-hour documentary about Internet personality Eugenia Cooney, titled The Return of Eugenia Cooney, following her announced social media break to focus on her health. |
| March 2019 | Further controversy emerged about Dawson's past comments about pedophilia and his cat. |
| March 19 2019 | Shane Dawson became engaged to Ryland Adams. |
| February 2019 | Shane released the second part of Conspiracy Series, further investigating conspiracy theories and emphasizing the message 'don't believe everything you see'. |
| January 2019 | Shane released the first part of Conspiracy Series, exploring various conspiracy theories including Apple FaceTime glitch, deepfakes, subliminal messages, and events like the Woolsey and Camp Fires. |
| 2018 | Controversy reignited regarding Dawson's 2013 pedophilia podcast comments, prompting another apology video. |
| September 2018 | Shane created an eight-part documentary series titled The Mind of Jake Paul, investigating Paul's lifestyle and exploring potential antisocial personality disorder with licensed therapist Katie Morton. |
| August 2018 | Shane released a five-part documentary series titled The Secret World of Jeffree Star, which garnered high media attention. |
| June 2018 | Shane uploaded a three-part documentary series titled The Truth About TanaCon, investigating the disastrous TanaCon event, which received tens of millions of views and significant media attention. |
| 2017 | Released his first docu-series on YouTube, reconciling with his absent father. |
| 2016 | Shane Dawson began dating YouTuber Ryland Adams. |
| 2016 | Published his second New York Times best-selling book 'It Gets Worse'. |
| 2015 | Dawson made controversial comments on his podcast about engaging in sexual activity with his cat. |
| 2015 | Published his first New York Times best-selling book 'I Hate Myselfie'. |
| 2015 | Began discussing conspiracy theories on his YouTube channel. |
| July 2015 | Dawson came out as bisexual and confirmed his separation from Lisa Schwartz. |
| 2014 | Directed, produced, edited, and starred in the romantic comedy film 'Not Cool', and appeared in the accompanying docu-series 'The Chair'. |
| September 2014 | YouTuber Franchesca Ramsey and other bloggers publicly criticized Dawson for his past racially offensive performances, leading to Dawson's first public apology. |
| 2013 | Dawson made controversial comments about pedophilia on an episode of his podcast 'Shane and Friends'. |
| 2013 | Started the podcast 'Shane and Friends', which ran for 140 episodes over four years. |
| 2012 | Dawson made controversial jokes about 'ghetto pranks' at VidCon, which drew criticism for relying on caricatures of people of color. |
| December 2011 | Shane Dawson began dating YouTuber Lisa Schwartz. |
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