I was up most of the night discussing YouTuber Marina Joyce. Her fans have noticed that her behaviour has changed drastically and in this post one fan created a post citing many reason for worries, including bruises, a gun in the background, the way Marina keeps repeating herself and looking behind the camera and the fact there’s clearly someone behind the camera telling her where to stand etc.
This situation with @MarinaJoyce7 has caught my attention. Super worrying https://t.co/wLzeMIaIR0 #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 26, 2016
This was enough cause for worry, but last night Marina encouraged fans to meet her at 6:30am in Bethnal Green on the 3rd August for a morning party and this caused a lot of worry, especially when many fans took the meet up to be today.
You guys should check this out, and go 😀 I would love to see some of your faces there ~ id even meet up beforehand https://t.co/ekWt730bjr
— Marina Rose Joyce (@MarinaJoyce7) July 26, 2016
if you want to PARTTEEEYY with me? 😉 <3
tweet me now if you wanna party with me 😀 ill put details out for where to meet soon for the day— Marina Rose Joyce (@MarinaJoyce7) July 26, 2016
Meet me Bethnal Green at 6:30am if you would like to join partying with me at that event ^-^ bring a friend so you dont get lost
— Marina Rose Joyce (@MarinaJoyce7) July 26, 2016
Many people (mainly Americans and non-Londoners) Googled Bethnal Green and immediately found old news stories to scare people into not going as well as Googling opening times and stating Bethnal Green, an area in London, is supposedly not open at 6:30am *rolls eyes*
If we avoided 'bad' parts of London we'd barely have any London left.
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
I get that it's 6:30am because of the event but with so many young fans and the influence she has it seems bare irresponsible if it is her.
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
People worried that Marina was being abused and some even theorised that she’d been kidnapped by ISIS and made to lure teens to the meet up.
The fact so many people asked her to tweet a selfie proving it's her and she hasn't is a red flag to me. Stay home kids #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
The bruises could be drug related falls but then why is she looking past the camera and so frightened pls? #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
Why hasn't she properly addressed any of this shit if it's not true? #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
If you're really okay, you'd prove it. You'd explain. It's so worrying.
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
I really don't think all is okay and I hope someone close to her can help #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/BBYV542QNP
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
Friends also posted saying Marina was okay but gave no explanation for all the worrying signs.
Never thought she was kidnapped but this is 'better' than abuse. Still wanna hear it from her tho #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/rlyGrgCJZr
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
Anyone who knows Marina Joyce personally knows she has a serious drug addiction. she needs help, but in the form of rehab #savemarinajoyce
— Sam Pepper (@sampepper) July 27, 2016
"She said she's okay" well, she also said she's not #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/zVAIq3Og5w
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
She’s since been visited by Enfield Police who have confirmed she is okay.
The police have confirmed @MarinaJoyce7 is okay #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/8GXVzO6h4d
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
Today she took to Twitter to confirm she was okay and livestreamed.
Many fans mentioned her eyes darting around and her facial expressions changing rapidly, but this can be explained by her just reading and reacting to comments.
Her eyes were moving so much to read comments. Stop making it more than it is #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
However, there was some more worrying behaviour…
I commented make a heart if you need help, she read the comment above it and did this #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/LjlmRTdBJd
— HarleyQuint (@TheSwallocaust) July 27, 2016
She wouldn’t explain where she got the bruises from and when she went to explain why she was sad, the livestream cut out.
I think everything can be explained pretty easily…
I still think it's probably just a drug problem and her boyfriend is therefore helping her maintain her YouTube #savemarinajoyce
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
We hope she’s okay and get the help she needs if not.
UPDATE: She’s been livestreaming with azzacurrey95. Her mum has now come forward to explain the whispering in Marina’s video that sounded like ‘help me’ so maybe it is her mum helping her maintain her YouTube.
her mom explaining the "help me" u heard in the video #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/Cjr0jOeuZF
— k (@smhkari) July 27, 2016
However, she mentions that she’s glad she didn’t edit the ‘help me’ out. Could this be true? While Marina won’t explain her bruises and says it’s a sad story, her Mum simply says she fell a lot.
@smhkari this is going to make me sound like a dumbass but what if her mom is the abuser? (if there even is one)
— moaning (@autisticbeaver) July 27, 2016
She said she doesn’t have a drug problem or touch drugs which directly contradicts what her friends and people who know her have said.
This, however, seems like a bit of a leap
I highly doubt this was deliberate tbh #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/MCuA4Zh2Nf
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
Aaron says he’ll ask her again about several things, including the pancake tweet
This could be so innocent but it could also be a cry for help #savemarinajoyce pic.twitter.com/uJVk0fpvuT
— Digital Princess (@AyshBanaysh) July 27, 2016
It’s likely that this is just something that has just been blown way out of proportion.
Marina has now spoken out in an interview with Philip DeFranco, but I question whether she’s telling the truth surrounding the drug topic.