Former TikTok prankster Mizzy has accused mainstream media outlets of trying to "censor" his reputation, as the teenager vowed to turn his life around after leaving prison.
Mizzy, 19, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, was sentenced to four months in prison last year following a string of viral TikTok videos, in which he broke into people's homes and snatched an elderly woman's dog.
Speaking exclusively to GB News about his life since his prison release this year, Mizzy revealed he is training in construction and has vowed to "actually make a change" to his life.
In a discussion with GB News host Patrick Christys, Mizzy said he is "trying to better myself" for his child, the mother of his child and his family.
Mizzy told GB News that other interviews he has done have 'not been dropped' by mainstream outlets
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However, the former prankster revealed that after being approached by several media outlets, the interviews have failed to be published due to his positive outlook on his actions, and his regret for his previous TikTok videos.
Mizzy told Patrick that outlets such as the BBC and the Guardian had "reached out to him" for interviews after leaving prison, and were "all over him" only when he was "doing bad things".
Mizzy explained: "BBC reached out to me, a couple of other news channels reached out to me, wanting to do an interview with me about my change.
"But when I've done the interview and I've shown them me as a person, that I'm actually trying to change, they haven't dropped the interview."
The former TikTok prankster has vowed to turn his life around after serving one month in prison
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Patrick suggested that the outlets "didn't want to know who he really was" unless he was being the "controversial character" portrayed in his former TikTok videos.
Mizzy responded: "I'm actually trying to better myself for my child, my family and all the people that I've hurt in the past for my pranks. I've said this in the interviews and they haven't dropped the interview.
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"The BBC interview was supposed to drop, they didn't drop it, I did an interview with the Guardian, they didn't drop it as well."
Mizzy continued: "I feel like because I'm trying to enforce my positive change, they're not trying to push it out there.
"They want to promote negativity, because negativity sells, controversy sells in the media, like I said before."
Mizzy issued an apology to the victims of his TikTok pranks
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Mizzy also issued a public apology to those who were affected by his TikTok pranks, and said he cannot watch his old videos as they are a "constant reminder of the negative things I've put into the world".
Mizzy told GB News: "I do want to say sorry - I apologise to all of the victims in the past that I may have caused distressed to, may have harassed, may have mentally tormented in any type of way, I want to apologise to them.
"I didn't mean to do that, I was just having fun in the moment, but I didn't realise that it would have negative repercussions and negative affects on their psychological way of thinking. So I apologise for that."