Who is Joshua Block? Controversial TikTok star punched in face after claiming he hates immigrants

A video of Joshua Block getting punched in his face after claiming he hates immigrants surfaced on Sunday, October 12. The TikTok star also spoke about the incident in a couple of posts on his Instagram account.

Block is a famous TikTok star and has been on the platform since 2019. His username across social media is World Of T-Shirts, which is the name of his company, founded in 2017. As per the Daily Beast, Block reportedly has autism, and he's also open about his relationship with alcohol. He also released a cryptocurrency coin in 2024, which crashed.

Joshua Block is often seen drinking on his TikTok videos or livestreams. He has also been involved in multiple controversies. He was seen stomping on a fish multiple times in June 2021. In 2024, he also used the N-word, a racial slur used against black people.

Block now faced another controversy as a video, shared by X (formerly Twitter) user @parti_king on October 12, has gone viral. In it, the TikTok star is heard screaming,

"I hate immigrants"

A couple of guys then attack him, and one punches him in the face. Block is escorted away, and he's then heard screaming that his nose has been hurt.

Joshua Block issues update after being punched in the face

After being attacked on Sunday, October 12, Joshua Block uploaded a couple of videos on his Instagram account. In the first video, he said that he "likes" immigrants as long as they are legal. In the second video, he said he'll cut down on his alcohol consumption after the incident.

In the first video, he said:

"I wanted to address some things right now. I just saw the disgusting video on TMZ of me getting rocked in the face for talking about immigrants. I like immigrants, I love people from abroad as long as they are legal. I unintentionally do anything wrong."

In the second video, he said:

"I'm a horrible person. I just saw the video of me on TMZ, it sickened me. Who let me say something like that. I'm gonna cut back on my drinking so that something like this doesn't happen in the future."

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Joshua Block was reportedly deported from Dubai earlier this year

In April this year, Joshua Block revealed that he was deported from Dubai upon arrival. He said that he was arrested in the city in 2024 due to an incident on a subway, and hence, he has been deported.

Block uploaded an Instagram story that read, as caught by Drama Alert on X:

"I was deported from Dubai by immigration because of an arrest in 2024 for the subway incident I don't know how long they will hold me in the airport before I can come home but I got into Canada 3 times idk (I don't know) how this is a problem."

He then provided an update, writing:

"I got deported from UAE at immigrations they said they have no reason why they will put me in the next flight back to JFK. Update: it's not due to a past arrest for my deportation to UAE it's unknown why I can't enter Dubai or when i can fly home."

On April 10, Joshua Block confirmed that he was sleep-deprived, but he had returned to the USA after his deportation.

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