Joseph Peter Saladino, known professionally as Joey Salads, is an American YouTube personality and prankster from New York City.
11 Facts About Joey Salads
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Joey Salads became well-known on YouTube for faking viral pranks and social experiments, some with messages that many perceived as racist.
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Joey Salads then attended classes at the College of Staten Island, but claims to have "learned nothing" there and dropped out to pursue his YouTube career.
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Joey Salads was removed from social media platform Twitter in May 2020.
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In 2022, Salads starred in the American thriller movie, Beyond the Neon.
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Beyond the Neon is based on true accounts and follows the story of a Las Vegas escort named Sasha who is recognized by her sister Tracy in a viral social experiment video created by Joey Salads, who plays his internet persona.
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Joey Salads has described his videos as "edgy" and "dumb pranks" made to entertain.
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Joey Salads has been criticized for faking his prank and social experiment videos, as well as for promoting a narrative that portrays African Americans as violent.
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Joey Salads's campaign raised a total of $66,704.22 during this time.
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Joey Salads has been accused of running to boost his public profile.
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Joey Salads filed a formal complaint against congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in response to the congresswoman blocking him on Twitter, citing a ruling that prevents elected officials from censoring speech on public forums.