Beijing: A Chinese influencer has agreed to pay compensation to the families of two girls – after one died in what her family says was an attempt to copy a viral video.
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Yeah, 25 – whose real name is Zhou Xiao Hui – has seven million subscribers on YouTube and is known for unconventional office cooking videos.
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The girls, aged 14 and 12, were allegedly copying a video in which Yeah makes popcorn in a tin can, the BBC reported on Friday.
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The girls were heating up alcohol in the can when it exploded on August 22. The 14-year-old, identified as Zhezhe, later died from her injuries on September 5.
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The 12-year-old girl, Xiaoyu, needs cosmetic surgery, according to her family.
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Despite paying compensation, Yeah denied that the girls were replicating her video – saying they attempted a different method, and that her videos are not meant to be instructional.
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