Viral TikToker Chris Olsen Opens Up In Emotional Response To Bullying

Viral TikToker Chris Olsen is sharing his real and raw emotions while also sharing some of his backstory in a plea to stop the hate and bullying.

Olsen, who recently spoke out about his experience with nonconsensual sharing of explicit photos from his past, gave his side of the story in a recent TikTok video in the hopes that people understand more of what he went through.

While the topic isn't exactly new, Olsen took to TikTok on Friday to share more of his story in an emotional plea to stop judging and bullying.

While reading his response from his phone because he said he couldn't "speak very eloquently right now," Olsen held back tears.

"I was never a 'corn' star and I never consensually agreed to any of the photos or the videos that are being released on the internet right now," he began. "As a lot of you know, I went to rehab when I was 19 and was such a bad addict at that time that my liver was failing and I couldn't go to sleep sober anymore."

He continued by explaining that when he got sober at 19, his "mind didn't change overnight" and he "still engaged in activity" that he's not proud of.

"When I got sober, I lost a lot of weight and started working out and started feeling good about how I looked physically for the first time in my life," he continued. "I would post fitness photos often and had gained a small following. From there, photographers would reach out and ask to collaborate with me where I'd take photos with them and tag them. It would be mutually beneficial and no money was involved."

Olsen said that with most photographers, he had a "good time" and "almost always felt comfortable." That was until one particular photographer entered the picture. This photographer "crossed the line" as far as comfort was concerned.

"When we first shot together, he immediately had me sign a release for the photos that we were gonna take, which he said was standard and he needed me to sign in order for us to start, which being 19 and unfamiliar with the entertainment world, I complied without realizing what I was actually doing," he emotionally shared.

"And then he essentially made me remove what I was wearing. I don't wanna get into too many of the details as it continues to obviously trigger me and can be triggering for others, but what happened with this photographer was unconsensual, yet I didn't know how to say no, because I didn't really know how to stand up for myself and still sometimes don't."

Olsen said that being sober caused him to be "confused" and he was "supposed to know how to say no" and "how to make the right decisions."

Olsen takes full accountability for his actions and explained that he tried to find reasons to not be around this photographer, but he never said no. He admits that "to this day" he can't say he tried.

"I didn't say no. And the photos were taken," he continued. "Multiple shoots happened, and I let them."

The photographer shared these photos on a "platform that you have to pay for" and many screenshotted them and shared them everywhere.

"This situation changed me. I had an experience with SA when I was in high school and drunk, but I was sober for this one," he said. "I regressed back to unhealthy habits, specifically with the way I use my body. I was desperate to get validation on my own terms."

Olsen said there are videos of him circulating that show just that when he was 19 and 20 years old. He said he stands by the fact that during all of this, he never said no.

"But today, I am. But today I am trying to say no," he tearfully shared. "I'm saying I don't want these things to circulate anymore and I hope that's enough. I know it might not be, and I know I have to stand by the fact that I made them, but I'm in the process of forgiving myself and I hope you can try to forgive me, too."

He concluded his video by explaining that he's aware not everyone will like him, but if you are going to hate, "please let it be in a way that isn't continuously traumatizing me."

Olsen's video quickly went viral with more than 1.3 million views and thousands of comments. Many of his followers dropped into the comment section to share their support and lift him up during this tough time.

"People forget how young 19 is. I’m so sorry," one person wrote. Another added, "The absence of no is NOT a yes, Chris. We support you endlessly. Take care of you first and foremost. Most of us could have ended up in a similar situation and are in no place to judge."

And there were many more comments similar to those. Some thanked him for sharing his story so openly.

"Your courage to share your story is inspiring. Let's support each other in healing and speaking up," another viewer wrote.  One other said, "Wow. This is a powerful testimony. Thanks for sharing."

In late July, Olsen addressed the elephant in the room - the leaked photos posted on the internet.

"The first time it ever happened to me was like four years ago when I first started my platform. Someone DM'd me that someone had posted one of these photos on Twitter and I didn't have a Twitter at the time, so I created one so I could DM this guy to take it down," he explained with a tear running down his face.

"And then he blocked me and tweeted, in 30 minutes, I'm taking Chris's photos down, so download them now. And I knew after that, I was like basically done for."

Half an hour later, the person DM'd Olsen back saying, "Hey, just took your photos down."

Olsen told him that he reported his account and the man responded, "So you're gonna take away the only thing I have in life?" This happened four years ago, and Olsen is still dealing with it.

"It's nonconsensual. It's violating. It's fully abuse and illegal," he said. "Like, you are a criminal now, if you've done that and if you're contributing to this, you're contributing to a culture of abuse."