A popular TikTok star named Yeet Baby has committed himself to a psychiatric hospital after becoming “sick to the core” over the controversial new movie Sound of Freedom.
Chris Rooney, 35, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, rose to viral fame in 2020 after he began sharing adorable videos of himself trying to teach his niece, Marleigh, now four, and nephew, Jack, now two, how to sleep under pours a drink for the username TheYeetBaby.
Clips showing the youngsters accidentally spilling various liquids while Chris watched, stressed out, left millions around the world in shambles and transformed the three into internet sensations.
Last week, many adoring fans of the social media star had concerns for Chris’ well-being after his family reported him missing – and now they have revealed he is being treated in a mental institution.
Chris Rooney, 35, of Virginia, rose to viral fame in 2020 after he began sharing videos of himself trying to teach his niece Marleigh and nephew Jack how to pour a drink
Last week, many devoted fans of the star had concerns for Chris’ well-being after his family reported him missing – and now they have revealed he is being treated in a mental institution
In a post shared to Instagram on Wednesday, an unidentified family member explained that “all of Chris’ feelings came to a head” after seeing the movie Sound of Freedom (seen)
In a post shared to his Instagram account on Wednesday, an unidentified family member explained that “the last six months” have been “difficult” for Chris and that “all his feelings have come to a head” after seeing the film ” Sound” had seen of freedom.
The faith thriller, which hit theaters on July 4, and stars Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino, tells the harrowing true story of a former government agent named Tim Ballard who quits his job to embark on a dangerous mission to save a dead man group of children held captive by child traffickers in Colombia.
“Before his disappearance, he had seen the movie Sound of Freedom and like many others he was sick to the core,” reads the post on Chris’ account.
“Before his disappearance, he had seen the movie ‘Sound of Freedom’ and like many others he was sick to the core,” the post reads. “He wasn’t sane”
“That prompted him to post links to raise money to end the child sex trade.”
“It may have seemed strange to many of you, but he really wanted and still wants to help this cause.”
“Unfortunately, it was released at a time when he was clearly not in his right mind and wasn’t acting like the Chris we know and love.”
On Aug. 3, TMZ reported that Chris’ family had filed a missing persons report after they were unable to contact him.
News of his disappearance quickly spread on social media, but hours later a message on his Instagram Stories read: “He was found safe.” He is safe. Thank you for your prayers.’
The thriller tells the harrowing true story of a former government agent named Tim Ballard (pictured) who rescued a group of children being held captive by child traffickers
On Aug. 3, TMZ reported that Chris’ family had filed a missing persons report after they were unable to contact him. Hours later, his family confirmed that he was found “safe.”
“We were afraid for his life,” the post shared on Wednesday continued. “After several hours, we learned that he had committed himself to a psychiatric facility.”
“We, his family and friends, feared for his life,” the post shared on Wednesday continued.
“After several hours of not knowing if he was alive or dead, we learned that he had committed himself to a psychiatric facility.”
Finally, they shared a message that Chris wrote for his followers
Chris’ family added that while they’re “sure” his fans “still have a lot of questions,” they will let the TikTok star “answer them once he’s healthy and ready to share his experience.”
“He is currently being treated in a psychiatric facility,” they wrote. “Your thoughts and prayers were greatly appreciated by him and his family at this time.”
They concluded by sharing a message Chris wrote to his followers which read: “The amount of love and prayers I have received not only now but over the years has really got me out of some very difficult times. “
“Unfortunately, nobody could help me.” I have to work on that and I will make it my life’s work not only to make myself healthy, but also to make others healthy.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this time, it’s that there are many hurting people in this world and I will do whatever I can to help them.”
He wrote, “There was nothing anyone could do to help me.” This is something I need to work on and will make it my life’s work not only to get healthy, but to get well [help] Other’
In a now-deleted video shared on TikTok last month, Chris revealed that he and his wife Emily Rooney (seen in an old video with him, his niece and nephew) had split
He also responded to a comment someone left suggesting the marriage broke up due to alcoholism. He wrote: “Comments like this give me a trigger.”
In the weeks leading up to Chris’ disappearance, he published a number of extraordinary pieces.
In a now-deleted video shared on TikTok, he revealed that he and his wife Emily Rooney had split.
He also responded to a comment someone left suggesting the marriage broke up due to alcoholism.
“Comments like this give me a trigger.” “They make me angry,” he wrote.
Just before he went missing, he posted a series of links to fundraisers to help fund the Sound of Freedom.
The crowdfunded film has been at the center of controversy since it premiered last month.
It was produced by Utah-based distribution company Angel Studios, which emerged from the ashes of VidAngel – a streaming service that allowed users to filter out objectionable content from movies (such as violence, nudity, or profanity) and stream those movies online for consumers to stream .
VidAngel was sued multiple times and eventually filed for bankruptcy – before transitioning to new ownership and becoming Angel Studios in 2021.
In addition to the backlash surrounding the production company, critics of the film also accused it of “twisting the truth about child exploitation and catering to QAnon conspiracy theorists,” according to The Washington Post.
Just before he went missing, he posted a series of links to fundraisers to help fund the Sound of Freedom
The crowdfunded film has been at the center of controversy since it premiered last month, with some pointing out that it was heavily promoted on QAnon’s message boards
In 2020, Vice World News ran a breaking story about the man who inspired the film, Tim, and his organization, Operation Underground Railroad.
The outlet claimed to have noticed a “pattern of image buffing and mythology building, a series of exaggerations that are altogether quite misleading” and a large “gap between the group’s actual practices and some of their alleged achievements.” ‘
The Davis County Attorney’s Office in Utah has also spent more than two years investigating OUR on allegations of “communications fraud, witness tampering and retaliation against a witness, victim or whistleblower,” Deseret.com reported. However, no charges were ever brought against the organization.
The Post also noted that the film was heavily promoted on QAnon forums, as both Tim and the actor who played him in the film have “expressed their support for some of QAnon’s wildest claims.”
In a video shared on his Twitter in 2020, Tim once accused the furniture company Wayfair of “selling children” — a popular theory propagated by QAnon supporters.
As for Jim, who revealed that Tim specifically asked him to play him in the film because he was blown away by his performances in The Count of Monte Cristo and the biblical drama The Passion of the Christ, he has in the past spoken at QAnon conventions.