[9] Williams described his childhood as a "sad" time period in his life, due to dealing with obesity, lack of friends, and suffering verbal and physical abuse from his mother.

[13] Williams videos range from absurd rants to serious discussions on daily life,[14] such as the ethics of paid promotion on YouTube channels, and his experiences with mental health.

The unidentified person got hold of his phone number via Verizon during his time at VidCon and was able to gain access to his accounts associated with it, including his YouTube channel.

[21] In November 2023, Williams appeared in a feature-length documentary by independent filmmaker Mike Clum, which analyzed his downfall as well as his financial situation.

He and other YouTubers sponsored by the service were accused of profiting from mental illness, which led to Williams publicly terminating his partnership with the company.

[clarification needed][25] In February 2019, Williams was criticized when he joked that he would "make a better team leader" over another player due to their parents' divorce and correlated it with anger issues during a live stream of the game Apex Legends.

He stated that he purchases Magic: The Gathering cards for his channel, writes them off as a business expense, and then resells them without claiming the income on his taxes.

[29] Following his announcement, Williams held a live stream in early July in which he sarcastically asked for money to help pay for the new car, upsetting a portion of his viewers.

[30] Williams subsequently received harsh criticism for his live stream, prompting him to clarify that he did not actually purchase the car, but rather only put a down payment on it, and that he had cancelled the order as a result of the backlash against him, among other things.

[35] Despite encouragement from Bonnell and other hosts of the podcast to release a portion of his medical documents confirming any sort of cancer diagnosis, and despite being offered thousands of dollars in exchange for such confirmation, Williams has openly refused to release any portion of his medical documents, stating that doing so would give away the last bit of privacy he has, and saying he would be okay with the internet believing he lied about having cancer as long as he retains his privacy.

This claim has been heavily scrutinised by fans due to Williams sharing the contents of his medical documents in the feature-length documentary of himself which also did not include his diagnosis of polycythemia vera.

[40] On December 19, 2017, Williams announced that Desiree filed for divorce and had planned to for a while, but waited until he sufficiently recovered from his gastric bypass surgery which was back in August.

On May 7, 2021, a warrant was issued for Williams' arrest on a charge of aggravated assault with a $5,000 bond by the Washington County, Arkansas sheriff's department.