Boogie2988
Steven Jason Williams, known online as Boogie2988, is an old-school YouTuber. He has interacted with Destiny on an episode of Kick or Keep.
Boogie caught the ire of Destiny after Turkey Tom brought up Boogie's crypto-scam, exposed a couple weeks prior by Coffeezilla, on Destiny's stream, July 9.[1] Destiny started the day with the crypto-scam video queued up, but decided not to watch it because some chatters said it was boring until Tom nudged him to cover it. While watching the video, general doubt was casted on Boogie's common victim-maxxing claims, including his claim of cancer. But still, the main focus was on Boogie's manipulative ways of speaking and behaving overall and not anything specific. However, Boogie's ignorant response to Coffeezilla wishing well on his health of "It's cancer man, you don't—people don't generally get better" was the final straw, leading to this Destiny reaction [2] and a new-found motivation to look into Boogie's cancer claims. Destiny's first hand experience with his kid's mother dealing with cancer while they were together and serious terminal health diagnoses i.e. his mom's Alzheimer, self-admittedly contributed to this focused scrutiny of Boogie.
Controversies
Boogie is accused of faking cancer, is confronted by Destiny
On July 10, 2024 Destiny confronted Boogie on the Lolcow Live podcast.[3] During this confrontation, Destiny accused Boogie of falsifying a Polycythemia Vera(blood cancer) diagnosis to fuel a GoFundMe campaign under false pretenses. Destiny argued that all the primary symptoms and subsequent treatments Boogie reported are consistent with Secondary Polycythemia, caused by conditions like sleep apnea or obesity, rather than a primary blood cancer. Destiny further maintains that while the treatments for both Polycythemia and Polycythemia Vera are similar, this should not be taken as a confirmation of blood cancer as Boogie claims.
During the show, Boogie2988's primary defense centered around the presence of specific hormone markers in his blood, which he claimed were definitive indicators of Polycythemia Vera. He argued that these markers, along with increased red blood cell counts and hemoglobin levels, led his doctors to diagnose him with the condition without a bone marrow biopsy initially. Boogie went on to argue that the diagnosis was based on these blood tests and hormone indicators, asserting that they were sufficient proof at the time he initially shared his diagnosis. Boogie went on to describe how he had been fighting this cancer for years with the help of blood thinners and phlebotomies. Destiny took issue with this, arguing that if Boogie's blood marker's truly showed signs of Polycythemia Vera, his doctors would have ordered a bone marrow biopsy much sooner. He further explains that Boogie's claim of needing money for a bone-marrow biopsy, despite allegedly confirming the diagnosis two years ago with blood markers, is yet another scheme to extract more money from his audience under false pretenses.
Throughout the conversation, Destiny routinely asked for Boogie to provide a single piece of evidence(to a private party) relating to his diagnosis. Boogie continually denied this request, asserting he wishes to hold on to the "last vestiges of [his] privacy". Eventually, Destiny offered to pay $5,000 towards Boogie's medical treatment if he could provide verifiable proof of his cancer diagnosis, which was also met with Boogie's refusal. As the call concludes, Destiny states the following before departing:
"I just want people to remember in the future then, if Boogie says "I have to do x-y-z scam to raise money because my medical bills are hurting so much", he can speak publicly about his medical issues to scam his fans for money, but he can't take five-thousand dollars to privately confirm a diagnosis that he already publicly said that he has. Doesn't make any sense." - Destiny
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/Krhk1FmL7b0?si=NafueO7MEs66nE0P&t=21043
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Q_bX-oXDnjs?si=pE-kKBrDraG--Afu&t=2208
- ↑ Destiny. (2024, July 10). Destiny Confronts Boogie2988 For Faking Cancer And CRASHES Keemstar’s Show. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_bX-oXDnjs