The son of disgraced YouTube mom Ruby Franke was caught smiling in a now-deleted TikTok video, celebrating his mother’s prison sentence over child abuse charges.
Franke gave a tearful apology during her sentencing, saying she was “humbled and willing to serve a prison sentence for as long as I need.”
Netizens celebrated Franke’s sentencing across social media — but it looks like they aren’t the only ones happy about the result.
Ruby Franke’s son celebrates mom’s arrest in deleted TikTok video
Fanke’s son, Chad, appeared in a celebratory video on his girlfriend’sTikTokpage three days before news of her sentencing went public.
In the clip, Chad’s girlfriend dances over a caption that reads, “You’d love my mom.” The camera then pans over to show Chad, who also dances alongside another caption that says, “My mom’s in prison.”
At the time of writing, the girlfriend’s TikTok profile cannot be reached, and it seems to have been deactivated or privated. However, the clip has since beenreposted multiple timesonline, with commenters expressing relief that Ruby is now in jail.
“He probably feels safe for the first time in his life,” one viewer wrote.
“He is justifiably hurt,” another said. “It must have felt empowering to make this. Wishing Chad and his siblings healing from severe trauma.”
“I gotta give it to him for trying to make light of what’s happening in his life,” yet another remarked.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
