Yung Fillys ex friend and fellow YouTuber LV General breaks silence after British social media star is charged with rape and assault in Australia

A former friend of Yung Filly has broken his silence about the YouTube star after he was charged with rape.

LV General says the 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, needs to take responsibility for his own actions and that he will be praying for him.

The pair had risen to fame together, collaborating on YouTube videos for years, garnering millions of views with their antics before going their separate ways. 

In recent years the pair have barely spoken to each other, with LV claiming that they are not close anymore and he was pissed off with the way things had ended.

Last night he took to Instagram to speak out after his former co-star was accused of a sex attack on a woman during his tour of Australia.

Barrientos is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a woman in her 20s on September 28 after a performance in Perth, Western Australia, and has since been ordered to remain in the country ahead of a further hearing in December.  

Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has been charged with rape and sexual assault in Perth, Western Australia. Pictured: Barrientos performs at Parklife Festival in Manchester in 2022

LV General has spoken out about the situation faced by his former co-star. Pictured: LV General at Channel 4.0 launch party at the Saatchi Gallery in London in November 2022

Writing on Instagram Stories, LV said he would be praying for Barrientos and he hoped it wouldnt backfire on his family

Posting on Instagram Stories, LV said: Everyone please stop messaging me about whats happened to Young Filly. 

Hes a grown man and he has to take responsibility for his own actions. 

Ill be praying for man because Australian prison aint a joke - bare snakes and spiders and s***. 

I just hope this dont backfire on his family.

LV and Barrientos are part of a legion of content creators who have made a name for themselves by amassing huge followings online and made money from video ad revenue and brand collaborations.

Barrientos - who has an estimated net worth of £1.5million - began posting comedy skits online himself with collaborators, including LV, leading to TV presenting jobs and the start of a music career.

But despite a fruitful on and off screen relationship, things have soured between the pair, with LV previously criticising Barrientos for the way he went about his career.

Last year he appeared on the Wha Gwan Podcast, during which he revealed he was no longer friends with his former co-star.

When asked why he no longer does videos with him he said they had moved in different directions.

He said: Were not [close]. We havent been friends since [a trip to] Thailand.

He added: Hes one of those guys that are more drawn to people doing big things so if youre not popping hes not really gonna hear from you. 

Its just the way things have gone and he youve done it is wrong in my eyes. When I talk to him and we have that sit down, we can solve it then.

When asked if he felt his former co-star was a sellout, he responded: I feel like hes done that just because of fame.

LV also claimed that Barrientos had impersonated his personality to grow his brand. 

He told another podcast: That used to be my best friend. Me and him were close. We grew together in the industry that were in. We grew together, we started together. 

Snapchat, Sunday Stories, I was always with him because my character and my personality was always showing on the videos. If you dont know I was there then just look at what he did back then and youll see me. 

Im not shot on the camera, it was me the man was impersonating. I didnt mind it at the time because them man are my bredrin (brothers), Ill look at you as a friend. If youre with me Im going to believe that the loves there. 

For him to decide to change sides or turn in a different direction, it pissed me off.

LV General (left) and Yung Filly (right), seen here on a YouTube show called Truthasylum, had collaborated in the past

 Barrientos has  worked with several fashion brands, including recent collaborations with ASOS and Perplex

Barrientos pictured on The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022

Sex assault squad detectives extradited Barrientos (right) from Brisbane to Perth on Wednesday

He had been due to return to the UK and appear at a freshers event later on October 25, but this was called off earlier today

Barrientos has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault, and one count of impeding a persons normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.

Police prosecutor Julius Depetro opposed his release from custody during a hearing today at Perth Magistrates Court, arguing there was an extremely strong prosecution case supported by CCTV and photo evidence.

Mr Depetro told the court that Barrientos fame that regular bail conditions would not be enough.

This has already made headlines, ABC News reported him as saying.

Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.

Mr Depetro suggested Barrientos wealth was a relevant factor in the decision whether to grant him bail.

There is no guarantee given [his] significant means we will be able to bring him back to face these charges, he told the court.

The prosecutor showed photos to the magistrate - which were not provided to the court - that he claimed went to the question of consent.

Referring to the photos, he said no ordinary person can consent in those circumstances.

Across her body is a history of violent acts, … we say those photos and what is alleged is beyond the pale, beyond what could be considered to be a consensual act, the barrister added.

Representing Barrientos, Seamus Rafferty said that if bail was not granted his client could have to spend up to two years at Hakea prison, a notorious jail in Perth.

He also argued against the prosecutions application to ban him from posting online, saying this was entirely unrealistic in the modern age.

Barrientos was granted bail with a series of conditions, including a ban on contacting his victim or posting on social media about the case.

He must also remain in Western Australia, report daily to police and put up a personal $100,000 (£52,000) cash surety. 

The online personality was born in Colombia in 1995 before his family fled the country during the countrys decades-long civil war, moving to Lewisham, south-east London when he was just two, living above a chicken shop.

He also took part in Soccer Aid in 2020, playing for England alongside other celebrities and top football stars

His millions-strong internet following has led to numerous brand collaborations, including with Heinz and German Doner Kebab (Filly, left, with fellow content creator Harry Pinero) 

He made his name online as a content creator, frequently collaborating with others such as Chunkz (above)

Yung Filly appeared alongside Didier Drogba in the Match for Hope, a Qatari charity football match

He told Amazon Prime in 2020: Im most proud of the fact that I was a refugee, Im proud that I had to struggle.

It makes you appreciate all the little stuff a lot more. I dont think I really took in how poor we were.

He was single-handedly raised by his mother Maria - who he has since provided for off the back of his success.

He left school and became a broker at the age of 17, boasting in one interview how he was making racks - slang for thousands of pounds.

Bro, I was 17 making like seven to ten racks (thousands of pounds). I was good, he told YouTube channel Yiannimize.

But I wasnt good, because I didnt give my mum a penny so Im a wasteman really.

He then joined YouTube in November 2013 after a video about his ex cheating on him went viral with millions of views on Facebook.

Videos saw him creating comedy skits and hosting awkward question and answer sessions with members of the public in London.

Filly then joined up with The Wall of Comedy group of burgeoning internet stars and, around the same time, began pursuing his music career, releasing singles Take Time, La Paila and Mucho Mas across 2017 and 2018.

His presence on camera led to presenting jobs with BBC Three - the corporations hotbed for new young talent - on dating show Hot Property and Dont Scream, a game show.

He would also collaborate with rappers Chip (formerly Chipmunk) and Aitch on singles Day to Day and Grey, respectively, and had released a new single, Tempted, shortly before embarking on the Australia tour.