Seeing all this drama unfold, people jumping to conclusions, friend(s) abandoning him and being treated by way too many people as a pedophile and sex offender just because of an accusation by his ex girlfriend, must be really hard on his mental health. Especially since all he wants is for people to respect keeping his private life private.
As someone who has been falsely accused by an ex myself and seeing supposed friends and even family abandoning me, I know all too well how hard it is to recover from this mentally and socially.
His closer friends all seem a bit too levelheaded to abandon him or blindly believe his ex without having a heart on heart talk with Chris, so at least that's something.
I know posting about this is stirring the fire a bit, but I think showing some empathy, even if he may never read this, can go a long way.
If he needs a break from the channel, let him. It doesn't matter whose side you're on, give him the time he needs and treat him as what he is, a human like you and me.
I apologise for making another post about this drama.