How Stampy Handled the L For Lee Controversy Perfectly

Stampy's main Minecraft helper from all of his Lovely World let's play videos was caught doing awful things and got exposed online for these with the situation even being covered on the news. StampyLongHead then had the challenge of getting rid of his fan favourite character without upsetting his young fan base while also not being able to tell the truth of why Lee bear was leaving his series. There are many ways he could have handled this controversy which would have negatice effects on his viewers but he actually incorporated L For Lee leaving his Lovely World into the storyline of his videos. This was a really move from Stampy being able to spin Lee leaving into a positive thing leaving his subscribers with a nice final goodbye memory to the beloved character and the comments section is full of people saying goodbye to L for Lee without being scarred by the creepy things he did. This shows how professional Stampy is as a youtuber and that he really cares about protecting his audience rather than doing nothing and avoiding anything to do with L For Lee which would confuse his fans and they could end up finding out what happened in a worse way. Thank you to Stampy for being a big part of so many peoples childhoods and I hope more people continue to grow up watching your videos as they truly are special :)

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Stampy's Lovely World is Stampy's flagship series on the stampylonghead channel. It is the longest running series on the channel, as well as one of the longest-running series on Minecraft. Lee has a strong association with Stampy, primarily for the Lovely World series. He was first mentioned in the episode. Stampy's friend, L for Lee, also known as Leebear or just Lee. Stampy's Lovely World

[joshnestor]

The fact that stampy sheltered us from the ugly truth when it happened makes him better than most modern parents today

[sqaishey]

This is such a lovely video & i totally agree: Stampy should be highly praised for how it was handled! TRUTH IS - we had no idea what was going on until it all came to light in the media, we were mortified… it was kept from us until it was confronted.

We had a lot of conversations behind the scenes and it was always pointing to an ending for the Lee Bear charecter in Lovely World.
I was actually already playing Lee consistently, as over the years the person in question was busy with education before everything happened!

I want to clear up that it was 100% Stampy’s idea to remove Lee Bear from the story. Don’t believe anything else… he wanted to protect you all and this was a heartbreaking moment. Stampy did amazing (i’m bias but he is an incredible, kindhearted man who deserves so much love especially for this situation)
Polly, Fizzy and William (& HTT and Veeva Dash) are all played by a mixture of people these days. No 1 person representing each. Their personalities come from their written designs by Stampy. We just play the part.
Barnaby plays himself.

thanks again for the video & all the wonderful comments. this is the first and last time I will ever comment on this 💛

[thesuperdanielsmarioshow]

I understand why he had to, I'm glad I never knew about this as a child, or else I've would have been heart broken, but that does make me wonder? What would have happened if the rumors of Lee Bear never happened and what would have happened if Lee never left the series?

[gamingwithdawg]

Stampy is such a sheltering and kind soul. He couldn’t have handled the situation any better and he let go of lee in the perfect way. What lee did was horrible but as a young kid not knowing the truth he was my favorite character. It would have been devastating knowing what actually happened

[chiaseed]

Honestly I'll always thank stampy for how he handled the Lee controversy, when Lee left I was only 10 and in the past had already been a victim of CSA and grooming so for the most part I would've understood a bit more than the other kids and that would've torn me apart, Lee was my favourite character on SLW so had i known what he had done I'd have been crushed

Luckily I learnt the truth when I was around 15, by this point Lee was a distant memory so it didn't hurt as much... I do still thank stampy though for letting us say goodbye to Lee on good terms, leaving us with a final memory I'll cherish forever even though I'm now 17 and don't watch stampy as much.

[mintagenart]

I also like how helpers where handled in current episodes, now they are fictional characters played by unknown actors. Not only does this avoid stuff like this, but it also allows for long term story telling with the helpers.

[Lotr]

Aside from how Stampy managed this situation,
The thing I really like about Stampylonghead and Iballisticsquid, is that they're both really honest and friendly people, they can be a bit entertaining and funny in an appropriate way, they are able to make videos for most age groups and they generally now almost never to try encourage or force us to subscribe
Their videos are decent, but also relatively simple, but also not boring.

That's what I really like about Stampy and Squid.

You just don't see many YouTubers like them now, modern content creators are just not the same anymore.
In fact, the chances of us seeing another creator like Stampy or Squid are small, we will never see another creator like them.

There's no denying they used to swear and do some silly things, we get that.
There's no denying that we've grown up, and that they're video styles may be cringy to some people, we get that.

Nowadays, there's starting to be more and more people and creators who are always trying to make or force us to like subscribe, doing and saying inappropriate, weird, and dumb stuff to try and garner attention.
And I just can't be bothered with Tik Tok, it's just too much for me to bare. There's too much weird stuff on there that makes no sense, and other weird showoff stuff that has just been done for the sake of garnering all the attention.

Stampy and Squid (and some others) have made many video's that are relatively simple (didn't have to be the most entertaining in the world) but still relatively entertaining, they never force us to like and subscribe.
They're two YouTubers I really think deserved their play buttons the most.

[BigAirr.]

the fact that his send off worked perfectly and i never new about the controversy… what an incredible human being

[boop]

It makes sense that stampys current helpers (polly, fizzy, william) are all controlled by stampy and his close friends, as that way there would be no situations with people like Lionmaker or L for Lee

[Some-guy-on-the-internet]

If I remember correctly, I think it was Lee himself who chose to leave the series so as to not damage Stampy's reputation and in the meantime someone else played the role of Lee Bear. In the days leading up to Lee Bear's official departure, Stampy's about page on his channel said that someone else was acting as Lee Bear in Lee's absence.

EDIT: As most of us now know, this is false. Lee lied about the situation and it would be a while before Sqaishey would step in to tell us what really happened behind the scenes.

[JimmyDean]

It’s quite interesting seeing the difference between how Lionmaker handed his situation and how Lee handled his. Lionmaker made a massive stink about everything and Lee just disappeared.

[Lechgang]

Stampy handled this the best he could. He's an absolutely fantastic entertainer and role model for children. I'm glad kids get to grow up with Stampy.

[HyperHimes]

The reason why I love the way how Stampy handled this was because it focused more around the series than the controversy.

For example, if you all remember Blues Clues, then you should remember the sad moment when Steve left the show, only to be replaced by Joe. In the lore of the show, Steve left to go to College. However in reality, it was mainly to move on to bigger and better things. Usually taking the real concept isn't usually fitting for a kids show (Even though it's ironic because you can say that it sounds similar to going to College to participate in bigger and better careers) and doing it in the style they showed was more fitting.

With Stampy's Lovely World, it's a series usually meant for kids to watch and have fun watching. No one at that young of an age should be exposed to what dark things someone has done behind closed doors. The kids should be focusing on the show, laughing and having fun whilst the people who work on it make sure to keep everything in check for both the audience and the people working on the show.

[Destinylover]

Stampy is one of the most purest and kind people on youtube, he may not have his popularity anymore but he made it clear that it doesn't bother him, he definitely deserves more fame and would be brilliant for the cesspit that is youtube kids, as in that his content would be miles better to watch than any other video on youtube kids.

[a.arnold]

I remember being a kid watching that video. I was kind of bummed that L for Lee was leaving but thought it made sense and had no questions. Looking back Stampy really did handle the situation perfectly credit to him.

[BundaDestroyer]

He’s was just so great he saved us from learning what lee did when we were all kids and he sheltered us from these things like he was a parent to us all I friggin owe these man like 20 fathers day cards

[cking]

Stampy was like the young Internet's afterschool teacher that you always loved seeing. He made a whole story for us when he really didn't have to. Modern SMPs wish they could live up to Stampy lore

[Thoomas]

As far as I've been able to read online it was never actually proven he did any of the things he was accused of and at some point I've heard people say Lee and Stampy are still friends. Even despite that though, Stampy handled the situation extremely well. I remember seeing a disclaimer in his descriptions about how his helpers are not always played by the people they're supposed to be representing and then finding out about it through a bit of research. While I've always taken it with a grain of salt due to the lack of evidence, I do remember really respecting how well this was done.

[Somewhere_Bagel]

the amount of effort, care, and love Stampy put into his videos for such a long time is so impressive. I dont think any other youtuber even compares to it. We really are lucky to have a guy who just genuinely enjoys making something that others enjoy. This dude is just, a walking W.

[mamahanjiishere]

I actually remember this episode but didn't know the real reason why he was kicked out. I didn't even know the L for Lee controversy. Stampy sheltered us so well, he is truly amazing.