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General News of Monday, 24 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Quaden Bayles denies being 18-years old, thanks supporters

Quaden Bayles and mother Quaden Bayles and mother

Quaden Bayles, the dwarf that went viral after a video showed him crying of being bullied because of his stature, has denied claims that he's 18-years old.

In a new video, his aunt was seen thanking everyone for the support they showed him after the video went viral.

Quaden Bayles also said, "Thank you for all the support".

When asked if he's 18, he said, "No, I'm not".

His mother had recorded him crying and complaining that he wants to take his life because he's tired of being bullied by other kids as a 9-year old.

“Give me a knife – I want to kill myself” “I just want to die right now”, he said.

Immediately the video went viral on social media, a fundraiser was started in his name and over $US392,000 was raised.

However, some quarters doubted Quaden's age and also claimed the video was recorded to scam people.

Quaden Bayles' mother has also reacted to rumors claiming the video of him crying is fake and aimed at scamming people.

Reacting to the claims, his mother shared a post written by a writer from Denver who claims to have known Quaden long before he blew up on social media.

“Ima (sic) say this once and that’s that. I’ve know about Quaden since before this s**t blew up. Yes, he’s 9! Dwarfism is not a joke, is he a model or actor? “ … so are a lot of kids … That doesn’t mean s**t!” “His mother made the post because she was overwhelmed and enraged with the bullying. I understand her to the fullest … “Never did she ask for money … That being said, another Fellow Little Person did reach out to them, which is a famous comedian. He wanted to turn Quaden’s frown upside down and created the GoFund me account to take the Australian boy to Disneyland. Now that was his doing. That came from his heart … Never did they say they were broke. Never did they ask for this.” “I’m vouching for the kid. If ignorance blinds yall from the real issue than that’s a damm shame!”