‘He has been found safe. He is safe. Thank you for your prayers.’
By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
The popular TikTok star known as Yeet Baby is back home following a 17-day stay at a mental health facility – which he checked himself into after becoming ‘sick to his core’ over the controversial new movie Sound of Freedom.
Chris Rooney, 26, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, earned viral fame back in 2020, after he started sharing adorable videos of himself attempting to teach his now-four-year-old niece, Marleigh, and now-two-year-old nephew, Jack, how to pour a drink under the username TheYeetBaby.
Clips of the youngsters accidentally spilling various liquids as a stressed out Chris watched on left millions around the globe in shambles, and turned the three of them into internet sensations. Earlier this month, many of the social media star’s avid fans were left worried for his wellbeing after his family reported him missing – and days later, they revealed that he was receiving treatment at a mental health facility. Earlier this month, many of the social media star’s avid fans were left worried for his wellbeing after his family reported him missing – and days later, they revealed that he was receiving treatment at a mental health facility.
Now, he has announced that he’s left the institution, while thanking his supporters for their ‘thoughts and prayers.’
‘Thank you for your thoughts and prayers everyone, it is truly appreciated,’ he wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on Sunday, which showed him posing with his mom.
He earned viral fame back in 2020, after he started sharing adorable videos of himself attempting to teach his now-four-year-old niece, Marleigh, and now-two-year-old nephew, Jack, how to pour a drink under the username TheYeetBaby
‘I spent 17 days (not that I was counting) in a mental health facility. Had to have my mother pick me up. Very glad I got the help I needed and love being back.’
Chris also revealed that he had shaved his head – and that he was returning to school five years after he dropped out.
He posted a side by side of himself wearing a backpack next to his niece Marleigh with her school supplies, writing, ‘What are the chances that Mar and Uncle Chris go back to school the same day 22 years apart.
‘More [videos] coming up when things calm down a little. One step at a time.’
On August 3, TMZ reported that Chris’ family had filed a missing person’s report after they failed to get in contact with him.
News of his disappearance quickly spread across social media, but hours later, a messaged shared to his Instagram Stories read, ‘He has been found safe. He is safe. Thank you for your prayers.’