He was known for relationship advice that some critics said amounted to attacks on Black women.
YouTube star Kevin Samuels died of hypertension, a Georgia medical examiner concluded.
Samuels, 53, died suddenly May 5 after he complained of chest pain and collapsed, authorities said. He was at his apartment and taken to a hospital but could not be resuscitated, they said.
Chief Medical Examiner Karen E. Sullivan’s findings were reported Monday by E! News.
“It is my opinion that Kevin Samuels died due to hypertension (high blood pressure), Sullivan wrote in the report dated July 14.
The manner of death was ruled natural.
Samuels had 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube, where he often focused on dating and relationships. Critics often saw his opinions as attacks on women.
In an April video, he labeled women who are older than 35 and unmarried as “leftovers,” prompting an online outcry. Other videos were used as platforms to rate women’s appearances. Many have pointed out the misogynistic nature of his media.
His fans, however, have defended him as having a backbone in the era of cancel culture.
Shortly after his death, his mother, Beverly Samuels-Birch, lamented learning about her son’s death through social media. “All I’m doing is requesting that people pray for us,” she said at the time.
