Jonathan Meyer continues to live his life as usual, posting videos of himself from all over the world to YouTube.
Dutch YouTuber Jonathan Meyer is suing streaming platform Netflix over the production of his hit three-part documentary. The man with 1,000 childrenHe described the doctor as a “sensationalist.”
Meyer said on TV that the documentary's claims that he may have fathered 3,000 children were false.
“550, that's the number I know for sure. Anything beyond that is just guesswork,” he said, as reported by AFP news agency.
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Released in July, The man with 1000 children It details the efforts of a group of families to make sense of the mayhem caused by Meyer, who allegedly donated sperm to various locations around the world, including 11 sperm banks in the Netherlands alone.
Meyer claimed he only donated sperm to a small number of families, but it soon became clear that he had lied to them.
“That's why I filed the lawsuit to fight these lies,” he said in a recent interview.
Last year a court ordered him to stop donating, after he had helped between 550 and 600 children be born since he began doing so in 2007.
Dutch clinical guidelines state that a donor should not father more than 25 children across 12 families.
The court heard Meyer misinformed the family about past organ donations and told them the children were “part of a vast kinship network that included hundreds of half-brothers and sisters they did not choose”.
The court found it was “more than likely” that this could have psychosocial effects on the children, including identity issues and fears of accidental incest.
Meyer said he stopped donating sperm in 2019, except for families hoping to have a second or third child with his help.
He said he wants the documentary removed because of kids who are “street-recognized.”
According to director Josh Allott, Meyer did not appear in the documentary. [Jonathan] “It was to talk to him about being in a documentary,” Allott said.
“We approached him multiple times for an interview and ultimately gave him the right to reply. He refused to comment on any of the allegations.”
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Live life
The eccentric Meyer continues to live life as usual, posting videos of himself from all over the world to YouTube.
In his latest video, filmed on the beaches of Zanzibar, Meyer teaches viewers a lesson in spirituality.
“It's very natural to worship the sun. Here you can see people taking pictures of the sunset underwater. That's because they consider the sunset something beautiful, something special, something extraordinary, even though it's something that happens every day, and every day is a miracle.”
His videos range from commentary on life as a donor, spiritual positions, financial advice, and the benefits of eating raw meat.
“He's been very open about where he is in his YouTube videos, and as far as we know, he does not have any permanent employment,” Natalie Hill, producer of the Netflix documentary, told media.
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