Popular social media comedian Kypree Taylor has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a viral video showed him brutally attacking his girlfriend, Natayvea Mays. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office took Taylor into custody on March 30, following widespread public outrage over the disturbing footage.
The video, shared by Ariel Woods, shows Taylor repeatedly striking Mays as she pleads for mercy. Bystanders attempted to intervene, but Taylor continued his assault. The footage quickly spread across social media, leading to his swift arrest.
Taylor, known for his skits on Facebook and YouTube, boasts a significant following, with over 400,000 Facebook followers and more than 250,000 YouTube subscribers. However, the fallout from his arrest has been swift. Golden Pointe Entertainment, a company that previously collaborated with Taylor, severed all ties with him.
“I’d like to make myself clear, Kypree Taylor will no longer be associated with anything we do going forward,” said Tre Collins, director and founder of Golden Pointe Entertainment. “I do NOT condone any violence, especially domestic violence. That video was egregious, disgusting, and completely unacceptable.”
Following Taylor’s arrest, multiple women have come forward with their own allegations of abuse. One alleged victim, Atira Kells, detailed a harrowing account of physical and emotional abuse during her relationship with Taylor from 2020 to 2021.
“I’m grateful that this is finally coming to light,” Kells wrote on Facebook. “He threatened to harm my family and forced me to perform acts against my will. He once dragged me out of bed and threw me onto the floor simply because I didn’t want to watch a movie.”
Kells also recounted a car accident involving Taylor’s reckless driving. “We crashed into a tree after he refused to stop racing. When the police arrived, he ordered me to lie and threatened to harm me if I didn’t comply.”
Another woman, Karissa Green, shared a lengthy and distressing account of alleged sexual and physical abuse by Taylor. Green claims Taylor assaulted her during a cruise in February 2024, withholding her personal belongings and using coercion to force her into non-consensual acts.
“He punched me—giving me a concussion—and then forced me to perform or** sex in exchange for my phone,” Green alleged. “I cried and begged him to stop, but he didn’t care. Instead, he told me that I was not doing good enough and r*ped me.”
Green stated that Taylor recorded the assault and later used the footage as blackmail. “He threatened to send it to my family and friends. Reporting this is not as easy as you’d think because I was overseas, and there is no clear jurisdiction that would handle this.”
Green also accused Taylor of financial abuse, physical violence resulting in multiple concussions and broken bones, and threats against her young nieces.
Taylor, a former student of Battle Creek Central High School and Western Michigan University, has long touted his comedic success, claiming to have amassed over 250 million views across his videos. He has over 400,000 Facebook followers and over 250,000 YouTube subscribers.
As the legal process unfolds, advocates for domestic violence survivors are calling for justice for Mays and the other women who have come forward. “Too many people don’t believe victims unless they see it,” Green wrote. “Now there’s proof.”
Taylor remains in custody as he awaits further legal proceedings.
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