A gym junkie falsely claimed to be a UCF football player in a bizarre tirade against a family after they objected to his friends standing in line at Epcot.
Kwadwo “KJ” Brathwaite, 23, and four friends stood in line for the Soarin' ride at the Disney World park in Orlando, Florida.
“We're all going to the same place, you don't care bro, you're a fucking nerd,” he said at the start of a video of his outburst.
His friend Neil Olson cried mock tears in the background as their blonde female companions also mocked the group they walked past.
“I play football at the University of Central Florida, p***y… I make money, bro, I'm a businessman,” Brathwaite said.
“You look at me on Saturday, you and your family (have to) tailgate outside my stadium.”
Kwadwo “KJ” Brathwaite, 23, falsely claimed to be a UCF football player in a bizarre tirade against a family after they objected to his friends standing in line at Epcot
Brathwaite at another point mocked the man who filmed him for not standing up for his wife while his friends taunted them.
“You're a nerd, man, I would never let no one disrespect my girl…I don't disrespect women, but you are damned, man,” he said.
Not to be outdone, one of the two girls, Sophie Gaddis, leaned over Brathwaite's shoulder to the other group, extended her middle finger and shouted 'f**k you'.
Later in the video, she told her friends that someone in line “looks like a ****t” – a homophobic slur.
Another time when she came forward to do battle, Brathwaite grabbed her and pushed her back 'shut up, get the fuck back and shut up'.
'Just don't talk to them anymore, if you give people attention… attention is money. You're done, you're closed, I'm not talking to you anymore, last words,” he told his friends.
He and four friends, including Neil Olson (center), were confronted in line for the Soarin' ride at the Disney World park in Orlando, Florida.
Not to be outdone, Brathwaite's friend Sophie Gaddis (pictured) leaned over Brathwaite's shoulder to the other group, extended her middle finger and shouted 'f**k you'.
Brathwaite and Olson flash gang signs while posing together in an Instagram photo
But instead, he immediately said he would record the man who filmed him and took out his phone and offered to give them “10 seconds of fame” on his Snapchat because “he wants to be famous.”
'What is your @? I have influence,” he claimed.
Brathwaite has 3,262 Instagram followers and 61,800 on TikTok – most of whom followed him after the video was posted.
Eventually, a Disney World manager arrived and spoke to Brathwaite and his friend, claiming that he and his two male friends were simply walking up to their girlfriends who were already in line.
Then he looked back at the camera and bragged, “I make money…how old are you?” I'm 21, I make more money from NIL (college sports name, images and likeness deals) than you ever will. Look me up, Google me.”
Many viewers of the video did just that and bombarded his social media with comments, forcing him to post two videos of his own.
UCF also quickly issued a brief statement confirming that he “is not and has never been a member of our football team.”
Later in the video, Gaddis (pictured) told her friends that someone in the queue 'looks like f****t' – a homophobic slur
Olson cried fake tears in the background of the video while their blonde female companions also taunted the group they walked past
Brathwaite admitted he does not play for UCF and apologized to the children and families who were nearby, but refused to apologize to the group that filmed him.
'There are two sides to every story, you feel me? “I was emotional at the time because these guys were making racist comments,” he claimed.
He explained that the two girls were already in line and he and his two male friends were walking in line towards them.
He said they were never kicked out of Epcot and that the manager checked the security camera footage to make sure they didn't cross the line.
Brathwaite claimed the man waited until he “started going crazy” before filming.
He said he claimed to be a UCF football player because they said “that n-word is probably a sport” and he thought it might be “Orlando residents” who would change their minds if they thought he was a local player was.
Court records show Brathwaite was arrested on February 27 in Volusia County, Florida, for driving with a suspended license
He played cornerback for Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, but never made it as a college athlete
In a second video, Brathwaite denied he was just trying to “clear his name” but insisted his actions were in response to racist abuse.
“That whole act was disgusting and it looked horrible… I let my emotions get the best of me,” he admitted.
“(But) I'm not going to have a shouting match with people if I wasn't called racist.
“No one is perfect, but no one should ever be called racist slurs or comments either, no matter the color of their skin or what they are, especially (over) something as minimal as skipping lines.”
Court records show Brathwaite was arrested on February 27 in Volusia County, Florida, for driving with a suspended license.
He played cornerback for Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, but never made it as a college athlete.