Lieutenant Dan uses shocking slur in video after daughter warned his fans to stop giving him money

The man who found viral fame during Hurricane Milton is facing intense backlash after uttering a horrific racial slur during a conversation with fans.

Joseph Malinowski, 54, nicknamed Lieutenant Dan after the famous ‘Forrest Gump’ character, has sparked fierce criticism from his fanbase after he very casually dropped the N-word while livestreaming on Kick.com – a popular streaming platform.

In the clip, which has since circulated on several social platforms, the one-legged Florida sailor was seen casually chatting with his followers when he uttered the slur, prompting an immediate reaction.

Kick.com ended Lt. Dan’s stream as soon as the word was said, according to viewers who tuned in at the time.

Malinowski said he lost a leg in a car accident when he was 16

“If you want to get back into my good graces, it will take time and a lot of work. It’s going to be difficult. ‘Cause as soon as I cut you off, you’re done, n****… Sorry, okay, that’s it, you’re done,” Malinowski said.

Followers of the viral star have since been sharing their criticism of the once-beloved ‘hurricane hero’ on social media.

Viewers were quick to lash out at the social media star’s casual use of the word.

‘Lt. I just got the chance and am already trying to get banned,” one person said.

“We made the wrong man famous,” another added.

Malinowski’s first taste of fame came when University of Tampa student Terrence Concannon began recording viral TikTok videos of him as the storm approached.

Concannon organized an online fundraiser for the one-legged sailor, which received more than $46,000 in donations.

‘Lieutenant Dan’ has had more than 70 contacts with police in Florida and North Carolina since 2012, according to public records from DailyMail.com

The one-legged Florida sailor was spotted Thursday after surviving the storm on his boat

Streamer Adin Ross also announced he would buy Malinowski a new boat – an offer he apparently took up when the sailor’s long criminal history came to light.

The video comes amid rising tensions over Malinowski’s GoFundMe fundraiser, with the 54-year-old’s daughter slamming his new fans who have drawn attention to her father and saying his viral fame will lead him to an early grave.

On Friday, Ashley Ann Malinowski uploaded a TikTok condemning the influencers who turned her father into an internet celebrity.

On her account, Ashley Ann tearfully said her father would “probably end up dead” because of all the attention.

“Inspector Dan was doing just fine without all that money,” the daughter began.

“Your TikTok… famous people blowing it up… he’ll be dead before he can even enjoy that boat.”

Ashley Ann then said her dad was “high” in all the videos, making her wonder “is it just weed?”

She explained that she had to ‘keep an eye on things’ [on her father] For ten years we have been trying to make sure he is still alive.’

“Now he’s going to have all this and he’s probably going to die because of it,” she said.

She said she was trying not to add too much “energy” to the situation, and made it clear that she just wanted to make sure her father was alive.

But when she turned to her father’s alleged enablers, she began to cry.

Malinowski’s daughter, Ashley Ann Malinowski, tearfully said her father “could end up dead” because of all the attention and money his fans send him

The potentially image-damaging video comes amid rising tensions over Malinowski’s GoFundMe fundraiser, with the 54-year-old’s daughter slamming his new fans who have drawn attention to her father and saying his viral fame will lead him to an early grave .

“You’re all going to put him in the grave for making him famous and giving him this money and offering him this s***.

“You guys don’t even know what the hell you’re doing. You don’t know that man. You don’t know him at all.’

With tears in her eyes, Ashley Ann then accused influencers of not really caring about her father’s well-being.

‘No one really cares about him either. No one really cares. You’re just using it to make it famous, to make yourself more famous, to look good.’

This week, “Lieutenant Dan” launched his own TikTok account, where he chronicled his survival on his sailboat during Milton. He currently has over 270,000 followers.