YouTube star Calum McSwiggan denies lying to police about an assault in L.A

Calum McSwiggan pleaded not guilty to filing a false police report.

He claimed that he was attacked by three men near The Abbey gay club on 27 June.

The 26-year-old, who has more than 64,000 subscribers on YouTube, posted a photo on Instagram as he lay in a hospital bed after the alleged attack.

He told his followers that three of his teeth had been broken and he needed six stitches in his head.

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Last night was the worst night of my life and I'm really struggling to find the words to talk about it. After one of the most wonderful weekends at VidCon we went out to a gay club to celebrate, and towards the end of the evening I was separated from my friends and beaten up by three guys. The authorities should have been there to help and protect me but instead they treated me like a second class citizen. With three broken teeth and six stitches in my forehead, I've never felt so terrified to be a gay man in the public eye. All I can do is thank my wonderful YouTube friends for being with me the whole way. I'd be lost without them. Right now I don't feel that I'm in the right place to talk about this but I will be addressing this fully in the future. UPDATE: I've posted a full statement of the night's events on my Facebook page.

A post shared by Calum McSwiggan (@calummcswiggan) on Jun 27, 2016 at 7:03pm PDT

Photo by Calum McSwiggan/Facebook