An 11-year-old boy in Spain who’s seen in a viral video being bullied in school on his birthday is getting assist from celebrities together with French footballer Antoine Griezmann.
Within the video the boy named Izan is seen curled up and crying whereas his classmates from a college in Mallorca insult him to the tune of “Glad Birthday”.
“Right this moment my brother celebrated his eleventh birthday. He fortunately purchased a cake to have fun at school,” his older brother Marcos wrote in on Instagram put up the place he posted the video.
“And as an alternative of singing ‘joyful birthday’ to him, his classmates gave him the scrumptious shock to sing calling him fats,” he added.
When Izan got here dwelling he broke down crying, saying “he didn’t need to stay anymore,” Marcos added.
Through the previous 4 years Izan had been insulted and spat on by his classmates whereas lecturers noticed and did nothing, he added.
The put up was picked up by an Instagram comfortable information account known as Es.decirdiario which urged its over 700,000 followers to want Izan a contented birthday in a video message.
Dozens of individuals answered the decision, together with Griezmann who performs for Atletico Madrid and invited the boy to attend one of many membership’s matches.
“I want you a contented birthday, have fun it properly together with your family and friends. Take pleasure in, life is gorgeous. A giant hug, be sturdy and I’m ready for you right here,” he mentioned in his message.
In a 40-minute video compilation of the messages posted by the information website, different well-known faces seem together with mannequin Jon Kortajarena and actor Aron Piper, a star of Netflix teen drama “Elite”.
In a video posted Friday, Izan thanked everybody who despatched a message, saying it had given him a lift and urged folks “to do one thing” so related conditions don’t repeat themselves.
