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Bretman Rock says he's happy to stay home throughout the pandemic.
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  • Bretman Rock told Insider that he’s happy to stay home throughout the pandemic.
  • He also said influencers who are partying at this time “know what they’re f—— doing.”
  • “I’m sorry you can’t be interesting enough to be by yourself,” Rock said to fellow creators.
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Numerous influencers have faced backlash for traveling, partying, and other bad behavior throughout the pandemic. But Bretman Rock doesn’t seem to have that problem.

On Tuesday, Rock spoke with Insider while promoting his partnership with the shopping app Klarna. He chatted about all things fashion and social-media, and also opened up about what it’s like to be an influencer during a global health crisis.

According to Rock, he’s more than happy to stay home during this time, and in his opinion, fellow influencers “know what they’re f—— doing” when they gather despite COVID-19 risks.

Bretman Rock has been praised by fans for seemingly staying home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

On Twitter, for example, numerous people have said Rock has set “a good example” for his audience to follow by not traveling or gathering with friends during the pandemic.

Rock told Insider that he’s seen such messages, and is more than happy to stay home

“To be quite honest with you, I hate people and so I’ve always been quarantined,” he said. “I literally live in the middle of f—— nowhere in Hawaii, so even if I wanted to go out, there is literally nowhere to go. I love my own space.”

Rock also didn't hold back when asked how he feels about the actions of other influencers during the pandemic. 

"If you feel like you need other people to make content, that says something about your work - like you really can't entertain people without having to use other influencers?" Rock said about other digital creators who traveled, partied, and more despite COVID-19 risks.

"As long as I know I'm quarantining, I'm making my bomb-ass content by myself, I'm good," he added. "But if other influencers feel the need to be hanging out with each other to make content, then that's on them, and I'm sorry you can't be interesting enough to be by yourself."

According to Rock, he hasn't spoken to other influencers about their behavior because he says he "really" doesn't "give a f---."

"They know what they're f------ doing," Rock said of influencers. "I don't need to be the one to baby you and be like, 'You're not supposed to be outside.' Like they should f------ know."

Multiple influencers have faced backlash for partying and traveling during the pandemic

Most recently, Nikita Dragun was heavily criticized after celebrating her 25th birthday on January 31 with an influencer-packed party in Los Angeles. As seen in videos shared by attendees on social media, influencers including Tana Mongeau and Patrick Starrr were in attendance.

Dragun shared on Instagram that her party guests were tested for COVID-19, but masks are not seen in pictures or videos from the party shared online.

Earlier in the pandemic, Mongeau faced backlash for partying with celebrities like Noah Cyrus, TikToker Bryce Hall attended numerous parties despite saying he "fully regrets" hosting one, and countless influencers visited a popular hair salon that seemingly wasn't enforcing COVID-19 precautions.

Dragun, Charli D'Amelio, and Dixie D'Amelio have also been criticized for traveling to various locations.

As Insider's Lindsay Dodgson previously reported, influencers often say they need to travel and gather for work purposes, and their fans have seemingly grown accustomed to - and even willing to accept - their controversial behavior. 

Read more: Why some influencers can't stop partying during the pandemic, even after condemnation and backlash

Rock says he's excited for all he has planned in 2021 - even if he'll be by himself throughout the year

"I'm really excited for a lot of things," Rock told Insider. "I'm venturing out more into the fashion industry, so I have a lot of things coming out. I'm more serious with YouTube this year; I hired a new crew. I'm just popping out new content every day."

"And guess what?" Rock added. "I'm by myself in quarantine."

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