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YouTube star friendlyjordies is taking an indefinite break from posting controversial videos after his beachside home in Sydney's eastern suburbs was 'firebombed'.
The online creator, whose real name is Jordan Shanks-Markovina, posted a video late on Wednesday night saying he would be stepping back from the platform he has used to attack political foes.
'I would like to take this opportunity to say that I think we're going to just tone back the videos for a bit,' he told his fans.
'And by tone back I mean that's it for a while, for obvious reasons. We'll get back to it at some point but for now friendlyjordies is on an indefinite hiatus.'
Later in the video, Shanks-Markovina quoted a line from the Emperor in Star Wars: Episide III - Revenge of the Sith: 'The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed but I assure you my resolve has never been stronger.'
YouTube star friendlyjordies, whose real name is Jordan Shanks-Markovina, is taking an indefinite break from posting controversial videos after his home in Sydney's eastern suburbs was 'firebombed'. Shanks-Markovina is pictured in his latest video
Emergency services arrived at Shanks-Markovina's home in Wilga Street, Bondi at 12.30am on Wednesday to find the front of the residence engulfed in flames (above)
The fire at Shanks-Markovina's Bondi home was the second targeted attack on the beachside property within a week, his lawyer has claimed.
Emergency services arrived at the house in Wilga Street at 12.30am on Wednesday to find the front of the residence engulfed in flames.
Shanks-Markovina, who has achieved notoriety for his political videos, lives at the back of the house and was not home at the time of the fire.
In Wednesday night's video Shanks-Markovina said he had spent hours at Bondi police station making a statement about the fire.
He joked that when police asked him if he had any enemies he replied, 'How long have you got?'
Shanks-Markovina said he had received phone calls of support from former prime minister Kevin Rudd and NSW shadow attorney-general Michael Daley.
Earlier on Wednesday, his law firm Xenophon Davies said they suspected the fire was a potential act of terrorism and attempted murder.
Shanks-Markovina lives at the back of the house and was not home at the time of the fire. The home was sealed off by investigators as daylight broke
'We confirm that Jordan Shanks' home was firebombed last night,' the firm tweeted. 'He is safe.
'We hope that every possible police
