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A YouTuber and former Howard Stern show personality has issued a groveling apology after a video of her smacking and swearing at a male companion went viral.
Elisa Ann Schwartz, who goes by the pseudonym Elisa Jordana, posted a livestream to YouTube on Monday as she drove through Palm Beach County, Florida.
During the broadcast, she and a man described as her boyfriend were wrapped up in a violent altercation, with Schwartz repeatedly punching the man as she confronted him about his alleged infidelity.
Hours after the video was uploaded, Schwartz was arrested by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office and charged with felony battery.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, the influencer apologized for her actions and insisted she had misrepresented herself.
'I just want to say I’m so sorry for what I portrayed on my livestream that everyone saw,' Schwartz said.
Live-streamer and former Howard Stern show personality Elisa Ann Schwartz has apologized after a video of her repeatedly striking her boyfriend went viral
Schwartz is seen smacking the man and swearing at him as they drive through Palm Beach County, Florida. She was later arrested and charged with felony battery
'This is not what I want to give to the world and it sucks that I got into such a sadness and anger - it was a really negative representation of who I am.
'I’m going to do everything I can to have better relationships with people that are good for me, and people that I’m also good for.'
She deemed the controversy and subsequent arrest 'the most challenging time of my life,' adding, 'if I can get through this time I will definitely be proud'.
The two-hour-plus "livestream had garnered more than 150,000 views on YouTube at the time of writing.
The couple's dramatic fight stemmed from a confrontation over the man's alleged unfaithful behavior.
Earlier in the stream, Schwartz cried about the man sending thousands of dollars to another woman. Violence unfolded after the woman, identified only as Sara, called in.
Schwartz threatened to leak Sara's nudes and phone number online, which the other woman
