Onision

James Jackson (born Gregory James Daniel; November 11, 1985), known professionally by his online alias Onision , is an American YouTuber. His primary YouTube channel, "Onision", featured sketches and satirical clips; videos posted to his other channels focus on personal stories covering controversial topics as well as discussion with his viewers. As of July 2025, Jackson's main channel has received just under 2 million subscribers and over 290 million video views. A music video titled "Banana Song (I'm a Banana)", written and performed by Jackson, is his most-viewed video; as of November 2025, it had garnered over 96 million views.

His activity both online and offline has attracted controversy and criticism from online media outlets and viewers alike, leading to event and platform bans, as well as the demonetization of his content on YouTube. Jackson has also been the subject of various allegations of abuse, sexual grooming of minors, and rape.

Early life Jackson was born Gregory James Daniel on November 11, 1985, in Auburn, Washington. and received a general discharge under honorable conditions in 2008. His earliest clips featured a character named Chibi, whom fans interpreted as a parody of Fred Figglehorn. Jackson also maintained a secondary channel named "OnisionSpeaks".

In 2011, Jackson posted a number of clips with his then-girlfriend, Canadian singer Shiloh Hoganson. On August 11, 2019, a 2011 video featuring Hoganson resurfaced online. In it, Jackson is heard telling her, "You know this video is never going to be online, right? No one will ever know how much I abuse you", before throwing candy corn at her and laughing as she cried. Hoganson also states in the video that Jackson lacerated her ear with scissors while she was sleeping.

In 2019, Insider wrote that Jackson was "best known for his objectifying content and controversial reputation", and detailed that "he rates pictures that women submit to him, gives his opinions on their bodies, and comments on other YouTubers". In 2012, The Daily Dot described Jackson as "known for his militant vegetarianism, sex appeal, comedic skits, and controversial views on topics like circumcision." The outlet opined that "[Jackson's] videos these days are just as obnoxious and irritating as they were nine years ago when he first struck YouTube gold with a truly terrible song about being a banana." In a 2019 email to Insider, Jackson shared that "People hated me, with a passion, for my opinions I openly held." The video then received backlash from viewers outside of Jackson's core audience, as noted by NewMediaRockstars and The Daily Dot. Patreon confirmed in a statement to The Verge that they had banned Jackson "as he violated our Bullying and Harassment [policy] as it relates to doxing." After being de-platformed by Patreon, Jackson launched an OnlyFans account.

Allegations of abuse, child grooming, and rape In 2019, allegations of child grooming and abuse were leveled at Jackson and his spouse, Kai Avaroe, formerly known as Lainey. At the time, Hansen was collecting stories from Jackson's alleged victims and uploading interviews with them to YouTube; Hansen stated that when knocking on Jackson's door, he was aiming to get Jackson's "side of the story" about the allegations of predatory grooming against him. Hansen later served as a producer and consultant on a documentary about Jackson titled Onision: In Real Life. It was broadcast on January 4, 2021, during the launch of Discovery+.

In February 2023, a lawsuit was filed by a woman against Jackson and Avaroe, alleging that "minor females" were "invited to the couple's home with the intent to engage in sexual acts and three-way sexual encounters with the couple, or for additional grooming." On March 3, a second suit was levied against Jackson and Avaroe by an ex-partner named Sarah, who alleges they groomed her when she was 14 and that Jackson raped her when she was 18.

Discography Onision (2012) Explicit (2012) Bipolar (2012) Flucking Blitch (2013) The Puppet (2018) Shut Up (2018) With Character (2018) The Banana Man (2019) I'm a Meme (2019) I Am Trash (2020)