Alia Lia Shelesh

About Alia Lia Shelesh

SSSniperWolf, also known as Lia Shelesh, is an enormously popular YouTube gamer who specializes in Call of Duty gameplay videos, reaction videos, and anime and video game character cosplays. She has earned over 34.2 million subscribers. She started playing video games when she was six years old. Her gaming name, SSSniperWolf, comes from the video game Metal Gear Solid.

She has a popular video called "Misty Cosplay (Black Ops 2 Zombies)" where she cosplayed as Abigail "Misty" Briarton from the aforementioned video game. In 2014, she started a second channel, LittleLiaWolf, which she uses for DIY videos.

As of September 2024, Lia has amassed 5.3 million followers on Instagram, 19.0 million followers on TikTok, 34.6 million subscribers on YouTube, and 340,000 followers on her Twitch platform.

YouTuber John Patrick Douglass, known as jacksfilms, accused Shelesh of profiting from other creators' work through monetizing her reaction videos, while frequently not providing proper credit, and characterized her content as rudimentary and not transformative enough for fair use. In 2022, he began using the "JJJacksfilms" account to parody Shelesh's videos. In response, she made several social media posts accusing him of sexism and plagiarism.

On October 13, 2023, Shelesh, while filming near Douglass's house, asked her followers if she should pay him a visit, stating that he lives near Shelesh's studio. She showed his house in an Instagram story captioned "let's talk like adults," which was quickly removed, but her followers shared screenshots. Douglass responded by accusing Shelesh of doxing him, called her actions "creepy, gross, violating," and asked YouTube to demonetize her. Douglass's wife expressed safety concerns, and the pair contemplated moving. Shelesh said that she "had no idea how to dox," that Douglass was "creating drama to pay their bills," and called him a "creep." Social media users drew comparisons between Shelesh and Twitch streamer and YouTuber Pokimane, who responded by siding with Douglass. Shelesh discussed seeking a restraining order against Douglass, whom she called "obsessed" over the matter.

On October 18, YouTube tweeted, "would it be too meta to do a reaction video to a reaction video," which multiple users interpreted as an offhand comment on the situation, causing a backlash. By October 19, a Change.orgpetition to remove SSSniperWolf from YouTube gathered 13,000 signatures. The next day, YouTube temporarily demonetized her channel, while expressing disapproval of both sides' behavior. Multiple YouTubers saw the latter as unfair. Shelesh subsequently apologized to Douglass in a tweet, saying that her actions were "inexcusable" and that she respects YouTube's decision. She continued to upload videos on her "SSSniperWolf Top Videos" channel, but it was later also demonetized. On November 25, she uploaded a non-monetized video to her channel.

One of the many creators Alia is accused of copying is Azra Bajrami also known as 'Azzyland' who spoke up against harassment from Alia. Azzyland also recounted how she was assaulted by Alia after a Fortnite event at 2018 where Azzy recounts she was 'lunged' at by Alia and assaulted.