And I think if somebody doesn't fix the problem, we could be gone," Malcolm Collins previously told BI in 2022. Malcolm Collins resumed his conversation with the stunned reporter after telling his child: "I love you but you gotta be nice in restaurants. Related storiesSoon afterward, the episode went viral on X — the platform owned by Elon Musk, whom Malcolm Collins was incidentally gushing over moments before striking his toddler. This is all to say that yes, 100%, Torsten was pushing boundaries and not acting unintentionally," Simone Collins wrote. AdvertisementOver the phone, Malcolm Collins told Business Insider that he "bopped" his son on the nose to jar him, not to hurt him.

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