SEASIDE HEIGHTS — More than 1,000 people showed up Monday night outside the house used in the MTV show "Jersey Shore," where YouTube personalities were making social media videos.

Borough police called in backup from surrounding departments and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office to help with crowd control and blocking streets, Chief Tommy Boyd told the Asbury Park Press.

Many in the crowd were not wearing face coverings but were "well behaved," although a few bottles were thrown, according to Ocean County Sheriff Mike Mastronardy.

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Some of the visitors drove high-performance cars and spun their tires loudly and raced on the Garden State Parkway, according to Lavallette-Seaside Shorebeat.

Boyd on Tuesday morning did not respond to New Jersey 101.5's request for more information about arrests or charges.

The Nelk Boys, with 6 million followers on YouTube, say they deliver new videos every Monday at 8:30 p.m. In a brief video on their Twitter account, they said they were getting “kicked out of the Shore house” and showed a brief shot of the crowd outside on the boardwalk. They promoted being at the house for the release of new basketball and baseball jerseys.

On Twitter, their account denied news reports about throwing a party.

"Police in jersey themselves said we did nothing wrong today! And they writing we hosted a party. Anywhere we go people will find us! They blaming the fact we have a strong fanbase," their tweet Monday night said.

Last week, they were demonetized by YouTube after hosting a series of parties at Illinois State University that drew thousands to the campus in Normal, Illinois, which officials said threatened the school's efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, NBC Chicago reported.

"I am extremely disappointed in the actions of some of our students who gathered on Tuesday evening at various off-campus locations," university president Larry Dietz said in a statement.

Crowd near the "Jersey Shore" house in Seaside Heights
Crowd near the "Jersey Shore" house in Seaside Heights (OCSN)
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