After hitting 18.8 million YouTube subscribers and debuting his new $ 9.5 million home, some may say that David Dobrik is at the pinnacle of his career. But what happens when you get to the top? Well, there’s only one way back. Since joining the platform in 2015, David Dobrik’s charm and brutal personality has quickly shot him to YouTube superstars. The now 24-year-old social media mogul is known for his four-minute, 20-second weekly vlogs, which show him and his friends, also known as the Vlog group, running around Los Angeles joking and causing havoc. , and in the end they seem to have more fun than anyone else. The Vlog group has made a turn since creation; the current group consists of David Dobrik himself, Jason Nash, Toddy Smith, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Josh Peck, Corinna Kopf, Nick Antonyan alias “Jonah,” Jeff Wittek, Matt King, Carly Incontro, Erin Gilfoyand and Zane Hijazi . None of these members are direct employees of Dobrik, yet they certainly reap the benefits. However, he has three employees who function as pseudo-members: Natalie Mariduena, Taylor Hudson and Ella-Priya D’Souza. Dobrik quickly releases ‘boy next door’ energy as he drives soberly through his confused group of friends while receiving Kids Choice awards and doing TikToks with Charli D’Amelio.
Although he became famous on YouTube, he quickly turned to podcasting during the pandemic. He debuted his new podcast studio in his “I BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE !! (2021) ”video on February 8 and said:“ I can not film the videos I would normally make, like the vlogs. But here we have a controlled space and a controlled environment. The interruption of Dobrik’s regular videos has finally left room for former members of the Vlog group to speak out against YouTube’s favorite good boy.
Over the course of last year, several former friends and colleagues of Dobrik came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and bullying against him and his group of young creators of content. On March 1, Dobrik launched his new photo-sharing app, Dispo, and the reviews were the perfect platform for disappointed fans to air their grievances and claim responsibility from him. He was known to ignore controversy, and Dobrik remained silent on these issues – that is, until last night when he released a two-minute, 30-second video on his “VIEWS” podcast channel, which was just launched last month. it, entitled “Let’s talk”. We have compiled a timeline of Dobrik’s messy past and even more messy present, so you can decide for yourself whether the King of YouTube is completely over.
June 2017
Dobrik states the since-removed “HE THOUGHT HE KISSED US !! (SUPER CRINGEY) ”vlog. In this video, Dobrik seduces former Vlog member Seth Francois into kissing Jason Nash, the 47-year-old comedian attached to the group. Francois was told he would kiss Corinna Kopf, an original Vlog Qquad member and Instagram model known as ‘pouty girl’. It was first revealed to the blindfolded Francois that he was kissing Nash before the act had already taken place.
November 2018
In another vlog that has since been removed entitled “SHE DIDN’T PLAY WITH FIRE !!”, Dobrik hangs out with a group of friends, including former Vlog group member Dom Zeglaitis, nicknamed Durte Dom. In this video, Dom jokes that he invited over a group of girls to have a five with them. The girls are briefly featured in the video, while Dom directs sexual jokes and comments on it.
September 2020
A five-part TikTok series about a young man named Karim who offers his “application” to become a designer for Dobrik’s new app goes viral. In the videos, Karim suggests the name Dispo, which leads Dobrik to comment on his TikTok, saying he likes the name and will make contact. Karim later reveals that Dobrik decided not to appoint him.
2 June 2020
Seth Francois releases a YouTube video titled ‘Accountability to All Creators’ which outlines all the negative and racist situations he experienced when he was part of the Vlog group. The video features excerpts from Dobrik and friends joking about taking Seth to the police station, doing Blackface, offering watermelon and calling them ‘their only black friend’.
30 June 2020
Dobrik is uploading his weekly podcast episode, titled “Auditioning for SNL,” in which he takes the first two minutes of a 39-minute episode to apologize for his past behavior. Dobrik gets backlash for what many saw as the superficiality of this excuse, as he does not directly address Francois or any of the specific racist situations.
5 February 2021
Former Vlog Squad member Nick Keswani appeared on an H3H3 podcast known for responding to YouTube drama, specifically Vlog Squad controversy. This particular episode is presented by the husband-and-wife duo Ethan Edward Klein and Hila Klein. Ethan Edward Klein is also hosting another podcast, titled “Frenmies,” featuring ex Vlog Squad member (and ex-girlfriend of Jason Nash) Trisha Paytas. While on the podcast, Keswani recounts how his time in the Vlog group damaged his mental health. Keswani suffers from a rare form of dwarfism that also caused him to go blind in his left eye. During his time in the Vlog group, Keswani is constantly mocked for his height and disabilities. On the podcast, Keswani says: ‘I feel worthless in the videos. I was like, Dude, why am I here? What is the point in my existence? Because I was treated just like this punching bag. ”
12 February 2021
Seth Francois makes a guest appearance on the same H3H3 podcast on which he spoke about the 2017 kiss-strolling incident. Francois claims, ‘I was touched by someone I did not agree with.’
16 February 2021
Paytas takes to her H3H3 podcast, Frenemies, to make more disturbing allegations against Dobrik. She claims Dobrik hid while having sex with her boyfriend, Jason Nash, and filmed her naked without her permission. Nash was aware of the prank; Paytas, however, claims that ‘no permission was given. Because I dated Jason, because I participated in the vlogs – is that my permission? She also asked Dobrik not to post the video titled “I SNUCK IN THEIR HOTEL ROOM (SURPRISE)”; the video is still live and has currently been viewed more than 14 million times.
26 February 2021
Small accuse Dobrik to disguise his assault on Francois by deleting problematic clips from previous vlogs and podcast episodes. Klein specifically mentions an excerpt from a podcast episode in which Dobrik and Nash talk and laugh about the 2017 prank they played on Francois.
March 1, 2021
David Dobrik launches his app Dispo: the name Karim suggested in the TikTok series. While it is not illegal for Dobrik to use this name, many viewers are unhappy about the lack of recognition for Karim. In addition, the review department on Dispo in the application store was flooded with remarks asking that Dobrik should take responsibility for his actions and acknowledge those who speak out against him.
March 4, 2021
The musician, the current member of the Vlog group and a longtime friend of Dobrik Scotty Sire, is uploading a video in defense of Dobrik titled “Hi”. The video has since been filmed; however, it contains messages between Dobrik and Francois that appear to be Francois’ consent for the incident that took place in 2017.
March 4, 2021
Vulture publishes a profile of Trisha Paytas in which she says, “I have more PTSD from David and Jason than I do on Santa Monica Boulevard.” She also blames Dobrik for the downfall of her relationship with Nash and says she is no longer considered useful to the vlogs. “Jason was like, ‘I have to break up with you because of David,’ Paytas explains. “That’s when I went in a spiral.”
March 8, 2021
After deleting his previous video, Sire posts a note for him Twitter in which he apologizes for “anyone who feels like I despise or invalidate their story.”
16 March 2021
Business Insider publishes an article titled ‘A woman appearing on YouTube star David Dobrik’s channel says she was raped by a Vlog Squad member in 2018 the night they filmed a video about group sex.’ The article contains comments from a young woman who appeared in the 2018 video “SHE DID NOT PLAY WITH FIRE !!” in which she claims to have been raped by Dom Zeglaitis. The article also contains quotes from Paytas in which it is alleged that Dobrik asked Nash to buy alcohol for the women as they are younger than 21 and could not buy it for themselves.
16 March 2021
Dobrik posted a two-minute, 30-second video titled “Let’s Talk” on his podcast YouTube page. In this video, Dobrik claims that consent is at the heart of its content. He claims he does not agree with some of his previous videos, and apologizes to Seth Francois. “I just want to make videos where everyone, whether you participate or watch, have a good time,” says Dobriks. “I missed the point with that one.” He addresses the former members of the Vlog group, including Dom Zeglaitis, and says that he has distanced himself from them because he does not agree with their actions and does not stand for misconduct. He concludes the video with a promise: ‘I’m sorry I let you down. Things like that will not happen again. I have learned from my mistakes and also believe that actions speak much louder than words. You can accept my word that I will change, but I will also show you and I will prove to you that the mistakes I made before will not happen again. Dobrik does not respond to allegations by Paytas or Keswani.
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