One of YouTube’s most loved groups has announced that original member Ned Fulmer will no longer continue to work alongside the gang. This comes after allegations that he cheated on his wife with a colleague.
Read on for the full story…
The Try Guys have been somewhat of a YouTube sensation over the last decade.
The group was formed of Eugene Lee Yang, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld and, now formerly, Ned Fulmer.
They came together in 2014 while they were working at everyone’s favorite content producer in the mid-2010s, BuzzFeed.
They produced a range of video content for the media group.
Their first video, titled Guys Try Ladies’ Underwear for the First Time, went viral.
It has over twenty-two million views!
The Try Guys’ videos proved to be hugely popular and regularly racked in millions of views.
The combination of a loveable group of friends and their willingness to try pretty much everything was a winning combination.
The quartet then went on to dominate BuzzFeed’s YouTube channel.
Their content ranged from fun videos like The Try Guys Wear Heels for a Night to more profound content like The Try Guys Try Therapy.
The gang even had their own Youtube Originals show called Squad Wars!
Remember YouTube Red? Yeah, me neither — it was the predecessor to the website’s Premium service, where fans could pay to access extra content from their favorite creators. The Try Guys produced 9 episodes of Squad Wars which came out in 2017.
However, their most viral video came in 2014, when the group tried out a labor pain simulator.
It garnered over thirty-five million views, and is their most popular video to date.
Then in 2017, the guys went on to leave BuzzFeed and start their own company with its own channel.
Their channel has an impressive audience, with over 2 billion views to date.
The group even hosted the Streamy Awards in 2018, and won for Show of the Year!
The guys had been nominated the previous year in the same category at the online video awards, but had failed to win.
After this win, in 2019 The Try Guys even released their very own book!
It was, rather ironically now for Fulmer, called The Hidden Power of F***ing Up.
They expanded their move into mainstream media earlier this year with their own show on the Food Network.
No Recipe Road Trip with the Try Guys was originally due to be a one-off special, but after delays it was expanded to be a full 6 episode season.
However, all of this success has seemed to be too much for one member…
It’s a revelation that has shocked fans…
Images of Fulmer kissing a colleague have caused a huge stir.
According to BuzzFeed, the now-deleted images that surfaced on Reddit showed Fulmer in a New York bar making out with associate producer for The Try Guys, Alexandria Herring.
The user who published the photos wrote: “They weren’t even trying to be private.”
They said that “the entire time they were making out.”
It is particularly heartbreaking considering that Fulmer based much of his persona around his relationship.
His wife, Ariel Fulmer, is well-known to fans and even featured in the ‘Try Wives’ series on the YouTube channel.
The pair married in 2012 and have 2 children together.
They have 2 sons — Wes, born in 2018, and Finn, born in 2020.
In response to the allegations, The Try Guys issued a statement online confirming they were cutting ties with Fulmer.
The statement reads: “Ned Fulmer is no longer working with The Try Guys. As a result of a thorough internal review, we do not see a path forward together. We thank you for your support as we navigate this change.”
Amidst the cheating scandal, the group has also changed their profile picture across all social media platforms to the company logo.
The previous image included cartoons of all 4 original members of the group. Additionally, The Try Guys official Twitter and Instagram accounts have unfollowed Fulmer.
Fulmer released his own message, admitting that he “lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship.”
He continued: “I’m sorry for any pain that my actions may have caused to the guys and the fans but most of all to Ariel. The only thing that matters right now is my marriage and my children, and that’s where I am going to focus my attention.”
Fulmer’s wife Ariel has also spoken out in response to the cheating rumors.
She released a statement on Instagram that read: “Nothing is more important to me and Ned than our family and all we request right now is that you respect our privacy for the sake of our kids.”
Fans have suspected there has been something up for a while, with Fulmer being increasingly absent from recent videos.
It has been speculated on social media that recent uploads have been edited to remove Fulmer from the videos.
But now the allegations are out in the open, fans have a lot to say…
One said: “I feel for Ariel. He really made a whole public brand out of their relationship and now he’s out here making a mockery of it.”
Another wrote: “This is disgusting and shocking. I hope his soon-to-be ex-wife gets everything.”
They continued: “Glad the guys cut him out, it shows some men still have class.”
However, not everyone is as outraged, with some fans arguing that “it’s a human mistake.”
“It would be ridiculous if he lost his friendship with the rest of The Try Guys as it’s between him and Ariel,” they added.
What do you think?