The Leader’s pop culture recap

The Try Guys Try Infidelity

Ned Fulmer, one of the founders of the Try Guys brand, was spotted in an intimate exchange with associate producer, Alex Herring. 

On Sept. 3, the fiancé of Herring, Will Thayer, posted on Reddit screenshots of an anonymous person reaching out and sharing evidence of Fulmer cheating with Herring during Labor Day weekend of this year. 

Thayer then indicated he had an hour-long conversation with Ariel, Fulmer’s wife of ten years, regarding this matter.

As of Sept. 27, according to a recent video posted on the Try Guys YouTube channel,

Fulmer has been fired from Try Guys after a three-week extensive internal investigation into this matter, as well as having been edited out of recent pre-recorded activities. 

Fulmer also posted a statement that day, expressing remorse for his actions and indicating he was engaging in a “consensual relationship” with his employee. 

Ariel Fulmer also released a statement on the same day, thanking everyone and requesting privacy for her and her family.

Sugar, too sweet. Adam Levine is caught in cheating scandal

On Sept. 19, Instagram model, Sumner Stroh, came forward in a TikTok video with allegations of having an affair with Adam Levine for over a year. 

Stroh provided text messages and direct messages from Instagram that supported her claims. She was prompted to come forward with her story due to one of her friends attempting to sell this story after Stroh shared this with them.

This has prompted others to come forward with their experiences with Levine.

Levine and Behati Prinsloo, who is a Victoria’s Secret model, share two daughters, and are expecting a third child. Levine reached out to Stroh, expressing the desire to name the child Sumner if it is a boy.

On Sept. 20, the Maroon 5 frontman came forward with a statement on TMZ, then later on Instagram, denying the cheating allegations.

The statement read, “I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner, I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.”

“In certain instances it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family. My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. To be this naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that truly matters to me was the greatest mistake I could ever make.”

“I will never make it again. I take full responsibility. We will get through it and we will get through it together.”

As of now, Prinsloo has not come forward with a statement and seems to continue standing with her stay-at-home husband.

Twitch Streamer Scams Audiences

For three years, Twitch streamer, Sliker, has been scamming fans and fellow streamers to fuel his gambling addiction. This led to Twitch de-partnering and taking away Sliker’s sub-button.

As a consequence of this situation, streamer, Pokimane, started sharing the hashtag, #TwitchStopGambling, calling for Twitch to ban gambling on the platform.

The topic of gambling on Twitch often leads to gambling streamers coming under fire.

One such streamer, Trainwreckstv responded to a Twitter thread of fellow streamer, Mizkif, making implications of “[sending] Maya and Mitch to railroad and blackmail me like you did those girls to cover up all those sexual assaults.”

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This eventually clarified that his friend and fellow streamer, Crazyslick, sexually assaulted a smaller streamer, AdrianahLee, during a party two years ago. This was also common knowledge behind the scenes among the streamers.

To control the situation, Mizkif sent his girlfriend at the time, Maya Higa, and a mutual friend of Lee and streamer, MitchJones, to manage the statement she later posted on Twitter.

To further hide the truth, Slick crippled Lee and friends’ ability to network with other streamers, leading to her becoming isolated. This situation has led to Crazyslick being expelled from the OTK house.