Manipulation, allegations, and destroying reputations: Landen & Laura dissect the world that is YouTubers and their multitude of controversies.  

• Disclaimer, many of our quotes from this episode are from videos that are no longer available, so they have been sourced from various news websites. 

  
  

  Sources:

• https://www.businessinsider.com/trisha-paytas-david-dobrik-jason-nash-history-2021-2 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/frenemies-trisha-paytas-quit-ethan-klein-podcast-leaving-stepping-down-2021-6 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenemies_(podcast)#:~:text=It%20consisted%20of%2039%20episodes,podcast%20revenue%20and%20production%20ownership. 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/trisha-paytas-gabbie-hanna-frenemies-controversies-jessi-ethan-moses-2021-6 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/charli-damelio-james-charles-trisha-paytas-dixie-feud-timeline-cancelled-2020-11#in-response-paytas-pivoted-and-went-after-charles-who-clapped-back-in-a-tiktok-5 

• https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/the-internet-unravels-shane-dawson-s-dark-past-cancels 

• Jaden Smith Reacts to Shane Dawson ''Sexualizing'' Willow Smith (eonline.com)

• https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffree-star-sexual-assault-allegations-violence-accused-predator-myspace-payments-2020-9 

• Laura Lee, Jeffree Star and that racism scandal that's tearing Beauty YouTube apart - The Washington Post

• https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffree-star-james-charles-dramageddon-2-tati-westbrook-2020-5#new-alliances-have-been-drawn-in-the-beauty-community-with-star-and-dawson-on-one-side-and-charles-smaller-gurus-and-tiktok-stars-on-the-other-17 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/tati-westbrook-video-shane-james-charles-youtube-bye-sister-private-2020-6 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/tati-westbrook-video-jeffree-star-shane-dawson-manipulated-james-charles-2020-6 

• https://youtu.be/uFvtCUzfyL4?si=UBwDHAaRgHaLjMaF