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ProJared resurfaces with a 'YOU'VE BEEN LIED TO' vid

Holy shit, he looks bad. He's got a puffy alcoholic look to him.

Listening for a while, he is rehashing most of the stuff KF already dug up, which basically showed:

1. Heidi (his wife) asked for an open relationship, along with supporting and pushing him to sext and do other thing
2. Both him and Heidi start dating other people, with sex allowed
3. Heidi ramps up abuse and controlling behavior even as she dates other men
4. He started dating Holly (wife of one of his coworkers) during the open relationship
5. Heidi got jealous of Holly
6. Heidi makes up that she had "no idea that Jared and Holly were having sex" and starts harassing Holly

As someone already said, no one is blameless, but Heidi seems to be the worst of bunch.
 
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TacosNSalsa

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Revenile

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So Heidi responded, making herself out to be the victim again, how this is a bombshell for her to walk through and how "he's changing the story again, here's a quote he said that I typed into this tweet, but have no evidence he actually said it beyond my word, but believe me he's being manipulative again!" Sorry Heidi, not gonna work anymore, after all this time, you're the only one who has yet to show any kind of "receipts" that you claim to have to back up your claims, Holly (to a lesser extent) and Jared have.
 

Herr Edgy

Member
Great. I was never a big fan of ProJared but I sometimes watched some of his vids. When that story came out I didn't find it to to be as bad as the mob made it sound, and then the entire thing just escaped my mind. Looks like Jared has receipts for basically everything he was accused of. I like that he took the time to talk to people, gather evidence to do one big cohesive statement that essentially disproves all of the odd behavior he was accused of.

Also, no, I don't think exchanging nudes with randoms is something that is morally reprehensive. What I do think, however, is that sharing nudes that clearly weren't meant to be public in a public space such as this very forum is reprehensive. Much more reprehensive than anything Jared seems to have done.
 
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StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
How crimes are dealt with throughout history:

Primative age: cave dudes growl at each other and swing clubs

Medieval age: report crime to soliders, await court date

Before 2016: report crime to police, await court date

Since 2016: report crime on Twitter, await public reaction
 
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brian0057

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This whole fuckery is so common and the screeching so loud that my default reaction is to just shrug.
Did it really happen?
Was it all a smoke screen?
Is it a smear campaign?
Was someone actually assaulted?
I'm almost at the point of not giving a fuck.

#Metoo went from being a good initiative with a solid objective to a witch hunt of such proportions that would make the Inquisition blush.
 
I tossed it on in the background and thought he made some valid points. It's unfortunate that in today's society you are guilty until proven innocent.


Yeah he admits to sharing those pictures but what a consenting adult does with another consenting adult isn't any of my business. Was it a poor decision from a professional level? Absolutely.
 
He had the receipts and they were quite convincing. Looks like another unfounded social media witch hunt. Further showcasing the faults of the "believe all" mentality. Fuck anyone who participates in cancel culture.

Hopefully his side gets even a fraction of the attention that the smears did. Unfortunately in cases like this a significant amount of reputational damage always lingers.
 
Never liked his videos that much anyway. Dude still sent nude pics to fans while he was married even if she’s ok with it that’s weird man. His wife was crazy too though. Definitely a shit marriage
 
Now that the receipts for anything actually damning have come out in his favor people (on Era and the like) are retreating to the "power imbalance" line. Jared even bent the knee on this issue but I dont see it at all. If he wasn't holding anything over them (favors, access, stardom,etc), if he wasn't being predatory, if this is just consenting adults exchanging nudes... what's the issue?

He has power over people because they watch his content, like it, and think he's a cool guy for making content they like? Can a rock star not fuck their groupies? Can a rapper not fuck their fans? Are we supposed to believe that the allure of Z-list youtube gaming celebrity is stripping adult men and women of their decision making abilities?

How far does the power imbalance argument go? If you're smarter than someone is that not a power imbalance? Can you only date people within your IQ range? What about if you have local clout or are distinctly popular among your social circle? Do you have power over less popular people because others may be drawn to the popularity and respect you've garnered?

This shit makes sense in the context of a work environment where hierarchies are rigid. In cases where someone literally has the power of your livelihood in their hands, okay I get that. But this shit where if you have any degree of clout or fame everything you do is viewed through the lense of abusing power -- regardless of how you actually behaved -- that's total bullshit.
 

Bakkus

Member
I just dont get it. Do people have zero self respect?
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Anyways, Jared lived both literally and figuratively an unhealthy private life which was bound to reap what he sewed in today's internet culture. The porn shit is just unacceptable to be involved in regardless of your private life or that it was 18+. Especially when you're an e-celeb like him.
 

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Maybe there should be Gaming Politics. :p
 

Davey Cakes

Member
Hey actually got quite a big boost of subs back today.

Obviously he lost a fuckton, but if he keeps his head down and just goes back to making game videos, he can 100% make a recovery. He still has 750k subs.
I’d be down for more ProJared content, honestly. I never unsubbed.

It’d be interesting to see him make a slight comeback. I have no problem following “controversial” personalities.
 

Airola

Member
"Safe space for positivity and expression."

Ok, when you do "lewd" things and romanticize it with nice words, it's not coming off as that honest. Everyone knows it's about the rush of feeling horny and having as much and as big orgasms as you can.
It feels good to think it's all about expression and whatever, and it feels good to think we are just sexual consenting adults when we'd like to have extramarital affairs. This case is a good example of sugarcoating these things with nice words and open relationships being more hurtful than anything else in the long run.

Now that said, it's good to see him talking about it straight. I don't believe in "cancelling" and unsubbing if someone does something weird or stupid or bad or even evil so I never unsubscribed him either. And I also believe in the past being past, so it's fine with me if he goes on and makes a comeback. Sure, dude's a perv but who isn't in some way or form.
 
I don't forgive any pedo shit, ever.

Having seen the vid, basically he brings some solid receipts, combined with the receipts holly provided he seems to have vindicated himself from the biggest accusations. He is not a pedo, that part was a made up by two lunatics. He has some solid proof there.

He is probably not an adulterer either, he did not cheat on his wife, and he did not cheat with holly behind Ross's back either. His wife refused to allow him to divorce her, she also allowed an open relationship. She dished out some serious threats on the divorce topic which she eventually acted upon so he's got his lawyers on that, and Ross had abandoned holly long before she started bumping uglies with Jarod.

So in the end he (and Holly) was buried by nothing burger accusations, a psycho waifu and her posse of internet knights.

The smaller aspect (him sharing dick pics) was true, but it was done between consenting adults, and his wife approved. So he is still a creep and a furry but so is everyone involved. Still, I hope he has learned his lesson. I wonder if he still deems himself a femtard and social justice proponent. I'd like to think not.
 
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GreyHorace

Member
I think the lesson we can all learn from this ProJared fiasco is this::

STOP AIRING YOUR PERSONAL SHIT ONLINE.

Seriously, with how much Jared and his ex Heidi lived their lives on social media, did they not expect a shitshow of epic proportions once the problems with their marriage began? Keep that shit private! But who am I kidding? They're millennial narcissists who live off their online audience's approval and will milk it for all it's worth.

I've not watched the video in question but I'm more inclined to believe Jared at this point after seeing what a completely unhinged psycho Heidi is. She has repeatedly lied about what really went down all in an effort to demonize Jared and engaged in some scummy behavior herself which makes her a massive hypocrite. Not to say I think Jared is blameless in all of this. Sharing nude photos of himself online with fans was really stupid on his part.

The only person I actually feel some sympathy for is Holly, whom I met years ago at the Asia Pop Comic Con. You couldn't find a more nicer and sweeter lady that day and it was such a nice gesture on her part to take a photo with me. It also really makes me sad that people are calling her ugly compared to Heidi, as she is very attractive in person and I'm not ashamed to say that I did have a crush on her.

That said, I'm not excusing her part in this in any way. She deserves some of the blame for how all of this went down. And I'm not a fan of how she's fishing for sympathy online and deflecting blame. She really should have followed Jared's example and stayed quiet through the worst of it. But I do hope once this whole drama dies down she gets a measure of peace. No one deserves to become a target of an outrage group online.
 
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