The Try Guys firing drama, explained

polygon.com:

On Tuesday, popular YouTube group The Try Guys announced they have parted with co-creator and executive producer Ned Fulmer. The group shared the announcement on social media platforms, including Twitter and Instagram, and it caps off a day of intense internet sleuthing, speculation, and conspiracy from fans.

“Ned Fulmer is no longer working with The Try Guys,” the statement reads. “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.”

The group’s Twitter bio has already been updated to remove Fulmer’s handle, and their social media avatars across the brand’s pages have been changed to display group’s Triceratops logo.

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Fulmer also shared a statement on social media, confirming suspicions of infidelity. “Family should have always been my priority, but I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship,” Fulmer said. “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.”

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The Try Guys’ official members are Keith Habersberger, Eugene Lee Yang, Zach Kornfeld, and, until recently, Ned Fulmer; the four co-created the group in 2014 when they were employed by BuzzFeed. As part of BuzzFeed’s video operation, the group played a large role in defining a kind of media presence on the internet. Their whole schtick is in their name — they’d simple “try” things, ranging from various foods and sports to simulating labor pain, their most viewed video of all time. (2015 was a different time — a time when things felt