Good Week, Bad Week: Logan Paul takes Floyd the distance, Trisha Paytas quits Frenemies Amanda Westcott for SHOWTIME \/ YouTube: H3 PodcastThe past week has been a huge one for the influencer boxing world, with big names like Logan Paul, Bryce Hall, Austin McBroom, and more stepping into the ring to try their luck at the sport. But it hasn\u2019t been quite such a successful week for everyone involved. June has been a long-anticipated month ever since it was announced that Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather and TikTokers vs YouTubers would be taking place just a week apart. In the past, these kinds of fights have generated huge amounts of attention, and as people like Logan progress further into their fighting career, people were even keener to see how he would compare to someone like Mayweather. While these fights have dominated social media over the past week, that was by no means the full extent of the drama. Bad Week: Trisha Paytas\u2019 Frenemies exit sparks drama with Ethan Klein The \u2018Frenemies\u2019 podcast has taken a serious hit after co-host and independent YouTube star Trisha Paytas suddenly left the show on June 8. The series\u2019 last episode was called to an abrupt halt after Paytas and Klein got into an argument about money and business, with Paytas feeling as though they were left out of important decisions in the company. Klein argued that Paytas was receiving a \u201cgenerous\u201d portion of the show\u2019s profits and that he was free to hire staff as he saw fit. The same day as the final episode aired, Paytas uploaded an emotional video explaining why they\u2019d chosen to leave the show, claiming they had stepped back \u201cto ease the tension everywhere.\u201d This prompted a heated back-and-forth between the two stars on social media, with Klein revealing that the show\u2019s crew had received serious harassment on their personal accounts amid the drama and that he\u2019d had no idea Paytas was leaving until they\u2019d shared their video. While Paytas apologized for bringing the issue up publicly, they then uploaded another video claiming that Klein had \u201clied\u201d and \u201cmanipulated\u201d the situation to viewers. Thus far, it appears as though the podcast is well and truly over, marking an end to one of the net\u2019s most popular shows that sprung up as the result of a previous feud between the two stars nearly two years prior. Good Week: Austin McBroom beats Bryce Hall in fight June 12 was the day of the long-anticipated YouTubers vs. TikTokers, a.k.a. Battle of the Platforms, and it turned out to exceed many viewers\u2019 expectations, with plenty of drama, excitement, and more. The ACE Family\u2019s Austin McBroom took home the big win of the evening in his main bout with TikToker Bryce Hall, topping off a landslide evening for team YouTube, with five wins under their name. In his interview, Austin thanked his loyal fans, saying: \u201cThe ACE Family is one strong ass army, and none of this will be possible without them.\u201d He also gave props to opponent Bryce Hall for his efforts, adding: \u201cA lot of people want me to continue to talk sh*t about Bryce Hall, but I gotta show him love because there\u2019s not a lot of people who will do what he did.\u201d While the evening was a great one for Austin and other winners like Vinnie Hacker, it didn\u2019t quite go to plan for everyone involved. Tanner Fox and Ryland Storms weren\u2019t able to go ahead with their fight due to a large weight difference, despite efforts to convince the commission to let it happen. On top of that, controversy ignited online after Tayler Holder and AnEsonGib\u2019s fight was declared a draw, despite Gib landing 47 punches over Tayler\u2019s 21, with thousands of viewers claiming he was \u201crobbed.\u201d The success of the event has now got some fans wondering whether any of these creators will step up to fight each other again in a future event. Bad Week: Dream accused of \u201ccatfishing\u201d fans It\u2019s been a rough week for Minecraft YouTuber \u2018Dream,\u2019 who has been at the center of an ongoing Twitter storm among both his fans and his critics. It all began after Dream appeared in an interview with fellow influencer Anthony Padilla. In the interview, Dream admitted to throwing out his ADHD medication, claiming he felt \u201cway less creative\u201d when medicated. This comment sparked outrage on social media \u2014 but that was just the beginning of the scandal. In the midst of this, an alleged response from Dream reacting to concerns of racism within his fanbase also went viral, prompting further backlash from critics due to him appearing to deny anti-Blackness in his community. During all the hullabaloo, a purported photo of Dream\u2019s face took Twitter by storm, with a poster claiming the picture was legit, as it had been found in the personal Facebook profiles of Dream\u2019s family members. This added further fuel to the ongoing fire, with angry fans and trolls claiming he\u2019d \u201ccatfished\u201d the community into thinking he was thinner than the purported photo suggests. Dream has since responded to the incident by posting a computer-generated photo of a blonde-haired, blue-eyed man, with the caption: \u201cDecided to face reveal\u2026 please be nice.\u201d On his private account, he also called the hate \u201charmful & gross & idiotic.\u201d \u2727*\u3002\u2014 Update! Thread from @dreamhangout! pic.twitter.com\/thBkEw9NSV\u2014 Dream Updates! (@dreamdates_) June 10, 2021 It doesn\u2019t seem like Dream is letting the accusations of using a body double get to him \u2014 but he\u2019s not the only faceless YouTuber to be put under extreme pressure to look a certain way, as evidenced by Corpse Husband\u2019s reason for keeping his face off the net. Good Week: Logan Paul fights Floyd Mayweather The internet was left stunned when YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul went up against Floyd Mayweather, in their June 6 exhibition bout. Despite the match having strange rules, such as not having a winner announced, many expected, or in some cases wanted, to see Logan Paul get knocked out. Yet he still managed to defy the odds and emerge not only in one piece, but a few million dollars richer. The draw result has even led to some crazy new theories from people who can\u2019t believe Logan survived. The latest of which is that Floyd actually held Logan up after knocking him out in order to make sure the fight went the distance. Mayweather alone teased that he was looking at $80M for the fight, not counting any PPV payouts or sponsor fees. Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier was impressed with Logan lasting the whole eight rounds, but wasn\u2019t pleased with Mayweather. \u201cHats off to Logan Paul. He went 8 rounds with [the] greatest boxer ever. Not a good look for Floyd,\u201d he wrote, which even earned a \u201cthanks DC\u201d from one half of the Paul brother duo. Although things will now inevitably quiet down following the end of these huge fights, it seems as though many creators are already looking to plan their next big event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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