Shane Dawson exposes SMOSH parent company in brutal video Ryland Adams, YouTubePopular YouTuber Shane Dawson sat down with boyfriend Ryland Adams to detail their experiences with SMOSH parent company Defy Media, who underwent massive criticism after their sudden shutdown in early November. Adams spoke on his hosting work with YouTube channel Clevver, which was likewise under the Defy umbrella, claiming that he was threatened with legal charges \u201cliterally every single day for about three months,\u201d should he come out with a \u2018Why Left Clevver\u2019 video. Additionally, Adams was made to sign an \u2018MCN,\u2019 which allowed Defy to take a percentage of his earnings from ad revenue in an effort to prevent him from creating the video in question (ultimately to avoid being sued by the company). \u201cFor them, it was a way to for them to screw me over but let me out of my full time job at Clevver,\u201d Adams stated. Adams also claimed that Defy withheld their checks before closing, insinuating that the company had used the funds to allegedly settle their own debt \u2013 and even accused Defy of having a \u201cbrainwashing, cult mentality\u201d toward their YouTubers. Dawson likewise came forward with allegations against Defy, claiming that one Clevver Style employee was only getting paid \u201c1\/100th\u201d of what the channel itself was making, despite her hard work. \u201cIt is disgusting,\u201d Dawson expressed. \u201cAnd companies like Defy \u2026they find YouTubers, they make them work super hard, and they pay them nothing \u2013 and they\u2019re not honest about how much the channels themselves are making.\u201d https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0664514\/mediaviewer\/rm524892160 Defy was hit with multiple class-action lawsuits in the weeks following their closure, both from former employees and companies partnered with Defy, alike. If won, Defy faces massive financial restitution to the plaintiffs \u2013 which could include paying its former employees the equivalent of 60 days of work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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