The “Try Guys” actually discovered that their co-founder Ned Fulmer was cheating on his wife, Ariel Fulmer, on September 5 – four weeks before they announced his firing.
The remaining members – Eugene Lee Yang, Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld – addressed their fans for the first time on Monday since revealing they were no longer to be associated with Ned, which they in fact fired the September 16.
“Ned Fulmer doesn’t work with the ‘Try Guys’ anymore,” Kornfeld said in a YouTube video — which they named “what happened” — with Yang and Habersberger sitting next to him on a couch.
“By now we assume you have seen Reddit threads, TikToks, tweets and news articles. We want to give you a timeline of what happened and some transparency in our decision making.
Habersberger, who looked grim, continued, “Over Labor Day weekend, several fans alerted us that they had seen Ned and an employee engaging in romantic behavior in public.”
He went on to say that they reached out to the employee to ‘verify’ her before Ned, 35, ‘confirmed the information and since confirmed that this had been going on for some time, which was obviously very shocking to us’.
“We just want you to know that we had no idea what was going on,” he added. “All of this information has been as shocking to us as it has been to you this week.”
Yang, 36, added that they spent three weeks talking to various lawyers, human resources and public relations experts to “ensure” they were taking the necessary steps.
“We were acutely aware of how contrary to the values of the company we have built and those of everyone who works here,” he continued, taking a moment to compose himself. “It’s something we take very seriously and refuse to sweep under the rug, it’s now who we are and it’s not what we stand for.”
Kornfeld, 32, then revealed that they had “signed a written consent approving the removal of Ned as manager and employee” on September 16, which will explain his absence from the “Try Guys” videos and social networks. more recent.
The team removed it from its merchandise store and digitally erased it from old videos, as well as all marketing materials. Kornfeld even said that their decision to completely remove some videos where Ned was heavily featured “cost” them a lot of money, but they “proudly” stood by their decision.
Admitting they couldn’t release the findings of their investigation for legal reasons, Habersberger, 35, said he found “Ned engaged in conduct unbecoming of our team and we knew we couldn’t move forward with it. him”.
He also explained that the reason they took so long to go public was because “real people were affected” but were ultimately forced to do so after Ned’s photos and videos and Alexandria Herring surfaced.
“We are incredibly shocked and deeply hurt by all of this,” Yang added, fighting back tears. “He is someone we have built a business and a brand with for eight years. We are saddened – not just personally, but on behalf of our staff and our fans who believed in us.”
A tearful Kornfeld continued, “I don’t know if we can express the pain we are feeling right now. It’s hard to revisit old videos we love and are proud of, we lose a friend, someone we built a business with, have countless memories with […] We’re sorry this happened and we don’t know what else to say.
“That’s going to change here, but hopefully within that there’s an opportunity for positive growth and better videos to come, but it’s going to be tough,” he added. “This is all going to be f-king hard.”
Meanwhile, Yang pleaded with his fans to “be kind”, alluding to the fact that Herring has received a lot of criticism from fans, before noting that more information on the company’s changes will be forthcoming. soon revealed.
Last week, the Try Guys suddenly found themselves in a mess when the internet discovered that Ned had been cheating on his wife of 10 years with Herring, a producer on the show.
After announcing he was fired on September 27, Ned released his own statement explaining the situation.
“Family should have always been my priority but I lost focus and had a consensual working relationship,” he wrote after he was seen kissing Herring at a New York bar. York.
“I’m sorry for any pain my actions may have caused the guys and the fans, but especially Ariel,” he continued. “The only thing that matters right now is my marriage and my kids, and that’s where I’m going to focus my attention.”
Ariel, 36 – who Ned shares sons Wesley, 4, and Finley, 1 with – also spoke out amid the scandal.
“Thank you to everyone who reached out to me – it means a lot. Nothing is more important to me and Ned than our family, and all we ask at this time is that you respect our privacy for the sake of our children,” she wrote on her Instagram.
Despite the infidelity, Ariel and Ned can stay together as they were both seen on September 28 wearing their wedding rings while dating.
The same can’t be said for Herring, who was engaged to her boyfriend of ten years, Will Thayer. The two apparently ended things after deleting all of their photos from her social media.
She has yet to address the matter publicly.
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