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But what happens when you reach the top?
Well, theres only one way back down.
Since joining the platform in 2015, Dobriks charm and cheeky personality quickly shot him to YouTube superstardom.
Jonah), Jeff Wittek, Matt King, and Zane Hijazi.
None of these members are direct employees of Dobrik, yet they still reap the benefits of his following.
Though he rose to fame on YouTube, he quickly pivoted to podcasting during the pandemic in 2020.
He debuted his new podcast studio in his I BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE!!
But here we have a controlled space and a controlled environment.
Dobrik can be heard repeating Stop, stop, stop, and pulls Zeglaitis off of her.
It went too far.
I didnt want a fight with Dom.
I just wanted to see David.
Representatives for Dobrik did not immediately respond to comment on the Insider report.
June 15, 2017Dobrik releases the since-deleted HE THOUGHT HE WAS KISSING HER!!
(SUPER CRINGEY) vlog.
November 2018In another since-deleted vlog titled SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE PLAYED WITH FIRE!
The girls are briefly included in the video while Dom aims sexual jokes and commentary at them.
Minutes later, she says he told her he sent it to a group chat.
Karim later reveals that Dobrik decided not to hire him.
This particular episode is hosted by the husband-and-wife duo Ethan Edward Klein and Hila Klein.
While on the podcast, Keswani shares how his time in the Vlog Squad damaged his mental health.
During his time in the Vlog Squad, Keswani was continuously mocked for his height and disabilities.
On the podcast, Keswani states, I felt worthless being in those videos.
I was like,Dude, why am I even like here?
Whats the point in my existence?Because I was just treated like this punching bag.
Francois claims, I was touched by someone I did not consent to.
February 16, 2021Paytas takes to herH3H3 podcast,Frenemies,to reveal more disturbing allegations against Dobrik.
Nash was aware of the prank; however, Paytas claims, there was no consent given.
Because I was dating Jason, because I was a participant in the vlogs thats my consent?
Davids MCN is trying to remove this clip from the internet.
This is straight up sexual assault and he did it to him twice.
Jason was like, I gotta break up with you because of David, Paytas explains.
Thats when I spiraled.
in which she claims she was raped by Dom Zeglaitis.
March 16, 2021
Dobrik posts a two-minute-and-30-second video titledLets talkto his podcast YouTube page.
In this video, Dobrik claims that consent is the heart of his content.
He claims not to agree with some of his previous videos and apologizes directly to Seth Francois.
I missed the mark with that one.
He finishes the video with a promise: Im sorry if I have let you down.
Things like that wont happen again.
I have learnt from my mistakes and I also believe that actions speak a lot louder than words.
Dobrik fails to respond to the allegations from Paytas or Keswani.
March 21, 2021Tenbargerespondswith her own recordings of the phone call with Wittek.
I stand by my reporting and so does Insider.
March 21, 2021Ethan Klein and Paytas host anemergency livestreamof theFrenemiespodcast in which they interview Wittek.
Just hours before, the venture-capital firm Spark Capitalannouncedit would sever all ties with Dispo.
In February, the company led the start-ups $20 million series-A financing.
SeatGeek funded several of Dobriks Tesla and car giveaways.
March 24, 2021Dobrik is removed from thelineup of creatorson the No Place for Hate anti-bullying tour.
March 25, 2021YouTube temporarily suspends David Dobrik and Dom Zeglaitis from monetization following the rape allegation.
We have temporarily suspended monetization on David Dobrik and Durte Dom channels for violating our Creator Responsibility policy.
This affects all three of Dobriks channels as well as Zeglaitiss personal channel.
March 26, 2021Also, Jeff Wittek is still talking.
Heapologizesfor his original March 21 response in a new video asserting his innocence.
You take things too far, she can be heard yelling at Dobrik.
This is where I made a mistake, Wittek says in voice-over.
I forgot that the biggest fcking idiot I know was driving it.
June 15, 2021Dobrik uploads his comeback vlog, SURPRISING MY FRIENDS, as if nothing had happened.
(Conveniently,Frenemiesis no longer uploading on Tuesdays sincePaytas quit the podcast.)
The gang is already back to its old antics during a Hawaii getaway where one memberends up bleeding.
February 28, 2022Noticeably absent from Dobriks return to vlogging?
March 8, 2022TheVIEWSpodcast is once again resurrected.
Dobrik stresses how its been the worst two years of his life (who among us?)
and at other points laughs about being canceled.
That day is the worst thing thats ever happened to me.
Dobrik says he didnt see the video until they were already at the hospital.
I didnt see that DM until the hospital.
At that point, he alleges Wittek asked him to promise no one ever knows this was my idea.
As for the medical bills, Dobrik claims to have covered like $78,000 of surgery.
Its a two-way street, he adds.
We can be like, Whens your next surgery?
but also no ones looping us in to what we need to be paying for.
Responding to the medical-bills situation, Wittek claims Dobrik stuck me with a lousy insurance company.
Like, its not coming out of your pocket, dog.
He adds that he had to convince Dobrik to pay for half of a stem-cell procedure.
June 27, 2022Wittek is officially suing Dobrik for $10 million, according aTMZ report.
He releasedSURPRISING FRIENDS WITH BODY TRANSFORMATION!
Hes also bringing back theViewspodcast with Jason Nash, just beforeTikTokgets banned.
