So, the video you're about to watch,
'till the end cause it's all very important, is going to completely clear me of all allegations in hitting Megan
Zelly, brutally assaulting her, choking her, clothes lining her, maliciously attacking her in any way, and
it clears me of kissing another girl behind my girlfriend - My beautiful girlfriend - Alissa's back.
I'm about to do an interview with a former member of Team 10, he resigned today.
Immediately after he did so, he called me on the phone -
first time I've ever spoken to him aside from that night. And yes,
he was at Warwick, he was there for all this. He called me and the phone call
surprised the fuck out of me. I'm referring to Max Beaumont, of Team 10.
He called me, and you guys are about to find out exactly what he said. Lets get into the interview. Alright guys so I'm in a Skype call
right now with someone who is part of Team 10 as well as was there
present as a witness to everything that happened on the night that I allegedly assaulted Megan Zelly, who is the assistant of Jake Paul.
I told him that I'm recording and he knows I'm recording. I told him this is Gonna be on my YouTube channel,
he knows this. His name is Max Beaumont - That is how you say right? Max: Yeah Banks: Yeah, Max Beaumont
I just wanna give you guys a little bit of backstory. Other than that night I had never talked to him
I talk to him a little bit at Warwick, and then he called me randomly today
and he told me his side of everything, and I asked if you'd be comfortable with coming on and again Max,
I really appreciate this - it just means the world to me, and you know more than anything else
I just want to get the record straight, so - Max: As do I Banks: Okay, So yeah
this is this is Max - just to give you guys some clarification - This is the person
I referred to in my videos who was at the table, also part of Team 10, feeding me the alcohol and stuff, and we'll get into
that we'll get more to that part in a little bit
but just raw and exactly how you
saw things, explain to me your view of the night and how everything went down. Max:Right so, before we even start
I just wanted to say that a lot of people are saying - I took Team 10 out of my bio today - a lot of people
Are saying I quit?
As you know I sent you some proof that just says that I actually personally decided to leave because of what I'm about to say.
That was the only way that I was allowed to come out and basically say this so, with that being said,
I'm down to get right into it. So I was at warwick on Wednesday. I was with Megan
I was with another friend of ours, and the first thing that I want to make very clear is I
did NOT see you kiss anybody that night. Banks: Thank you. Okay, cause I didn't kiss anybody, but thank you for saying that. Okay continue
Let's get into everything from your point of view. Max: Cool. Second thing, I did not see you assault anybody that night
Banks: Including including Megan Zelly?
Max: Including Megan Zelly, I did not see you assault anything that night and third thing--
Banks: I just -- I'd just
like to touch on that point really quick and just how like..
Max, you said you were you've been really good friends with her for like, how long now? Max: I've
known this girl since I was like 13. This has been like 7+ years of friendship,
which is what makes this so hard for me to do -- Banks: Yeah, I understand -- Max: Like, you can hear my voice
cracking like this has been like one of my best friends all of my life. Banks: And when Max called me,
he told me - he said 'It's been such a struggle for me over the past few days because I've seen this all go down and
I've felt really bad for you,
but at the same time like I knew that if I had come forward and said anything about this that all my
friendships, all of my best friends weren't going to be my friends anymore..
And that this is going to completely ruin my relationship with Team 10, and this was going to ruin my relationship with Megan',
but you said you had to come forward because.. Why did you decide to come forward to me and call me?
Max: Truthfully, I'm very much under the belief that everybody should be treated innocent until proven guilty, and when I say proven guilty I
mean by like, hard evidence footage - like multiple pieces of hard evidence.
It should not be word, and not only am I coming forward because of that,
but I'm coming forward because I - like you said - I was actually with you that night.
I would have had an idea of how you were acting that night,
and I would have an unbiased opinion because of the fact that I'm a part -- was a part of Team 10. Banks: Can I get
um.. can I get some intimate details on how I was acting as
descriptive as you can be, how was I acting how to act towards you and how did you see me acting toward other people,
what was I doing? Max: Okay,
so I went up to you, and I went up to Taylor,
and I wanted -- the reason I went up is I wanted to tell you guys but despite all the drama
that's been going on with my best friend, I still respected you, and I still respected your content.
I was not expecting what happened next, you literally gave me a hug, you put your arm around me, you thanked me,
you like.. You immediately like took me in and
like, that was shocking to me. You weren't aggressive towards me, which I thought was a real possibility,
you weren't like, upset, you weren't running to security and being like, "Get this guy out of here!", You were -- you were nothing
but nice to me. Um.. Banks: Yeah and the people -- the people that know me behind the scenes of the YouTube stuff,
I know I'd give off this animated crazy personality and so, ya'know I got tattoos,
and I'm you know -- I'm a little bit on the vulgar side of things, and a lot of people who have come to me who meet
me in real life, they say one of two things. They say one:
'I can't believe how similar you are in so many ways to your Youtube videos', but then again number two:
'I can't believe like how nice of a person you are and how genuine of a guy you are', and that lines up with pretty
much everybody that's ever met me, and honestly I was pretty far gone that night
I don't remember all the fine details
but I definitely --
it's in the realm of possibilities that you gave me a hug and I brought you to the table and just wanted to have fun because it get it.
Like I said, this is the first time I was out in two nights (two months). My whole thing -- I told all my friends, "Guys
I just want to take a load off
I want to forget all -- all the stuff that's going on and I want to just have fun", and that's
exactly what I intended to do. I never intended for any of this to happen,
I never asked for any of this to happen. Um -- Max: Yeah, me either. Banks: Another question that I -- again Max, seriously
thank you so much. Guys, I wanna stress the fact that I did not reach out to him.
I thought fully 'he's on that side of things,
I'm gonna leave that alone, and I'm gonna let the legal stuff unfold and when I have to speak with him
I will', but he reached out to me and he
Told me this stuff, and it really like -- you're a good dude, like you really are a good dude for this, and um yeah.
I want to get into more the details just so we can clear this stuff up. This shouldn't take long. Max: Sure, yeah.
Banks: Did -- did they tell you that they saw me kissing anybody that night? Max: Yes Banks: That night -- the night of? Max: Yeah, Megan
told me. I didn't see it. Banks: Okay and uh, and
why like, why do you think -- did she show you who I was kissing? Max: No.
Like so that's literally like a word against a word. I don't know -- Banks: Of course
I mean yeah, just to give everybody a heads up too, and to let you know
I told you this already since this went down,
I've had the footage
revised
Over and over and over by everybody that I know that could do it right now until we get a subpoena, until we press this
more legally, we're not going to get the security footage. We're not gonna be able to share with you
and we might never be able to share publicly with you, but lawyers are definitely going to be able to take a look at it,
I'm definitely gonna be able to take a look at it, and the
Management of Warwick and the ownership of Warwick has already seen it.
They've went through it multiple times for multiple different camera angles, they have followed myself and Megan through the whole night,
and they've cleared me of both - Because I insisted on this. At first they only cared about the legal stuff obviously, the club liability they don't care about
finding somebody kissing somebody. There's no legal like bound to me against me for something like that, but
I insisted that they look for that, and they cleared me of both of those things, so I'm --
Max: Yeah, and I just wanted to say that like you were excited to see Alissa like when you like -- you were just literally like when I was talking to you
You were like, 'I have to go get my girl', like it's just like for me
It was like you were super excited to see Alissa
you weren't in like a --
It didn't seem like you were in like a place where you would have gone and done something like that.
Banks: Yeah, okay. In that night, did Megan tell you that I assaulted her? Max: Okay, so Megan -- Banks: Yeah
please explain in detail and don't miss anything and don't -- again, I told you before we started recording
Max: Yeah
Banks: Like the fine details and everything about this in complete transparency, whether it's in my favor or their favor
doesn't matter, just be completely honest Max: 100%. Banks: What was that, like the exchange of information between 'he hit me', and yourself?
Max: After I left your table
and I walked back around to where we and Megan and everybody else was sitting,
I found Megan, and she said that - if I remember correctly - she said that she ran into you and
that she got a bruise from you,
but that she knew was an accident, that you didn't know who she was, and that it was just a crazy coincidence
that she happened to like be the person that like she ran into. She didn't get into details,
she said that she knew was an accident.
Banks: Did she did she seem distressed or scared or like, worried that I was going to attack her?
Max: Honestly no, I'm going to tell you I didn't even hear about this again until I saw Jake's video.
I forgot it happened until I saw Jake's video.
Banks: Now, this is very very important this -- what he just said is very important, possibly the most important part of this video.
So she said specifically she got a bruise for me in the same night like, at Warwick at the table?
Max: Yes. Banks: Okay, so I just want to touch on the fact that it's literally impossible --
It's physically impossible to be struck, and within 20 minutes, have a visible bruise on your body. It reddens first,
it'll take about a day or two to bruise into purple. Max: Okay, so
she showed me some bruise on her neck that I remember. Banks: Okay, so that what that tells me
is that bruise did not come from me because it's
physically impossible for it to come. Do you know if Megan has any history with -- is she anemic? Does she bruise easily that you know? Max: I don't
I mean there was some tweets about it. Banks: Yeah, that's -- I've had friends in the past who are anemic,
it's much more common in girls.
It's basically like, you could press your thumb on a part of their body with a little bit of force and it will bruise the
next day, or in the next two days, and I was just curious because she did tweet out,
'I have 5 to 10 mysterious bruises at all times on my body',
stuff like that. Max: Yeah. Banks: Okay, so I mean yeah that's really all I wanted from you and again, now
I just want to touch on acts as a person. I know the next morning, I did feel like something happened.
I did feel like I got drugged or something had happened,
and I did say that before I put the pieces together that he was at the table, but when this stuff with Meg happened,
I suspected that from the very beginning.
But I can honestly say Max,
honestly after you came forward and talked to me about I don't think that you were responsible for anything like that.
It doesn't sound like you had malicious intent,
and I feel like if I was hugging you and stuff and all that stuff, I just don't I don't think that's what was happening. I
don't know if I picked up a drink from somewhere else,
I don't know what happened like I said I said in my first video.
I don't know much about what had happened with Megan or if I had been drugged because I don't I didn't say because I
knew that I did something crazy
and I wanted some outs, that's not what it was at all, and also like you said you didn't spend any money,
that is true as well.
I don't know what got lost in translation, but like when I go to Warwick, they treat me like gold like
they give us bottles and stuff, and I don't have to pay for a single drink and Max came over to our table
and we already had the bottle stuff handled. I don't know who paid for it. I show up
I have fun, and that's that, but I fully believe that as well.
I mean records any bank records or anything could prove that easily so I wouldn't I couldn't see why you would pick that part to
be false. Max: Yeah. Banks: My camera cut out, my memory card was full,
and we got Max back on - sorry he want to touch on something else about the night.
Max: Yeah, no, you're good. Taylor said that I asked him for for coke that night.
I don't know if that was them like one of my friends
I don't know if that was someone else at the table. I didn't ask them to that
I just wanted to touch them that and clear that up and uh, otherwise if you have any like more questions
or anything like that?
Banks: I just have -- I have one last question,
and I just want to close it out and be as honest as you want you can decline to answer or whatever, but I just --
for myself because I'm sure everybody else is going to be curious about this as well -
Do you, as a person who has seen this all go down, as somebody who was there that night between me and you,
everything that you've consumed about the situation thus far.. Do you believe I did this? Max: I do not believe that you intentionally
assaulted this girl. Banks: Okay. Max: I believe that if anything you
accidentally bumped into her, you like -- I can't explain the bruise and she's my best friend for seven years so it's so hard for me to
say this, but I do not -- the way that I saw you that night,
I do not see how it was a
possibility that you went from this nice guy who came over and gave me a hug to someone who started swinging at her
afterwards. That's my personal opinion. Banks: And just one more thing do you believe that I kissed somebody that night? Max: No. Banks: Okay.
Thank you so much Max, again , I really want to stress this guys, you're a great dude.
This is much more different than being a good person and helping an old lady across the street or just your everyday good
person like, if you have proven nothing else in this video, you've proven that you're a good dude.
You came forward against all of these people and you're,
again,
you told me you're super worried about the fact that you know that all these people are you know you had all these friends and
now that's going to fuck up that relationship, and this is going to make so many complications for you
and it would have been a thousand times easier for you not to say this, but you did and I appreciate it, and honestly dude
your part in all of this legally is going to be so much easier
moving forward and you'll be happy that you did this. I'm sorry for anything
you're gonna have to go through over the next week, two weeks, months, but I promise you in the end
you'll feel better about doing this and I really appreciate it, Max. Thank you so much. Max: Of course man,
I mean
I don't even -- like at the end of the day like this this was more important to me than keeping those
friendships like it's like, I didn't want like -- that's the reason I didn't speak out before this, because I didn't want
to be associated with it like when when I was there, and..
anyway, so thank you man. I
appreciate you letting me share my side of the story, and I hope everything gets cleared up. Banks: Awesome Max, thank you very much.
Max: Alright, talk to you later. Banks: Have a great night, thank you so much. Talk to you later, bye.
But okay, so while I didn't show security footage or any physical proof, I feel as though
this is enough proof for you guys to completely clear me as an innocent man,
because as I said in the interview at this point in time we need a subpoena for the security footage, it's going to be a lengthy
process it's going to take a minute.
It's gonna happen, but I think this piled on with everything else that I've said and done up to this point
I think it clears me,
and I think that if you don't agree with that, the .0001% that still may think I do this.
This is what I have to say to you: You can fuck off, you can leave, I don't care about your opinion. You mean nothing to me.
I am beyond pissed off. I am beyond ready to pursue this to the absolute fullest degree.
I am going to make absolute sure that not only does this never happen to myself again,
but this never happens to anybody ever again. This is going to be huge.
I am going to press this to the farthest degree legally,
I'm going to make absolute sure the company of Team 10, Jake Paul
Erica Costello, Megan Zelly, pay for what they did to me. This is not a joke,
this is no laughing matter, and while the drama and the attack on people's characters, that is going to stop,
I'm done with that, done with the drama. This has just begun.
You cannot do what these people did to me. These people could have ruined my whole entire life.
Everything that I've worked for up to this point. They could have absolutely ruined it.
They could've ruined my relationship with my girlfriend, they could've ruined all my friendships, like I'm a shareholder in
multiple different companies. They could have destroyed that.
Everything that I am, every part of my success in life has to do with who I am.
My integrity, my work, and everything that makes me, me.
Because why I am where I am is because I am Banks, and they tried to destroy that. And it's not
fucking cool. I'd like to touch on two more things before I wrap up this video, and I'm done with this forever.
I want to say one, the security footage has been reviewed.
It has been by Warwick, a neutral party whose only interest
is to get to the bottom of this and the truth of this. They have told me I am cleared.
There's no indication of me assaulting anyone,
there's no indication of me kissing anyone. And two, I would like to touch on Erika Costell in her Moral high-ground,
'I'm so awesome, and I'm so about everybody's right
and I want -- I'm so for everyone!'. You're for yourself, and everyone sees right through that.
They see directly through you and I couldn't be happier about that.
You made some more serious allegations on your own channel along with Jake's channel, made a video a couple days ago
targeting Keemstar for making fun of abuse when he wasn't making fun of abuse, he was making fun of you guys
falsely accusing me of abuse because just like Keemstar said,
nothing could have hurt victims worse than someone lying about this shit, because when someone lies about this shit,
they get hammered into the fucking ground just like you're about to be. And when that happens that truly scares victims.
'Oh my God that could happen to me!
I really shouldn't speak out because if I do I could end up like Erika Costell.'. You're in for a fucking treat,
Erika. You really are. Guys, Keemstar put out a challenge for Erika because he said that if you really believe this, if you truly believe
this to your core that Ricky did this to Megan, then put your channel on the line. Put it on the line. If he did
this and the security footage proves that I assaulted Megan Zelly as described in your video, I clotheslined her,
I grabbed her by the neck and I dragged this girl through the club -- if I did that, Keemstar will leave
YouTube forever, and so will I.
But Erika, if it isn't like that, if it isn't how you described, and if I didn't assault Megan Zelly,
Then you have to leave. You have to leave -- You need to leave Youtube. I don't like you. I
told myself I wouldn't get emotional about this, I told myself
I would keep it -- I would keep composure, and I would do my best to just keep a positive attitude.
This has destroyed me over the past few days. I haven't been able to make any videos, I haven't been able to sleep,
I haven't been able to eat.. This has destroyed my life for the past five days, and I can also say right now
I'm over it. So much weight has been lifted off my shoulders, Max. Thank you, and I'm done.
I'm done with this. I'm innocent for everybody from the single second of this I saw all of you
I saw every single one of you. I will never forget that and I will always have your back. I love you
Thank you so much for being there for me. For the people who thought I initially did it and switched positions,
as the information and the evidence started to pile on I fuck with you, too.
You're okay, and I appreciate the fuck out of you too,
and I love you because it takes a lot to admit that you're wrong and to
just switch your position.. it does. For the people, like I said,
who still think I did something wrong: Suck my fucking dick. It's been your boy, Banks - Peace thE FUCK OUUUUT