“Trish has been saying a lot of things publicly which has put me in a tough spot.”
Trisha Paytas fans were shocked after their announcement that they would be leaving their
Frenemies podcast, but naturally major drama ensued and now Trisha’s co-host partner
Ethan Klein is speaking out amid the ongoing feud.
Brace yourselves for this one…
While perusing Twitter earlier this week, there’s a good chance you probably heard
that Trisha Paytas announced they would be leaving the highly successful Frenemies podcast,
which they have co-hosted alongside Ethan Klein, who owns H3 Productions, since September
of 2020.
Fans of the podcast know that the two, as well as Ethan’s wife Hila have had a very
tumultuous relationship since 2019, addressing each others’ feuds publicly time and time
again.
But if you’re not familiar with the podcast, there’s also a major familial connection
as Trisha met their now-fiance Moses Hacmon on the show, who just so happens to be Hila’s
brother.
While their constant beef is hardly news at this point, Trisha clearly hit their breaking
point at the end of Monday’s episode of Frenemies, when a discussion about their ‘advice
segment’ arose to which Ethan became offended after Trisha explained they didn’t like
the segment.
This dispute quickly rolled into a contentious conversation over money and how much each
member of H3 productions contributes to making the podcast a success, which didn’t sit
well with Trisha.
The H3 production crew quickly came to a decision on Monday night that they didn’t want to
film the following day’s podcast episode over hurtful comments they made about the
crew not earning their 5% share of the podcast revenue.
The following day, Trisha posted a video to YouTube titled “stepping down from frenemies”
to which they explained that the announcement wasn’t over their latest dispute, but rather
that they wanted the podcast to be a 50/50 partnership, rather than what it currently
stands as Trisha being “talent”.
Trisha addressed the situation surrounding the crew and apologized during their vlog,
claiming that the reason for their “episode” is due to the fact that they simply just don’t
“fit in.”
“I do need to apologize, like, for the delivery of how I said it.”
“Again, everyone is, like, really nice, and so I really do apologize for offending.”
Trisha went on to explain their frustration throughout their time on the podcast, saying
QUOTE, “I’ve had ideas shot down, I was talked over when I was talking about trans
people getting killed.
Yes, I should’ve said something, but in that moment I just said the segment sucked.”
After speaking their peace, Trisha immediately took matters over to Twitter… we’re not
gonna get into all that, but let’s just say Trisha is not going down without more
of a fight.
Ethan also took to Twitter to engage in Trisha’s banter, and revealed that he was completely
blindsided by their decision to part ways with the show.
Since their departure on Tuesday, Ethan addressed the drama during Wednesday’s episode of
his H3 podcast, fully acknowledging Trisha’s mental health issues, but stated that they
are not an excuse to mistreat his production crew, saying QUOTE, “They were always willing
to do their job, period.
They have done nothing wrong.”
On top of many other claims Ethan made about Trisha, he addressed much more serious matter,
including the topic of an antisemitic remark Trisha made during their pay disputes, calling
Ethan “Jewy”, which is an extremely harmful stereotype, especially since he is Jewish.
He said QUOTE, “She can say whatever she wants about my being Jewish, she can make
all the stereotypes...The minute I say anything to her, show's canceled.
It's just not an equitable relationship.”
Despite addressing these issues, Ethan did make one thing clear, explaining that he is
“not at all trying to burn a bridge, but more just trying to defend [himself] or set
the record straight in some ways.”
He said QUOTE, “As a friend, I have come to love and appreciate Trisha.
Creating Frenemies with her is going to be one of the all time highlights for me,”
adding, “With Trisha, she puts me in these tough situations where I'm losing no matter
what.”
Fans have taken to the comments section of Ethan’s video in support of him following
this unfortunate situation.
One user commented QUOTE, “I was really starting to respect Trisha again and the fact
that she’s making this about her and disrespecting the crew is just sad.”
This user also suggested that it might be best he continues on without Trisha, writing,
“I kinda hope Ethan doesn’t mention Trish on Friday.
Don’t give her any more fuel.
Imagine how pissed she will be if you just have a good show without mention of her.”
After all this I’ll officially be taking bets on the over/under that Trisha will return
to the podcast by next week…
No?
too soon?
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I’m your host Ruba Wilson, you can find me on TikTok and Instagram @ RubasWorld, bye
guys!