How to DESTROY Your YouTube Career in 19 Minutes

[@vito]

Would love some feedback on this video. I know it's longer than usual but I had a lot to say on this topic. Was it worth listening to, or did it drag on too much?

[@deeznuts9886]

Just starting it now and I already love your cat. I'll give updates when I'm finished! Alright so 20 minutes in and you've made the apology video of Jirard millions of times better to watch just by talking over the irrelevant stuff he was saying. You made the apology actually watchable for me 💀

[@theretrobro]

you nailed it man. great video Its not too long you broke it down very well

[@smallmouthadvisory7178]

The longer the better for me. BTW I love how the cat just shows us it's ass to remind us all how much you love her.

[@r3dcoat397]

I like long form stuff and (sometimes) your take on (some) things

[@BobGeanis]

A lotta ads 😢

[@Flint_Ironstagg]

i'm glad he included his mother's autopsy report, that was very relevant and necessary

[@julianx2rl]

That's what I was thinking, thank God.

[@gachagamer536]

Yeah, the graphic description of donating her spine and stuff was really important for the defense 😢

[@kurojima]

Jirard is just trying to play the "feel sorry for me card" at every step

[@captaincrunch1707]

The autopsy is their only receipt but even that is based on lie. The OpenHand website claims to have longterm research partnership because they donated her organs. It’s all pretty laughable

[@frogglen6350]

it actually was

[@Letterman0412]

Funny that Jirard had such an easy time finding someone to take his mother's corpse but has had such a hard time finding someone who will take the hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations he's been given.

[@_BhagavadGita]

Exactly!

[@Bloodshack89]

Didn’t even realize how disgusting that was. Thanks for pointing that out

[@AkiraYuki5150]

I seen numerous videos covering this and some people are tip toeing and being very careful with what they say to not piss anyone off. I got to say your honesty is a breath of fresh air and is apparent that you are 100% right on the money!

[@Gatekeeper201]

So what about the rest of the videos you watched? You said only “some” of the videos tip toed around the issue. Presumably more than that were more matter of fact about how this situation looked? It’s be helpful if you were clearer on this point. Almost every video I’ve seen has unequivocally slammed or condemned Jirard for this situation. No charitable (no pun intended) interpretations at all.

[@bazzzzz6175]

Right from the phone call with Muta and Karl, you could tell he'd been caught with his hand in the drawer and was freewheeling like crazy to spin his excuses.

[@vito]

Don't you hate when you upload a KZbin video and realize 20 minutes of audio are missing for no reason? Anyway here's the fixed version.

[@JB0007inu]

All good vito. We can wait for fix

[@dandastardly2792]

I remember uploading my first video.....

[@prolastmedia6171]

You might be an arse, Vito. But you're OUR arse. I'll always be parasocial for you 😂

[@Korra228]

I was wondering why it went private

[@Chronz]

I still can't hear shit

[@Warmaka]

Court: "Jirard, you have held over 600'000$ you promised to donate to charity in a bank account , what do you have to say for yourself?" Jirard: "Well, I was born on a precipitous summer's eve. The Rainclouds casting their weary shadows over my familys homestead...."

[@jefferythibodeaux5573]

Hey you forgot something “And my mom died of dementia”

[@BigMacOrange]

I think the funniest part is that he named a bunch of different organizations over the years that he supposedly gave money to and in the end he gave the money to someone completely separate from any of them. Can they sure him for him using their name to boost his brand?

[@hiramsiqueiros9018]

jamie lee curtis also donated around 70-90k

[@billblackwell945]

He's not telling the whole story, and I'm sure the things he's hiding are only going to make him look even more guilty. How TF do you not donate for 10 YEARS!!!

[@infinitelybanta]

Exactly. I just listened to the call that Muta posted and it is so obvious he was trying to sort out what exactly Muta and Karl actually knew. I don’t know exactly what he’s guilty of but it’s far more than not donating for ten years. (He might not be the ringleader either, but he’s not ignorant, clearly).

[@johnjohn7188]

In the guilt trip audio, he said that he wanted to get into game development and out of content creation. Was he planning to use the money to help fund his future endeavors?

[@lasskinn474]

@@johnjohn7188 I don't think he even knew. let's be real, he wasn't good at planning!

[@MarketingMovies1337]

Yeah in the 40 min audio he talks about his family situation. So they must of been against donating possibly.

[@LuisRodriguez-tp8rz]

@@johnjohn7188 This is quite the theory I've never seen regarding this situation, but in retrospect and judging by what we actually know, it isn't out of the realm of possibilities!

[@visitorzeta1669]

"That money was just resting in my account." - Father Ted.

[@mhoppy6639]

“I didn’t steal your biscuit and it didn’t taste nice anyway” Billy Bunter.

[@KetRalus]

Every time Jirard lies, his beard grows longer.

[@zero9435]

soon he'll trip on it and fall almost as hard as his career

[@Ferreal92]

Know that when you give money to a 3rd party to forward to a charity, they get the tax benefit, not you. It’s best to donate directly.

[@kurojima]

Exactly. Thats why big companies/tv-channels and so on hold these charity drives. It becomes their tax benefit without actually spending a cent themselves.

[@carcrashjayson]

Not true

[@lbrad2001]

You've got him nailed. Pathological liar and Sociopath. Speeding this up slightly really has a great effect, it takes away his natural cadence and shows his manipulation tactics more clearly.

[@jaydub7386]

100%

[@AliRadicali]

I realise that the two conditions are related and that it is a faux-pas to internet-diagnose mental disorders, but based on Jirard's various deflections, I would say that he is more likely a narcissist than a sociopath/psychopath. If he were completely devoid of empathy, I don't think he would rely on pity-plays this much, as those require at least a baseline understanding of empathy in order to weaponise other people's feelings against themselves. I also don't think he would take it so personally and get so angry about it if the accusation didn't genuinely contradict his self-image as a nice guy. Of course, it could be either, it could even be both, but if I had to pick one I'd bet on NPD over APD.

[@DhiscoStu]

Nothing makes little boys angier than when they get caught

[@erikrevier4053]

The main questions that need answering from this whole thing is; 1. Why did this happen? 2. Would this have continued to happen if not otherwise exposed?

[@Flint_Ironstagg]

1. Greed 2. Absolutely

[@TheJadeFist]

1. Retirement Fund 2. Yes

[@willgriffin5647]

1 he was being tricked by his family 2 no, because I bet he's most likely been working on donating since last year. Fyi he just said 22, he did NOT say January or December. He really could have found out nothing happened in December and it could take a year to get this situated.

[@lasskinn474]

@@willgriffin5647 2. yes he would have continued to lie about everything going to the causes and them not touching the money they raise. why would he have stopped. and for 1. he wasn't reading the notes to the meetings he had to legally attend. 1. is unknown besides than that they're all imbeciles, so it could be greed. if they weren't imbeciles they would've hid it better and done the filings correctly and paid the fees on time and done the fundraising notices. they did absolutely nothing correctly with the foundation.

[@willgriffin5647]

@@lasskinn474 I'm going to believe he was 1 million % in the dark until found out in 2022 until we find proof saying he wasn't. He literally said the golf tournament barely does anything with open hands and he rarely even attends. Btw, I looked on line and he was being truthfull when he said authorities would instantly know if they used that 655k to buy things for themselves. I refuse to believe that he's anything more than just a mascot being used by his family. He even said he's been fighting with other members and wants to distance himself from them. That's proof he was being controlled. At the end of the day, I hadn't heard of him or yt gamers in general until 2020 so IF I am wrong about him. Oh well, it's not like he was my childhood hero or anything. We'll just see what happens when (probably if) authorities get involved. I've heard people say there's a strong chance no one of importance will do anything about this, especially if he keeps making donations to organizations.

[@aTerraxia]

In the call with Karl and Muta, he really said the he didn't want them talking about his family, and then in his response video he really stressed that he had nothing to do with the golf tournament. I'm assuming that's where the real big boy fraud was happening at the hands of his father or maybe brother, so I think he is simultaneously trying to run cover, but also trying to distance himself from the inevitable fallout. Time will tell, but from what I hear the Khalil family sounds a lot like the Bluth family. There's always money in the golf tournament.

[@joemo1033]

"He Vito...why did you steal the last peice of pizza!?" "My Father, struggled with alcoholism..." 🤣🤣🤣 Amazing Vito.

[@nobodyinterestingyou]

I'm using that one for now on!

[@lasskinn474]

:DD I just say that I can't drink. like f, I can't get the benefit from the free beers anyway so that fucking last piece of pizza is fucking mine

[@フランクランドン]

ENOUGH FROM THE CLOWN

[@ericm1839]

Dude donated more of his mother than his money to charity.

[@TheOl4x4]

Thank you so much for this laugh.

[@captaincrunch1707]

Exactly , the optics of this are HORRIFIC. So you’re gonna start a foundation about dementia and after 10 YEARS, you only donate her organs & then once caught hoarding funds , a monetary donation is made. What’s worse is that he literally lies and says that he’s personally donated with his own funds. Funny how this giant 🐀 ratMan can’t produce those receipts for his personal donation. His brother Jacque , also states that their dad Charles has personally donated his own funds too. Somehow the clown brother Jacque DOESN’T show receipts for that claim either. This family of liars would lie to the face of God/Muhammad

[@prolastmedia6171]

Ngl, as someone who will admit to having stolen a candy bar or two from walmart, stealing your fan's donations to a charity for research on the disease your own mother passed away from is a SPECIAL kind of evil. This guy used the money he stole to buy himself a one way ticket to hell

[@andrzejkopalnia]

Wtf this is pure atrocity. What a 🐓

[@cryptidcorvid]

i work in retail and this literally orders of magnitude worse than any shoplifitng ive ever witnessed

[@matthewcarrington1664]

I was half expecting him to say he caught his mom's dementia and that's why he kept forgetting to donate the money 🤣

[@LordZordid]

That would have been a nice plot twist.

[@bateriayvr8988]

😅

[@AliRadicali]

Right? It would have been in terrible taste but it still would have been better than 20 minutes of angry DARVO.

[@fungicide9244]

At this point, claiming dementia and faking his own death is probably sounding pretty tempting.

[@vjbd2757]

Ugh. This one actually hurts because I loved his content for almost a decade. Sorry Jirard but you have to pay.

[@dandastardly2792]

Did you notice a change in his content around 2020-2021 ? I was a fan too and something changed around then. He got a little political and changed his format. I slowly watched less and less around then. Then all this came out years later

[@matthewcarrington1664]

@dandastardly2792 I noticed that too

[@johnnyflannigan136]

I'll still watch his old videos.. Probably not any new ones though

[@TheoJay615]

@@dandastardly2792 I did. He joined G4, started letting people know his politics, and for some reason he never covered Elden Ring - despite playing all other Souls Games!

[@2cents4u]

He signed on to the woke agenda and started with the Liberal bashing of people that think different. Being a "nerd" and gamer, there is no one more different in a collective than both of these communities and to see him get so toxic with a smile. Told me he has become a rich privilege ass hat.@@dandastardly2792

[@dandastardly2792]

This has been a wild story. Good job securing Karl Jobst for the show. Great upload 😁

[@bluebandanna4849]

He may have been a completionist but he sure as hell speedrunned destroying his career lmao

[@tomassmith2088]

He did not complete the task of donating money

[@bluebandanna4849]

@@tomassmith2088 Tru! lol

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

The donate to charity achievement is still incomplete

[@tokiyakillsinsight160]

He just wanted to complete his career after completing all these games all these years

[@mururoa7024]

Vito, I know you're the absolute worst, which is why I like you! 😂

[@TakaD20]

Only who is no asshole calls himself an asshole

[@socaljusticewarrior558]

Same. He's like Garfield

[@gordonchard6243]

Didn't religiously watch his videos but occasionally the algorithm recommended one and always enjoyed it. This is like where i grew up, every year this family went crazy with Christmas light's to raise money for charities. Kids loved it every year and was a highlight in a village where not much really goes on. Then it turns out for years they just kept the money.

[@schembri317]

Honestly not that different then majority of charities stop donating your money literally all they do is waste or keep your cash. Awareness and upper management doesnt count as a reasonable allocation or 99 percent of your funding and donations

[@asimplewizard]

​@@schembri317 Not to be combative but there really is. Some charities definitely push it for sure, but its normal for a

[@Nifty__Swifty]

It is wild how many times he deflected and tried to misdirect. Great video!

[@HappyMealBieber]

This is an Adult Child that got caught stealing. He then threatens to go after Karl just like Billy Mithcel. Same exact attitude you get caught get mad then revenge. Its immature.

[@draakisback]

It is an immutable fact that Jirard committed charity fraud and potentially embezzlement. The main question now centers around "mens rea" (criminal intent). Karl and Mutahar release theirs videos, and immediately, Jirard and his family seemingly lawyer up (hence why we hear anything for awhile). Most innocent people wouldn't choose to lawyer up immediately after such serious allegations. While getting lawyers involved is almost always the smart thing to do regardless of guilt but I don't think that Jirard is that smart. If you watch any cop interrogation videos, in almost all of the cases where they are trying to pin a crime on an innocent person, they have an immediate visceral and strong emotional reaction (which is not what happened here). Instead we got this stupidly emotional response weeks after the original allegation. Almost all of the stuff happening on KZbin right now is just the "court of public opinion" and his response video has basically assured that he has lost that fight (it also doesn't help any potential legal battle in the future). As for the response video, it almost guarantied that it was written by someone else; maybe a lawyer or one of his associates/family members. It was crafted as a misdirect more than a true rebuttal to the allegations. Its an attempt to try to gain sympathy with the mom and also redirect the conversation away from the actual crimes. Its very out of touch with how social media and modern discourse works which is why its pretty obvious that Jirard didn't write it (Hes not smart but he does have many years of experience on KZbin; though maybe I am giving him too much credit here). In many ways, the video response also seemingly throws Jirard's career under the bus and shifts the blame away from the Open Hand Foundation itself. Almost every single video I've watched on this subject has not mentioned that there is still a very real possibility that one of the other members of the family committed embezzlement and that Jirard is trying to cover for them. If that is the case, its especially stupid from a legal and public point of view but it does make sense from an emotional one. His father runs the charity and the golf tournament, it wouldn't surprise me if he was the main actor behind all of this. (none of this minimizes Jirard's role in this though). Some any videos are sifting through the past and trying to recontextualize Jirard as a bad guy and while that's probably the case, I personally see him more as a really naive and incompetent scumbag. Either way, all of this is immensely stupid. I do hope that the IRS is already auditing this charity and that the entire family ends up being on the hook for fraud and embezzlement. They should all be punished for using the death of their family member as a means of trying get people to open their wallets.

[@AliRadicali]

I actually think Jirard wrote the (non)apology, because no other person in the universe would think that was an adequate or convincing response to the situation. I think he is a narcissist and the response video gives us a peek at the sort of rationalisations and self-justifications someone like that will come up with to fit their bad actions alongside their self-image as a good guy. I agree that it is possible he is covering for someone else, although I doubt it would be the father considering one of the misdirections in the video involves mentioning the dad's charity golf tournament.

[@yandayixia]

I've never heard a better review. Rationale and constructive suggestions are accurate as hell. subscribe well earned.

[@heykatlin]

Your take on this situation is one of the most accurate and you see the situation for exactly what it is. I throughly enjoyed your take 😂

[@J-Dawg81]

There ARE good guys but they normally don't have to tell you they're a good guy

[@brainfartqueen481]

Since you asked for feedback, yes I enjoy long for content and I liked hearing your thoughts about this mess! Don’t be afraid to talk about an issue you care about! Also I still think you’re a good guy in general and not a person to use their mom for alleged charity fraud!!❤

[@madmaxmel]

Really like you said, if he would have stopped less than 2 minutes into his video, then genuinely apologized that I made a mistake for which I am very sorry and the money has now been transferred. And he could have also come up with suggestions for the future on how to be more open about donations...he wouldn't be losing his career now. Maybe a small blow, loss of sponsors and etc, but apologizing leaves the way to another possibility. Because the money was still there, though, and it transferred. But...the end video gave him an aggressive image, of a manipulator who tries to blame others. The viewer wonders what he wants to hide, this image is formed towards the end. Unbelievable how he actually ruined his career after that 2 minutes!

[@witnessfox3509]

Hearing his complaints of Karl not being a financial expert reminds me of the joke about seeing a helicopter stuck in a tree: If Im walking down the street and see a helicopter stuck in a tree, I don't need to be a helicopter pilot to know someone fucked up. And you don't need to be a financial expert to look at 600k in donations sitting in an account for years to know someone fucked up.

[@Jobocan.]

Crazy that the only issue brought forward by Karl and Muta that Jirard actually addressed in his whole apology is the one that matters literally the least... Yeah the document wasn't signed... Okay? Really doesn't matter that Karl got a very small thing wrong. He made an assumption that was incorrect... Alright then. The core of the issue was addressed by lying about it. We know the restricted donation thing is a lie, because of the email response by whoever that was (don't remember if it was Charles or Jacque) and because of Jirard's response in the discord conversation that made literally no reference to that idea (that it was "not cool", in fact).

[@superstd]

he also basically throw every charity he said he work with or in relation with under the bus that he didnt trust all of them , after all it took him 10 years and a couple meddling youtubers to make a decision to finally donate.

[@lasskinn474]

rode their names for a decade and then basically said they're wastes of money :D

[@peterhansman1623]

He was hoping the donators would get dementia and forget about the whole thing

[@DrunkbowDash]

Great video, really enjoyed it. It's always good to see someone talk about something they're passionate about.

[@briandstephmoore4910]

22:55 it's like dodging a bicyclist only to step in front of a Mac truck

[@prolastmedia6171]

Am I the only one who isn't getting audio??

[@aj1218]

Full audio call just leaked

[@terriplays1726]

It baffles me how he does not want the money to go to salaries, yet he wants to support research. Who is going to do the research then? With 600k, you may pay one or two researcher for the duration of a PhD or Postdoc when you include moderate expenses for equipment and consumables. And yes, there will also be travel expenses, as researchers go to conferences and go to other institutes to use specialised equipment. I would really like to know what his idea of research is.

[@MiserableLittleDoomGoblin]

The irony of someone calling himself "The Completionist" not following through and giving the donated funds to research is just too rich.

[@briandstephmoore4910]

He knew it was over before he made this video, you can tell by his demeanor. This feels more like an abstract dodge of "Legal" implications and potential lawsuits more then a I'm sorry come back. He knows it's over he's just hoping to escape with his freedom and from financial repercussions.

[@sharkisshark3476]

good to see u fixed the audio. i love watching your vids, ur not a prefect person but i believe your a generic person who is open minded and not afraid to tell people what you think or how you feel about it. a good example of it is when u went to the protesters and such and told them jokes are funny. i respect that you stand behind what you say. also your a good critic and when im done with my work i would like to share my work with u. your critiasism matters and you ask the questions that matter.

[@tommy_salami108]

This is the grammar and spelling of a typical vitophile

[@carcrashjayson]

generic?

[@InfernalGoose]

Haha you disturbingly good at PR, Vito! Your pointers for Gerard are really good. Good thing you're not on his team and coaching him :)

[@StefunnyStrange]

The example apology you came up with would’ve made things SO MUCH BETTER for Jirard had he apologized in a similar manner. If he just said that he dropped the ball or was lazy but that the money is now being donated, this scandal would’ve blown over in less than a week. The guy was so likeable that an apology like the one you suggested would’ve been received well.

[@tamajinn]

Would be curious to get an update on this situation, I thought it was an interesting video!

[@MIKE_FROM_DETROIT]

28:45 well...at least they didn't embezzle her spinal cord :(

[@MIKE_FROM_DETROIT]

I feel bad for all involved. So sad.

[@noheartfourteeneightyeight]

You are on fools notice vito, I just got off the phone with Mike David and guess what, Harold J. Sawyer has the tapes, heads will roll, giant, obese, slovenly heads will roll. Good day. (p.s. Redbar is watching)

[@chanceneck8072]

I stopped following him ever since he got rid of Greg. He always seemed too fake to me, although their humor has been very cringe since the early days, at least Greg seemed genuine to me. And I liked him. I never really liked Jirard...

[@AndrewStro]

But what if he pledged the donation and he uses the words pledge and donate synonymously?

[@isidroduarte8942]

Ohhh the old Amber Heard defense. 😂

[@billybob7135]

His explanation reminds me of a scene in Money Heist. An organizer of a heist started testifying to the police. However, the plan was to stall by giving out massive amounts of precise, minute, irrelevant data to mentally overload the police (ex. The exact models of certain gadgets used in the heist, their capabilities, and overexplaining their role in Step 1 under the pretense of this information being vital to the endgame.) It buys a few hours, which is exactly what the crew needed.

[@donaldhysa4836]

He should have hired Eric July as a consultant. Eric July would have known what to do because he knows how to respect his audience

[@MisterDantastic]

Should challenge Karl and Vito to "pull up".

[@TheJadeFist]

"We've been in contact with .... or considered them... not appropriate when final action not yet taken" LOL, that part cracks me up, like I don't even think a toddler would buy that line. Like looking at a website or sending them an email 10 years ago, ya sure that's the same thing as "we're one of their main sources"

[@dffeqq]

After listening to the full audio my conclusion is that he took advantage of the fact that it made him look good and was in no hurry to move it. Regardless of when he found out or always knew, the easiest and most likely answer is that he knew he was lying and then shut down once he found out Muta and Karl were going to post their stories. The lawsuit he alleges is just a final tactic to try to save face but it honestly just makes him look weak. If that was an apology video I think the community would understand if he was actually forthcoming.

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

It's sad to hear there are other youtubers still defending him, but be reassured by the fact his My Response video currently has a 19k like to 82k dislike ratio, so people in general are seeing him for what he truly is.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

The only time Jirard has been honest about this was during the call with Karl and Muta, it’s insane he even took that call before talking to a lawyer

[@crimsonstormsurge]

Well I guess he completed the get cancelled achievement

[@farlow126]

You are 100% correct on how he should have handled the situation. He could have been back doing videos again if he handled it the way you described weeks ago.

[@vito]

If he had let me write his apology he'd have escaped this situation largely unscathed. The fact that he went scorched earth is genuinely baffling.

[@TheGuzeinbuick]

@@vitoPeople panic. He was faced with a sudden and disastrous situation and he reacted irrationally.

[@chanceneck8072]

I almost questioned reality, dude. 😅 I was browsing YT when I saw your upload. And then it was suddenly gone again. I searched your channel (because I had read the title and I could figure out, it was gonna be about Jirard), nothing. I searched your second channel, I even looked for other channels named "Vito" (because apparently there is one fitness douche 😅). I typed the video title, I thought I read in the search bar, no results. I was genuinely like "was I imagining things?". But then I decided, maybe patience will be the answer... 👍🤝

[@krishall2086]

So. He didn’t want to lay out for his mother’s funeral either.

[@geohawk6337]

It's his frosk moment.

[@jackburton1455]

9 years and 19 minutes

[@conflicthorizon]

@vito, you are the smartest KZbiner I've listened to about this all day. You have asked and said all the things I keep asking and talking about. This isn't about how nice the person is or their intent. This is about the facts. Facts are that he has lied and is legit scamming from the evidence that has been presented. Karl and Muda have exposed this dude for the garbage he is.

[@tyrelllaszlo6024]

Vito should give courses on youtube apology videos, maybe then they'd actually be believable

[@jakes1881]

All he had to do was hit the Alex jones “I’m kind of retarded”, and maybe he would’ve kept some good will.

[@TheOl4x4]

Vito, this might be your greatest magnum opus. Thank you kind sir.

[@jefferythibodeaux5573]

This whole lawsuit thing has to be a scare tactic, dunno about Karl but I know Muta is pretty well off in case

[@jamesedward3619]

The principle of fungibility renders pointless the very notion of a restricted donation.

[@DallasCrane]

I’m just here for your cat

[@darrylwoodbury]

The moral of the story is you don't know any KZbinr and should never assume you do because you watch their videos.

[@dmaxcustom]

People are sheep.

[@MrPMAntunes]

He mentions several times in this video money they spent, when there's countless instances if him saying they don't take a cent and is all for charity. Here's the thing, everyone would understand a foundation like this has expenses, but he always denied them using any of the donations money. No way he is in contact with a legal them, they would never approve this video. He admitted to fraud.

[@OldManDoom]

If he didn’t steal the money and just had it in an account somewhere, sitting there- why not just donate the money? Why in the hell would he collect the money and just hold it? If you are going to embezzle, do it. Why in the hell would you just not donate the money? It is so stupid

[@seangalvin4582]

He was never going to donate the money. Not all of it. If he was- he never would have lied about already having donated it. There is no other explanation other that something devious. On that call with Karl and Mutahar he doesn't sound like someone who made a mistake. It's the clear groveling of someone caught doing something knowingly wrong.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

You know what I hate? When someone uploads a video without 20 mins of missing audio..

[@bonnnetwork]

Phenomenal Video vito! Make more long videos like this i love listening to you dude

[@1-eye-willy]

when you break the bank and dont have a chance in hell, dazzle them with bullshit.

[@theflyingninja1]

Damn, he was so close to getting to that magic $1 million he needed to open a Swiss bank account.

[@buckv9494]

1% of ownership would have fixed this whole situation but he wants to complete his youtube career.

[@DonSalvatore1982]

I think modern internet culture has a lot to do with it... This guy has millions of followers and could have been honest... Like brutality honest and said that they set it up for a good cause, but that running the charity became more fun than actually giving the money away. He could have said that it was a mistake and that they will rectify it and pass the charity to someone third party to make sure it is done in an honest way. He and his family would have lost a few hundred thousand subs and it would be forgotten... Now? Well now it's over... Because lying to cover up the mismanagement is much much worse than just admitting they made a mistake.... Hell... It's worse than admitting you're evil and did it because you wanted more money and power.

[@AliRadicali]

I think Jirard's lack of accountability has less to do with internet culture and more to do with old-fashioned narcissism. The whole non-apology consists of rationalising and trying to deflect blame back onto the accusers; it's not at all convincing to the audience, which leads me to believe that these are the lies and rationalisations he uses on himself to maintain his self-image as a stand-up guy. He's not apologising or taking responsibility because he doesn't feel like he's done anything wrong; it's his accusers who should feel bad for daring to make allegations about such an upstanding citizen. And he's so delusional he doesn't realise that the lies he tells himself in order to feel like a good guy are not convincing to anyone with a clear view of the facts of the case.

[@DonSalvatore1982]

@@AliRadicali Did you see the video they released with the full discord call? Jirard was crying, bribing and everything in between. The videos he is releasing on the matter is clearly not what he feels.

[@lasskinn474]

@@DonSalvatore1982 that's how he operates. he is an actor(that's his education). a manipulator. he tried pulling all the strings and when it didn't work he wasn't interested in anymore in it. neither this video or the call are honest.

[@Drewski_ZA]

The internet flipped on this guy faster than Disney fired Johothan Majors 😂

[@TheOl4x4]

Rightfully so.

[@user1point0]

He got too many Good Boy awards from reddit users and let it get to his head

[@Marti3P]

Muta released the call on his channel

[@danielbroome5690]

One other point is that, I'm sure that many people have a problem doing their taxes, especially in the USA where it is more complicated, but it's really not THAT complicated, and the completionist just tries playing into that to further confuse normies who experience tax anxiety to excuse his actions. The internal revenue code is simply the core foundational document for the laws governing taxation in the USA and all countries have one. It's a long list of obligations and rights you have as a taxpayer and the page he shows in his video, if actually read by someone, is actually a very succinct and explanatory passage about the history of the bill, why it was introduced and a very short example of what it means, along with a helpful reference to the part of the code which covers this. Even someone who has never touched their taxes with their own hands their entire lives should be able to read and understand this passage. It is far less complex than he is letting on.

[@slappydoodle]

This is a really good video vito Dudes clearly hiding something. Whether he stole some money or hes covering for his family something is up And this parasocial relationship thing is fckn weird I've NEVER once thought that a youtuber was my friend or family member and I spend about 14hrs a day listening to all kinds of stuff This is also y ive NEVER GIVEN A SINGLE PENNY to a youtuber I didn't ask u to do this and unfortunately I can get what I want for free What am I giving u my hard earned money for???

[@hollow_indigo1035]

Can't wait to listen all about this crazy case while i work on my coursework lol

[@wayyneyy]

This reminds me of his Ruby Sapphire and Emerald Video where the person who completed their copy first (3-way Versus) won a used Target Gift Card, Was it a joke? Most likely, but I can't help but think he's been stingy this whole time before all of this after coming across the controversy, lol

[@leroyjenkins4115]

This is really sad to hear because I loved watching his completionist videos. He actually gave me drive in completing games I would have thought impossible, like impossible difficulty on the dead space remake 😏. Finding out this just makes me question if he actually did complete all these games 😔.

[@bateriayvr8988]

The Completionist just completed his KZbin career 😎

[@leroyjenkins4115]

@@bateriayvr8988 😏

[@mamaya311]

I refuse to believe there isn’t a reason that money was just sitting there. Could it be gross negligence and incompetence? Sure. But I for one think they were using that money to either get some kind of tax break or collect interest or something. Idk we definitely don’t have the whole story yet.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

Obviously there was a plan. You don’t have $600k in an account without a plan.

[@thewoosp2782]

Or... you have 600k in the bank sitting there BECAUSE you have no plan? An idea to donate, an idea to steal... but no plan.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

@@thewoosp2782 how brain dead are you? You have money in the bank: that money has a plan. You plan on saving it or spending it. You know what it is for. He knew the money was there because he had a plan for it. The plan didn’t include donating it because they didn’t for years and years. He lied about. Pretty simple.

[@clintholmes2061]

Nah... he's been destroying it for over a decade now. You are only just realizing it.

[@reggaetonjones1988]

This. You're absolutely right. He showed his true colors years ago. I stopped tuning into the completionist for a while. I had no idea about open hand and indieland. I'm not surprised by this. Jirard is kind of a user.

[@SerpentineDeity]

Lol Vito made the apology sound like a Jim Cornette promo.

[@maillardsbearcat]

If you had to guess, which one of your other beloved KZbin personalities is also secretly shady?

[@ReviSDMR]

Too many to mention

[@RussellFlowers]

"I'm gonna blow my brains out JUST KIDDING KZbin!!"

[@joemo1033]

So funny watching everyone asking...why would he hold 600k in an account? Yea...what benefit could there POSSIBLY BE...😂😂😂

[@tomassmith2088]

Apparently its not an interest bearing account so yeah its weird

[@joemo1033]

Yes. What about the last 10 years? Also...interest is not the only benefit.

[@tomassmith2088]

​@joemo1033 my impression is the money never moved. I had this conversation already, im not convinced on any advantage if they couldn't touch the money

[@joemo1033]

@tomassmith2088 Really? How about Loans? The owners Credit? Credibility for other ventures? Collateral? There are MASSIVE benefits, even if they never capitalized off the interest. For you as a person...no big deal. But for a foundation/corp/llc...huge deal. For a SHADY foundation/corp/llc...even more huge.

[@tomassmith2088]

@@joemo1033 it's possible just seems like the whole nonprofit thing is a barrier. Like he obviously can't use the account as collateral in his personal life. The charity org can do something like use it as collateral to buy something but so far no records they did that and real estate purchases are the matter of public record. So if they leverage idk how they pay it back. Doesn't seem to me they have the skills or connections to launder the money.

[@desanti_offroad6876]

how do i watch the podcast? the link in description just brings me to a blank page.

[@raritymademydress]

It's on KZbin also, just search biggest problem in the universe. Enjoy, it's the best podcast going rn

[@KeijiMaeda86]

Vito is cooming so hard over this. It's like you'll kicking jirard as consolation since you couldn't get to do it to Mr. Beast

[@2cents4u]

You know there's a saying 'You're only as good as the company you keep' boy was this man around some wild people.

[@Gessle3]

Well I just got confused about all his talk about unrestricted restricted evasion vacation un-signed signed elemental documentation-gibberish that I almost forgot about em' 600K his been hoarding for a decade, like Smaug & his dwarfgold... Thank Vito for translating Gibberish to English in real-time for us! 😉

[@ze-ph9774]

Wait till you see the content creators that defended him. Now that so many things have come out against Jirard. They are now acting like nothing happened and as if they didn't say anything to defend him. They also disregarded the goodwill of the donors/donators and their valid criticisms and frustrations as to why they were misled as long as they defended their good friend. Disappointing.