Mean Girls In Real Life w/ Sabrina Brier | Reading Reddit Stories

[@smoshpit]

Hi friends! One of our FAVORITE parts of reading Reddit stories is sparking fun and light hearted conversation with y’all. We love the passion our community brings and while roasting us is encouraged, sometimes comments get taken too far. It seems we’ve forgotten what is okay in our little corner of the internet, so let’s review! - Friendly reminder that this is a comedy channel, we are in no way qualified to seriously advise or analyze any of the stories we read. we love hanging out with you all every Saturday to discuss our thoughts, but please remember that we're not offering any advice. - It’s 100% okay to not agree with our takes or even like our jokes. We encourage thoughtful discussion and valid feedback! What's not okay? To verbally attack any cast members or guests featured, just because your opinion doesn't match theirs. There's enough hate in the world, let's not bring it here. - In our most "Principal's Office" voice: Attacking any of our guests or seeking out their personal socials with the intent of bullying is unacceptable and will result in a permanent block from our channels. Don't make us do that because it's not fun! 😠 Let’s remember to be kind, respectful and keep our Smosh space full of the joyful absurdity that we all love! That’s all folks, see you next upload!

[@menproductions4941]

ok

[@audrey7571]

be fr 😭

[@Mackerel1801]

💀

[@terezija2909]

thank you for the quick comment! the eternity of the video was kinda ruined for me because of the second story, and from the comments im seeing that opinion is felt by many. that is not the first time this happend in a reddit episode of course, but this one felt way different. i hope no one is geniunely hurt from this and that everyone learned something from this situation.

[@laurenholloway195]

Honestly, negative people just really know how to spoil it for everyone! I love watching the Reddit episodes, keep it up guys 😊

[@bearinara]

the thing abt the second story is that it was so detailed that *a friend* realized it was about OP

[@queenautumnween2796]

That's an important detail. Like if a friend can also see how similar the story is to OPs life, then if family members see that story, it could cause some problems.

[@lumilvr]

Not to mention it was basically smutty fanfiction about her life 🫠 I can’t believe the guests are taking this so lightly likeee I’d be in jail 💀

[@BunnyRabbit-b8c]

Right?!

[@queenautumnween2796]

@@ItsMeBarnaby that doesn't mean that other friends or family members might not see some of the similarities and realize it's her.

[@lindsgleason]

Came here to say that. I would ask for more separation from my actual life story and if she didn’t do it THEN I would sue. I don’t know what secrets she told her friend but to have them published by someone you trust is absolutely unreal.

[@Sanjigirl0]

"It's not identifiable" are we ignoring that OP found out about it because someone recognized the story as the OP's life?

[@ameddayr]

it's identifiable to people who know her well, that much is true. and that might be bad enough.

[@101falcon]

​@@ameddayr And it's only made worse by this blend of fiction and reality especially with it basically being a dark smutfic on OP's life. Seriously imagine anyone who knows them enough to catch on but not knowing every little thing reading this book then starting to think "is that also true" about the twisted versions of OP's partner, dad or OP themselves. And that doesn't even touch on how FREAKING UNHINGED it is to write about your supposed friend's intimate life for the world to see.

[@HappyNadia_S]

@@101falcon - right!!! and They are saying, if op doesn't want the friendship to end... It ended when the personal book was writen! thhis disgusts me, I'm actually heated.

[@tjsquibbofficial]

@@101falcon Tbf, I personally believe that potentially her Partner isn't a great person but the OP is just in denial about it. For all we know, the Author wrote the book to try and make OP see the truth and dump her Fiance. Might be a stretch, but it could be true.

[@suitdoggy4707]

​@@tjsquibbofficial This is really a stretch lol. Because if she wanted to just point out that OP's Fiancé is an asshat she wouldn't make a smut for the public to read with a variant of her actual name. I'd imagine this would be romanticizing and profiting on someone else's trauma. Not to mention I highly doubt it's an eye opening piece.

[@sickandtired666]

they completely ignored and glossed over the fact that the story was identifiable to other people... OP was literally informed of the fact by a mutual friend

[@chaoticsad5549]

Exactly

[@megantron1954]

That was bothering me the whole time! Also, if the book doesn’t sell well than likely only the writer’s friends will read it so there is a HIGHER chance of OP’s story being recognized because there is clearly overlap in their social circles. The book flopping makes the situation worse, not better!

[@alexiatr]

​@@megantron1954true, how long before everyone would know I was about her if word starts spreading? The worst part is that since most of it it's true, people will assume everything is true, like the boyfriend being abusive. If it is true or not, people still will start seeing differently too and who knows what consequences that might have.

[@undeadkennedy]

I’m not outraged at the whole episode…but holy shit I can’t believe they didnt edit out “it’s your responsibility if you trusted someone who you shouldn’t have” how could you say that

[@itsnotnotjonathan]

Well, it is what it is. Have you seen the comment section? It's rather amusing. We should be okay with it, because they're a comedy channel. Nobody here is qualified to seriously advise or analyze any of the stories. 😂

[@ameddayr]

​@@itsnotnotjonathan I mean yeah, they're not arbiters of truth or justices. They're reading reddit stories, possibly even fake ones, and give their opinions in an entertaining fashion. And they better not fail at that!

[@itsnotnotjonathan]

@@ameddayr just to be clear, I was being sarcastic. 😂

[@ameddayr]

@@itsnotnotjonathan oh, I know.

[@iloveslayyyter]

maybe the editors disagreed with her so much that they were like "lets snitch, oopsies"

[@misskj2313]

The take on the second story is absolutely insane to me. She not only wrote enough explicit details that another friend recognized it as her life, she wrote about her fiancé being a predator then wrote graphic sex scenes?! So she wrote fanfiction about her friend being abused? They acted like the OP was being crazy but that poor girl has been absolutely violated and I can't believe how calm she was being. I hope she ignored Reddit and talked to other friends in her life instead.

[@outtaspace1566]

Like Angela emphasized, “she’s a mother, have child”. I absolutely hated that. I would definitely sue my friend if they ever did that. It’s like you’re their toys. I bet many writers exploits others like this that’s why they gaslighting OP. That trust ruined forever. Also explicit details. Fuck them sided with the friend bcs “she’s a mother had to support her family by exploiting her friend life”.

[@justdrop]

​@@outtaspace1566 Those who go to school to learn writing *should* know better. I know we were taught about permissions, defamation and invasion of privacy amongst other no-nos like plagiarism. If they didn't attend school for it, it doesn't excuse their behavior but it at least is more understandable.

[@S1INS]

@@justdrop You don't have to go to school to have morals. She knew it was wrong, that's why she didn't tell her about it, OR ask her if she could even write about those things. It's not understandable because she knew. She just chose to go through with it anyway.

[@justdrop]

@@S1INS Oh I agree, morally it's wrong. Also legally it'll most likely be wrong as well, depending on the ruling.

[@orinconnor4153]

These people are content creators. They have obviously forgotten the morality behind trivialising someone’s life like this. It’s so disappointing to hear Shane and Angela also having this perspective.

[@BigCMiner]

Are we forgetting the book is smut?! It’s not like they just wrote about stuff in their life, they made a sexualised book about OPs relationship with their partner but made it abusive, that is so not okay.

[@alexiatr]

True, since she was so identifiable by others for what it said on the book, they will also assume the boyfriend part is true too. So now everyone will think he is abusing her like in the book and they may act upon it.

[@gooodmorning4526]

Yeah I do wonder how they would have viewed this if it was some guy writing about her sexually. Not to pull the "what if it was a man" card, but sometimes it can bring a different perspective that might be necessary bc how do they not see that as an issue??

[@ViktorErikFade]

I think that shows to me they are not aware how bad smut can get on the internet, If she painted her partner in a abusive way too I'm sure there is disgusting forceful sex tropes in there as most novice smut authors do (I used to read alot of fanfic as a teen )

[@BigCMiner]

@@ViktorErikFade i recon smosh has to be awear tho, Ian and Anthony, and Shayne Damien and Courtney have all said before they are awear of the stuff written about them respectively. It would surprise me if they then dont know how bad it can get

[@sfx387]

@@alexiatr also adding in the extra level that some people who know she is friends with the author may assumed she signed off on sharing these 'details' about her relationship not knowing that they were all made up by the author friend and OP did not know about it at all

[@wwefan2895]

Everyone is talking about story 2, but I’m perplexed how story 5 (the leaving stains on the bed) anyone could think OP was the a-hole. Imagine someone letting you stay at their place for an evening (for free) and then basically going “Yeah we messed around in your bed, you’ll be cleaning that up.” That’s seems unhinged to me

[@no1legobatmanfan]

SAME I THOUGHT I WAS INSANE. that’s like going to someone’s house, pissing in their bed, and making THEM clean it up and deal with it.

[@d.estiny2078]

I can’t believed she lied when the op first asked too??? I’m not upset at the part where they ignored the note because it does sound like a joke but the fact that they found it weird when she asked. Me personally I wouldn’t take it, let that shit run an extra cycle in the washer I don’t want to touch all that nasty

[@NadiaMattson]

it definitely is unhinged, and I think a good portion of people also think that, but the 2nd story literally made me sick to my stomach and want to cry because it just felt so gross, and to think if I was in that situation, I'd have no way of stopping the publishing would make me feel grossly powerless. I think that's probably why people are talking about it more because while the 'sheet stain' story is weird and like "what?" the 2nd story gave a lot of people a visceral reaction.

[@insertnamehere1464]

The whole story changes if they at least cleaned the sheets themselves. I think it's crazy we didn't hear Shayne go "I would feel so uncomfortable doing that and not cleaning up afterwards"

[@hipplow]

yep, totally. i left a lengthy comment basically going into extreme depth on every point you just made. i truly do not understand the consensus that was made within the video regarding that story. it was really disappointing and a bit baffling that they all settled on the opinion that they did. i get the feeling that some participants didn’t honestly agree, but felt the need to for agreement’s sake. sometimes participants do that in these videos, and it makes the whole conclusion, and sometimes even the whole video, feel like it missed the mark…

[@therock-zl8du]

writing a smutty fanfic about your friend and her secrets is 1000% weird and disrespectful and how that's not understood actually baffles me.

[@KpopZuko]

Because they’ve had it done to them since they were minors. They are so desensitized they don’t recognize that not everyone lives in front of a camera.

[@MrDoverfield]

Smosh backtrackers: no criticism…. I’m mean no bulli

[@pey9249]

right?? i would sue SO hard. that is disgusting. tbh might not watch anymore based off that take. that’s really weird!! and insensitive!!

[@ZDubbed]

Respectfully, the second story seems to be lacking in any nuance. The girl is clearly skirting around the topics because the whole point is that she is uncomfortable with sharing that info with randos. So when she is explaining that her friend made a dramatized, sexualized, and predatory retelling of her own life, it seems pretty obvious to me like she went through some bad shit. OF COURSE she doesn’t deserve to have her dirty laundry aired out to the public. The fuck?

[@_strawberry.fairy_]

Literally all they have to do is connect the dots... father issues-age gap relationship-sexualized in nature. It's pretty clear what the contents of the story were and why the OP was so uncomfortable with the implications

[@Prof.SeverusSnape]

And it sounds like a wattpad style story, which is pretty much a recipe for dumpster fire relationships.

[@nat22968]

I think they were pretty clear tho that the person who wrote the story was an asshole tho. I don't understand why people are so upset at them.

[@_strawberry.fairy_]

@@nat22968 the jabs sabrina was making at chronically online takes with her selfobsessed valley girl bit flew way over the head of actual chronically online ppl 😭

[@ibendover4817]

Her own lawyers thought it wasn't identifiable and she didn't have a case. What are you on about? Why even share these details with a non-professional not bound by a code of conduct if you're that sensitive about it?

[@allicuddles]

As someone with an extremely traumatic past/family life, I would do ANYTHING to stop someone from profiting off of that. Anyone trying to do that isn't your friend.

[@owenjames877]

No seriously like I was imagining if a close friend took the details of my very hard childhood and wrote a book about it without telling me. There is no way in hell I would just be chilling with that. They were really showing their privilege there…. like nobody who has been through legitimate trauma would ever call OP an asshole in that story. Insane takes from everyone there

[@allicuddles]

@@owenjames877 agreed! Who knows how long she was continuing the "friendship" to spy on and fetishize her life more.

[@natashajeanpierre8457]

right, because i would have thought that you were pretending to be my friend so you can get my stories. but that's just me being paranoid.

[@alexiatr]

And you would be well within your right to do so. That bs about saying "she is making her confront her daddy issues" and who tf is she to make her do that, much less make money out of her trauma. And being a single mom doesn't excuse her one bit. That comment "we live in a capitalist country. You can't mess with someone else's livelihood" so if someone is committing a crime for profit we should let them so we don't mess with their livelihood🙄

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Yeah suing might not be a thing, but renting thugs secretly from craigslist to scare her off might be an option. It might be illegal and she might get caught eventually. BUT......

[@9bur]

My ex was a writer, and when we broke up he wrote a story about me, in detail about my father's death -- from the point of view of my father being on hospice. I have never been so angry in my life. So no, gross.

[@hopehartman1145]

That sounds traumatizing, sorry that you had to deal with someone violating your privacy like that :( It’s crazy that in the second story they were normalizing profiting off of publishing your friend’s life w/o their permission

[@dcarter455]

Oh my God😮 that is unspeakable on so many levels! There are some things, no matter how petty you may be, you just don’t touch if you have an ounce of humanity. Sounds like it’s for the best that you broke up if he is willing to stoop to that atrocity ☹️ I’m sorry that happened and I’m sorry for you loss! Honestly, things like this tell you everything you need to know about a person. If they could do something so vile when the relationship ends for any reason, they never had any love for you in reality. I can’t imagine having loved someone at one point and then actively trying to use their deepest hurts to destroy them! Disgusting 😒

[@Skyler_Momoko]

Jesus Christ that is pure evil. Sorry you had to deal with that...

[@ibendover4817]

Your example is a bit more extreme and not really the same tbh. Also this happens wayyyyy more than you think. A lot of writers (and comedians) pick up inspiration from real life. As long as no one is identifiable no one really cares.

[@hollystiener16]

@@ibendover4817 Her example is not more extreme than the reddit post

[@notaspeck6104]

Glad to see the comments agree with how awful their takes were lmao. Also with the bedsheets story... wdym it's none of her business?? It's her freaking bed. Are you insane? And as someone with cleaning compulsions let me tell you, yes it fucking matters what the stain is. If its a food stain, it's not going to be nearly as upsetting as literal bodily fluids. Also isn't a basic decency to not fuck in a friends house and bed and then not even clean or bother telling them about it? Wtf.

[@ice5478]

Exactly! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought this!

[@davidgentry9405]

HOLY SHIT THANK YOU I WAS LOOSING MY DSMNED MIND OVER THIS ONE this episode was sadly their worst one I think

[@AlabasterZ]

RIGHT LIKE cleaning sweat and... Other secretions is not the same as cleaning up a spilled sprite. But also... Its my house and you went against my ONE. ONE REQUEST and DIDNT EVEN TELL ME??? Then when I ask, you LIE?! LIKE YOU DIDNT LEAVE A CRIME SCENE OF EVIDENCE? 😂

[@TheNe3ek]

Same thought, It's all her business because its her bed? Its just gross, especially not cleaning. Leaving the note is weird though

[@alexia3552]

I'm reading the comments before finishing the video and I saw someone mention "furniture" but not her actual BED. That is such an insane violation, your bed is literally your most sacred place, it's supposed to be where you feel most private and safe. It IS psychological as well as physical safety, and it makes a difference if someone crosses your boundary about it.

[@verah1287]

In the 2nd story OP is NOT the ahole. The character in a book is clearly identifiable (her friend reconsied it). Its not fair to have your whole life dramatised and sexualized because that can be someone chance in publishing. Gross behavior

[@MorganaR9135]

Yeah seriously… and imagine your fiancés reaction. It’s from his perspective. I’d be mad as hell if someone wrote about me in that manner from that angle. I feel like their perspective is skewed because they’re in the public eye and dealing with shit like this already…

[@rickyricardo9710]

@@MorganaR9135 it's not from his perspective, it's from a fictional character's perspective. Do y'all not know what fiction is?

[@dandotvid]

@@rickyricardo9710 a fictional character heavily based on a real person, so heavily based that someone else who knows the couple was able to realize who it was. That's *barely* a fictional character at that point.

[@highdefinition450]

​@@rickyricardo9710 i know you think you have a good take but the characters and the story are lifted right from OP's life. it is not the same thing as a wholly original idea

[@shelby_lane_]

It could be as simple as a cease and desist instead of a full-blown lawsuit. Send a copy to the writer and the publisher.

[@crispyliza7050]

I disagree with EVERYONE on the story about OP's friend writing a book based on her life!!!!! This is such a huge violation of trust!!!!!!

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

Honestly, I think them being content creators and having relatively piblic lives are missing the fact that to a regular person, having your life and issues being exposed to yhe world is a mortifying fact, especially when it's done by someone else exaggerating and spicing things up.

[@MommyOfMutants]

I agree it’s a huge violation of trust, and she should no longer be friends with the author, but there’s really not much OP can do about what the friend writes. She can ask that the names be changed even more, etc. but that’s about it.

[@DrAlvinVet]

Honestly I don't know how many takes they've had that I've disagreed with more Karma of taking someone's livelihood as opposed to your own privacy/secrets?!?

[@mellycook]

Agree 100%

[@lightningmqueef]

its like that episode of euphoria

[@maggyziegenbein]

"It's your responsibility if you trusted someone you shouldn't have trusted" Excuse me, what the actual f*ck? It's not like she was telling her private stuff to a random stranger, she was her friend for almost a decade, of course she's going to trust her FRIEND. The victim blaming is strong in this one

[@qwitchyy]

My jaw actually dropped at this. Her friend is literally going to PROFIT from OP’s life story. The fact that this was never even mentioned is mind blowing to me

[@CorfixAMV]

Yeah, this blew me away... What a bad take.

[@highdefinition450]

right? how tf do you know someone would betray you lmao. why is suing a bad thing when it's a consequence of their own actions, but being hurt for having been betrayed is your fault? like what is this take lmao they should really edit out this kind of bad take imo, it's definitely a bad look lol

[@samb2763]

this was literally the MOST ignorant take someone could have on this situation i have no idea how she arrived at that conclusion

[@hopelessromantic3786]

​@@samb2763I genuinely think people from LA forget that outside of their specific city, normal people don't turn every little secret they learn into public drama for content. This has probably been normalized for them. Which is pretty alarming imo

[@beck-nightengale]

No idea why it was so hard for y'all to understand why people banging on your furniture after explicitly asking them NOT to is not only gross and disrespectful but kind of violating? Like, either DON'T DO IT or at least have the courtesy to clean up after yourselves, because leaving your bodily fluids behind for your friend to clean up after is just nasty. It really shows that they have no respect for their friend or their boundaries. I would never let those people stay over again, or be friends with them anymore.

[@sachajameson4896]

Thank you 🙏 like leaving nut all over the bed is bad enough ,but they where told them not to do it in the first place. The lack of respect is crazy in my opinion

[@beck-nightengale]

​@@sachajameson4896 Exactly. And I don't get where they would have assumed it was left there as a joke. If someone leaves a note - no matter what it's written on - on a bed saying "don't have sex here" I would have assumed they are asking you... not to have sex there. The least they could have done was put in an effort to try to hide the fact that they broke a house rule.

[@Kaebaee-g8m]

I only agree with the cleaning part... yeah that should be a no Brainer . As far as the sex, come on . We're all adults . And she didn't even notice so it's not like they were loud and disruptive . If you don't want sex to be had, should've separated them .

[@alexia3552]

Not only nasty, it's directly a biohazard, and a serious one.

[@Kaebaee-g8m]

@beck-nightengale also, it wasn't an explicit ask lol it was written on a napkin... doesn't seem serious at all, more like a joke

[@themoonisironic]

you don’t realize how thoughtful and intelligent reddit readings are until they’re not lol

[@aske2455]

Should be a top comment tbh

[@illuminaticonfirmed1389]

for real. this ain’t it

[@ELOWORA]

No seriously, I was shocked Shayne was agreeing with some of this cause he’s usually so compassionate in these things 😕

[@JarenUhm]

Every time a Reddit reading drops I would have a peaceful time drawing or eating while having it play but this time I was just disturbed 😭 “what did she sayyyyy???” and then shayne just going along with it like I get that he wants to keep the peace but it doesn’t hurt to atleast stand your ground a little bit

[@themoonisironic]

@@JarenUhm i watch them while eating and drawing too! you’re right - they’re usually pretty peaceful despite being obviously messy but this ep was so…gross. i can’t tell if sabrina is leaning in to her tiktok character but it’s so off-putting considering how nice quinton was with damien

[@Cocoabutter12311]

“None of it is identifiable” but obviously it is because one of her friends found it.

[@alexiatr]

Exactly. And with that comment about living in a capitalist country and she cannot mess with her livelihood. Then we should excuse any kind of robbery we see or what, since we can't mess with someone profiting from some else's livelihood 🙄

[@tarynbarker2107]

YES! That’s exactly what I was thinking! And then their whole ‘Reddit is anonymous. Give us more details’ when there have been so many updates that start out with ‘so the person I was talking about found my post’

[@Blue4626]

That's the first thing I thought! As soon as someone read it they contacted her! It's giving The Best Man😅

[@ViktorErikFade]

Right ! That's what I was saying too.

[@sriv2167]

It’s such an obvious detail I’m shell-shocked no one here or in the Reddit thread itself paid attention to that!!! And the livelihood comment was DISGUSTING; you can literally use that line to justify shït like slâvèry or human trãffįčkïņg. “Oh I’m broke, have a kid at home, poor me I gotta sell people it’s how I make ends meet to live and I’m so financially unstable and a struggling mama so everything shïtty I do is justified and I can’t stop cuz my work is a hit and makes me money 🥺🥺.” Um…. WTAF??!!

[@roxysharpcurvz]

As someone who spends a lot of time in writing spaces online, that second story is WILD. Most writers are terrified of anyone thinking their books are based on anyone around them, and this "writer" came out and admitted it?? Absolutely not. Suing her and preventing the publication of this book might actually SAVE this writer's career, because this is exactly the kind of unethical BS the writing community hates.

[@rudedrugs]

that's what i was thinking like she would get an authors behaving badly on her in an INSTANT

[@ladymorrigan5950]

Yes. Also, it’s identifiable enough that another friend recognized it.

[@PNW_Marxist]

Any time I've ever written characters based on people in my life I've cleared it with them first and shared my work. There's a right way and a wrong way to go about it, and she chose the worst way. That isn't even getting in to how rancid everyone's take on this one was. Only ep I haven't gone back and watched again later.

[@Far1988]

I honestly cannot believe that this story would ever be published if the publishing company knew that this is an unauthorized, altered autobiography of someone claimed to be fiction. This has so much potential of bad press that I don't think any company would do that.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Funny thing is, writing a fictional story of someone's real life calls for VERY HARSH defamation law in my country and people face 7-14 year for that.

[@larrythecableman6963]

Not if you don’t use real names and can’t prove it’s based on your life

[@Lucifersfursona]

How can I live where you live 😭

[@alexia3552]

Ooooooh, I kinda love that

[@jankdotTV]

The take on the second story is so LA-brained. It’s like “this is her chance to make it! It doesn’t matter if it upsets other people”, crazy

[@atthepartycheers]

Damn, this really is it, isn’t it! LA brain is terminal lol

[@gigifabulous]

This is how you get JK Rowling types suing families for having the same last name as her book characters.

[@stillkickin378]

Lmaoo I wrote that comment elsewhere and then scrolled down and saw this. So L.A.!!

[@keychains5806]

literally like that chalks it up. when Sabrina said that “we live in a capitalistic world”…gurl where is ur morals or are you too money hungry to think? 😭

[@nahqiv]

If they all think that stepping onto other people to reach your goals is commendable, man they don't deserve to be on this channel.

[@raenter]

"There is nothing to identify you!" Other friend: "Yo, this is you, just a heads up." Honestly, I don't agree with you guys on this one. If one friend can figure it out, the writer friend admitted to it, then others will be able to as well. That's messed up, not the OP wanting the book to not be published.

[@petrus9067]

But realistically (new unknown author, small publisher, adult style risque novel) how many people from her close circle will get to see this book, and how many of its readers will know it's about a random person? Dont get me wrong it's a lunatic thing to write something like the writer did, that person is definitelybad vibes, and i get OP's reaction, but to me the move is stay away from them. Also they criticized the author heavily as well

[@karleetwiner2229]

​@@petrus9067My sister is a writer, and her readers don't extend super far. Most of the people who read her books are people she knows because she can tell them about it. Most likely these two people are running in the same circles, so most of the people who are reading it would actually know her.

[@liyans1]

Sabrina seems super concerned about money. That appears to take priority over everything else 😮

[@Samgr321]

Ah hell no, their take on the second one was absolutely rancid, it was so victim blamey! “She’s responsible for who she trusts and tells secrets to”?! She thought that woman was her friend

[@captainblacksand8484]

Fully agreed, that was wild

[@desertdove]

I know! It's giving "well, you shouldn't have sent him those pictures in the first place, so it's your fault he posted them on a revenge p**n site" like wtf

[@qwitchyy]

@@desertdovemy jaw dropped when Sabrina said that it was OP’s fault for trusting the girl. Like how dare we expect friends to be trustworthy and not, idk, exploit our life experiences for profit???

[@livvyyyyyyyyyyy]

@@qwitchyyyea they got a bad guest for this one

[@Renteng]

Okay I love that all the comments are on the same page for this bc I thought I was trippin when I heard them all agreeing about this

[@troib5550]

After hearing Sabrina’s take for the second story, I really do NOT care to learn about any of her content. I can’t watch someone that literally blames the victim for sharing their story - that was told in confidence - to their friend!!

[@tomkelly00]

Not to mention her valley girl voice is pretty annoying

[@fairouzham77]

To be honest I stopped watching after seeing her take about the second story, now I'm trying to watch the rest but I just can't....

[@isabeauh-s3100]

Yeah i really really don't like Sabrina after this video, doesn't help that her voice is like nails on a chalkboard either.

[@BrewsLament]

“it’s your responsibility if you trusted someone who you shouldn’t have” is CRAZY

[@pamelawolf313]

Her vocal fry and up talking…..I almost clicked off of this video myself. Why can’t people speak correctly and sound intelligent? 😮

[@zukkinisquash]

"The Karma of getting in the way of someone's livelihood..." I cannot fathom exploiting my friend and being like, "Lol, capitalism." Ew. Ew. Ew! I can't even finish the video, it's so disturbing.

[@pinkfluffeeunicorns]

It's almost like one person's livelihood is more important than another's 🤬

[@TheRealChristopherB]

I get the whole "grindset, make your money, mindset" but go too deep and you start forgetting the real people along the way. If someone uses the secrets they told to you in confidence and you exploit it to write sleazy erotica, it makes you an asshole, ALL the time.

[@CB____]

That was absolutely a joke.

[@kateajurors8640]

​@@CB____ Was it though they kept using every excuse for OP not to Sue whether it was oh the writer's a mom you can't Sue a mom or you can't stop people from making money that's the way they make their living they literally talked about it for a while and started to discuss it it didn't seem like a joke at all they didn't alter their voices they didn't mock it they didn't laugh about it they didn't even say no no but really and then go on into something else no they were being a 100% serious it was not a joke. Anything that story and the way they went with it the best thing I could believe about their character at this point is that they did it on purpose because they knew it would get a lot of comments and engagement through enraging.

[@413jmee]

right!! more like the karma of exploiting your friend's trauma and life for your own profit???

[@confettiveda2460]

Book Story: "There was nothing identifiable!" OP literally only found out about the book because a friend identified her, her s/o, and father in the story-

[@nah4073]

Literally! It was identifiable enough for someone to tell her so...

[@laniemcclanahan6908]

that’s fair but what they were saying wasn’t it wasn’t identifiable to the general public. just the in-group of friends. but still, i see where you’re coming from.

[@tyriaxepheles7996]

​@@laniemcclanahan6908which is already fucking Bad. That means everyone one who knows her will know this is about her. It's also likely that a lot of friends will buy and read the book to support the author who's their friend as well. The author could pretty much ruin this woman's life and isolate her from her social circle

[@laniemcclanahan6908]

@@tyriaxepheles7996 i guess that’s true

[@ajplays7241]

the last story Has A VERY scary Resemblance to my Aunt irl that its crazy down to the name is similar.

[@king0fspades36]

no better feeling of relief than feeling off, scrolling to the comments, and confirming everyone else feels weird about it

[@cumologist2654]

literally

[@KeysOfDestruction]

For real!!!!

[@alexiatr]

In another comment a poster said that the boyfriend may be predatory and she wasn't seeing it, but other people could, and that's exactly why the friend was way out of line. Now if something was fictionalized, people will assume is the truth because they know most of it is. So he has to deal now with the judgment from other people and the way they will treat him because they think that's how he is, thanks to this "friend"

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

no wonder the youtube comments are full of maladapts if a differing opinion over anonymous redditors is causing this much rage

[@starzies]

We're all talking about the second story, huh? 😭 I was astonished by their take on the show.

[@Extem1]

Lawsuit story: You guys keep bringing up that the author is a mother as a reason to not sue here. That's totally irrelevant. A child is not a shield.

[@findingmyownhearth]

Mom's never hurt anyooonnne

[@orangetangyvideos]

This episode feels so off. Theres always a weird power dynamic (?) in these guests episodes, compared to the smosh team ones, of not wanting to go against them. I couldn't finish it. Its giving that one episode where both the couch people where making fun of someone for living with their parents at 20

[@zukkinisquash]

I also couldn't finish it. I was so disturbed by their takes it made me feel crazy watching it.

[@syfly10]

i remember that episode, the guests were ify and rebecca (a crew member of smosh), and i love ify's work but hearing him and rebecca rag on a woman my age still living at home was weird and upsetting, like i would argue the majority of ppl in America in their 20's HAVE to live at home for a while bc of the high cost of housing 😭

[@swagmonke]

i completely agree, i assume it because they want it to be a civil collab and don’t want any bad blood and that they probably aren’t really allowed to push back on it. i do think the out come of their opiniond would’ve been different with regular smosh crew

[@jacturner6886]

@@syfly10what episode is this one? I don’t remember watching it 😅

[@TheSwauzz]

​@@syfly10I would argue that people are very much not willing to be roommates with people like they used to. You don't need to buy a house in order to move out. Ultimately I don't care what people do though because as long as their parents are letting them stay, that's their prerogative.

[@thebean4262]

Usually one of my favorite parst of this series is when Shane gives counter points to peoples opinions. He never argues but instead he'll point out a detail that was missing or give guests a different point of view. We got none of that here and it was needed especially in story 2

[@dissipatedcloud]

Definitely agree. Shayne seemed quiet this episode. But maybe it was because Sabrina was dominating the conversation.

[@AJ-ht3kf]

She really was... I guess they could have used a stronger person on this video to balance that out than Angela...@@dissipatedcloud

[@JohnyJohnatanJohnson]

​​@@dissipatedcloud oh she definetly was. I caught a couple of instances where either shayne or Angela tried to get a word in but sabrina wouldn't let it be so

[@torchwoodboy5564]

@@AJ-ht3kfYeah they needed Damien, Courtney or Arasha to balance it out.

[@yoda5436]

@@torchwoodboy5564i keep thinking of damian on this episode n it would've killed, for one damian would've looked sabrina in the eyes and gone "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY" and that energy would've helped shayne get his words out too

[@daemonbane1]

In the second story, when Shane's questioning why the users not giving hard details - I think he's failing to grasp quite how good at hunting down people reddit can be. There's countless stories on reddit where a person gives 1 vague detail too many, and it turns out their cousin\partner\parent\etc, tracks them down, making their private life worse in the process. OP is just trying to stay anonymous to get as unbiased opinion as possible - they could likely be more specific but it sounds like the age gap or other details might be too unique and give it away.

[@dissipatedcloud]

Very true. Also, OP doesn't owe us any details! It doesn't matter what her relationship is actually like, the "friend" writing about it is wrong regardless.

[@wenae4184]

Yeah, i was like, you want her to give more details; but that is exactly what OP is trying to avoid with the “friend”. Of course she doesn’t want to expose the private details of her life to random strangers; that’s the whole point of OP’s post.

[@be.A.b]

Reddit will track a fool down with three inches of pavement in the background of a selfie lol

[@chungleandthebims167]

Yeah like this dude on TikTok who found where this girl was staying at a hotel. The girl posted a room service review and he managed to browse her social media and find the exact hotel and room type she was staying in all bc she had shown the plate she are off of, enough of the room to get detail for wall ornaments (literally just one mirror and one blurry painting), and the fact she saw Jason Mamoa.

[@aberdeeen]

it's also the fact that OP KNOWS where she's posting and even if their age gap is just 6 years she doesn't want all the brainrot of reddit to call her lover a predator:/ she's not asking if her love is a predator that's why she doesn't say the ages, she's asking if her friend is a fucking weirdo or not- and she is.

[@gauthiezmathilde8700]

"She's a mother, you can't fuck with that". Oh sorry I forgot that was a "I can do whatever I want and be awful" pass 😑

[@Lucifersfursona]

Like abusive mothers can’t exist 🤬

[@alexia3552]

If anything, it's "people should hold you to a higher standard of behavior because you have access to totally vulnerable brand new humans and should probably develop some empathy"

[@shosho089]

​@alexia3552 my thoughts EXACTLY. I'm a mother. I was APPALLED at what OP's friend did. What kind of example does that set for the friend's child? That it's okay to exploit your friends and their pain as long as you turn a profit? That they'll just have to be okay with it? That it's okay to be completely untrustworthy? Screw that! I want my daughter to be a force of nature in her kindness and empathy (which she is already displaying in spades), not....whatever that monster of a friend is. Sad excuse for a parent.

[@alcie199353]

"you can't really stand in the way of someone financially supporting themselves" is maybe one of the most zero braincells statements I have ever heard. How can you say it's okay to bulldoze over someone's privacy because you need to make money? Is there any morality left in the entertainment industry? I write (not for a living), but I would never write something publicly about something my friends tell me in confidence. Is privacy not a thing? Is creative writing to you guys just snatching something someone told you and running with it? I'm sorry, there's zero creativity in that.

[@DesTr069]

Yeah that was absolutely insane, I was waiting for someone to challenge that but then it just didn’t happen

[@pumpkins0]

It was such a weird and morally bankrupt justification. Needing to make money doesn't absolve anyone of behaving so badly.

[@utatanepiko7087]

Doesn't help that I went to the story itself since they link the reddit stories in the descriptions and she was deemed the asshole

[@glowingeyes1082]

My exact thought process. Her saying “omg she made me confront my daddy issues” uh no? She’s upset because he friend completely violated her trust and put her father issues on blast for monetary gain.

[@rachel438]

They all agreed that it was wrong of the friend to write the book, they all also just felt bad about ruining her career over it.

[@zainanwar9281]

"details only she's going to notice"?????? her other friends literally called her up to tell her that theirs a book written about her, she didnt find it on her own

[@marydsc]

The amount of times Angela got interrupted 💀

[@karlainwonder1424]

Angela is so hard to interrupt because when she goes off she goes off hard 😂 I love her little outburst in other reddit stories like the one with the Panera bread, her and Amanda were fabulous! This chick really took over the conversation, whatever she said went and I’m not here for it

[@iceeblaze]

DUDE i was looking for this comment!!! I've never seen anyone interrupted so much. As a frequently interrupted person myself I know how frustrated Angela must've felt 🥲

[@deestructo666]

That bothered me so much. JUST LET HER SPEAK

[@ibendover4817]

This... the pinned comment is talking about people hating opinions about the second story when really the interrupting and over-talking to repeat the same unfunny joke in a valley girl accent was the worst part. Though it does make you realise Angela is a god tier wingman to still try and prop her up and laugh at her jokes after every interruption.

[@imnotyourvillain]

I didn't notice how bad the interrupting was until I read the comments, and now I'm just annoyed listening to it. Both Shayne & Angela keep getting interrupted to the point where it's just Sabrina running the show.

[@tyriaxepheles7996]

WTH was that "well what if OP is a writer and wants to write about it. I guess she doesn't, so it's not too bad." Like yo! That's her trauma. That's a violent breach of trust and violation

[@avnichaudhari4750]

“If someone betrays your trust it’s your responsibility that you trusted the wrong person” is kind of an insane take right???? Like we should just never trust people?

[@bumblebree705]

I was ready to stop watching after that. I wish I did, too, because the jokes thereafter were in poor taste.

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

yeah, i'd love to see her say that to a victim of abuse

[@maxgosselin62]

Oh, you trusted your friend with your credit card? It's your fault that they racked up $1000 in charges, you just shouldn't have trusted them 🙄

[@mikaylav395]

This I definitely agree, out of the whole debate this was the line that hit the most because how could she know she trusted the wrong person? It’s like thats almost how a betrayal works??? That you trust someone with no indication that they’ll out something you told to them in private because it was in private? How is it her fault for her own betrayal lmao?

[@honielavender]

Yeah i was like tf is this

[@danielasofia6786]

I feel like y’all need to have people that aren’t afraid to voice a different opinion, because i refuse to believe all three of y’all thought the 2nd OP would be the a-hole.

[@owenjames877]

Shayne and Angela seemed like strangers in this video fr… Like I have never watched a video with those two people in it in my life

[@delightfulpisces1958]

Damien, Courtney, Noah, Arasha or Ian would've been so good for this episode

[@teamlining7685]

@@owenjames877yeah they were so off, it was weird.

[@hadinasrallah8928]

@@delightfulpisces1958 they wouldve done the same especially courtney. id only count on spencer having his own

[@hangslang]

​@@hadinasrallah8928 no definitely not damien

[@GemnEyes]

Sorry but if a friend of mine said okay, you can sleep in my bed but please don't have sex or at the very least clean the sheets after, and they don't? It's disrespectful af. It's gross.

[@oliviap.w.1023]

exactly!

[@Deadlyvoltage3]

Fr they had so many bad takes this epsidoe

[@BlackCat-vs1jz]

Finally someone says it, thank you 🙏

[@catgordon1372]

I love how Angela gasped and then changed her mind as soon as Sabrina opened her mouth. This show used to make me smile, but lately, y'all's lack of empathy and awareness is angering. Shane, what do you mean the book was not identifiable? Someone literally identified it.

[@Forge17]

It wasn’t 100% clear at first that she is identifiable despite the friend saying it shielded her identity by changing names and plot etc. They all assumed at first that it was all changed enough. Shayne didn’t catch that in the end as he read in her comment replies how her name was only changed to a different form of it, and that the meat of the story is just a direct retelling of her personal details and secrets told in confidence.

[@catgordon1372]

@@Forge17 It was 100% clear to most of the audience from the very beginning. Take a look at the other comments.

[@lynnonchisholm5165]

Their LA brain is showing, it feels normal for them to have stories about them, they do not realise that for an everyday person it is incredibly weird and invasive. Especially if your friend is writting about sex stuff you told them. Its just messed up and you can clearly see (especially with the "you cant take away her chance at fame and livelyhood away") that they are "celebrities".

[@alexia3552]

I hope that Angela can grow more confident in trusting her gut. I feel like she's had a lot of people over her lifetime criticize her behavior because of her big mannerisms, and that can really get into someone's head. We all need feedback growing up, but what I've seen out of her on smosh is a LOT of compassion and emotional intelligence. I hope someone can help her learn to trust her gut and dig in her heels on her values.

[@violet7773]

​​@@Forge17 he said "oh I'm sure she changed the names" and then the **next thing** he read was "she used a variation of my name" and didn't react at all!?! I was gobsmacked.

[@misterbaman]

"Oh boy, I can't wait to watch another Smosh reading Reddit video" *goes to comments* "Oh, damn, guess there's no episode this week. Oh well."

[@Aki-gb8gm]

fr I'm not even going to bother watching this one lol

[@DaiaMcC]

this is the worst one. skip it

[@FS-qk5uq]

I wish I had read the comments first 😭

[@teuntje_esle]

yeah I listened to the first story, which was okay but I did get a bit of a weird vibe, and then I scrolled down to the comments while the second story started and well let's just say I didn't bother to even finish that story, let alone the rest of the video. this one is not it

[@manahil8746]

@@FS-qk5uq same 😭

[@colinschroyer4333]

I don’t have an angel and a devil on my shoulder, I have a little Shayne Topp describing what’s happening in my life as a Reddit story

[@sdg1512]

Yes sir this is the best comment ever

[@starryeyedsky]

Miniature the chosen

[@Alleyhellcat4Ever]

I have Shayne Topp & Samuel L. Jackson 😂😂😂😂

[@janaloff]

😂😂😂

[@kupowark]

Now I really want a little cozy Shayne Topp plushie to wear on my shoulder as I clean my room. Bonus points if it's also a Bluetooth speaker to speak Reddit stories into my ear.

[@goddess236]

I'm sorry, what? Some of the takes in this one is honestly just weird to me. Firstly, if someone I knew took my lifestory and turned it into a book without even asking me, I would be annoyed. If the person in question included things that I told them IN CONFIDENCE, I would be fuming. If you tell someone something in confidence, you obviously don't want them to spread it. To put it in a book that is going to get published is so incredibly disgusting. "She has a kid, you can't mess with her livelihood" Fuck that. If she didn't take OP's lifestory, including intimate details told in confidence, she wouldn't have a story to tell. She could've taken inspiration from OP's story and rewritten it completely rather than making it a biography laced with exaggerations that makes OP's relationship and life as a whole seem toxic. Some of their friends may not know the whole story but still recognise that the story is based on OP. She is essentially broadcasting OP's life to everyone around them. Secondly, you don't sleep in a guestbed and leave cumstains on the sheets. Everyone views sex differently. If you're friends with someone, you should know how they feel about it. I actually had a conversation about this with a friend a couple of months ago. He is way more open than me and wouldn't feel weird about having sex at someone elses place. I, on the other hand, would feel extremely uncomfortable. Since I don't like the idea of it my friend told me that he wouldn't be comfortable having sex at my place or when I'm in the same house simply because he respects my boundries. If you don't know where your friend stands, you should always assume they have strict boundries. The people in the story may have been drunk but that is no excuse. They were both grown adults. Jesus christ.

[@caetanoallain7430]

Such a great comment, pretty much summed up everything in this VERY weird episode.

[@slsthewriter1299]

100%. Plus…, removing sex and all that, you made a mess. Clean it up. Like? It could be as simple as "hey, we left the sheets in the dryer, but they're clean".

[@goddess236]

@@slsthewriter1299 Right?? I'm the type of person that helps to clean up after a party, helps with the dishes after I've had dinner at someone elses place, or just carry away the dishes/ trash after a movie night. I don't expect my friends to do the same, but if I were to make a mess at someone elses place, I would feel so bad if I just left everything for the host to deal with. No one likes to clean up other people's messes. I genuinely thought I was being a prude when I was watching the episode and came to the cumstain story. But I couldn't shake the feeling that I, personally, would've felt so disgusted if it were my guestbed and sheets. The comments definitely restored some of my faith in other people.

[@jorie100]

There was so much miscommunication in the sheets story that it's incredible they were still friends. They clearly have very different perspectives. But at the end of the day, if owner says no, it means no. If you don't comply with the owner, then just fucking leave, go to a motel idk. Doing it despite what the owner says is clearly and asshole move.

[@FoxBD]

Oh thankfully someone sane. I was so confused how non pussed they were about her story being written. If she can't sue for her life being exaggerated & published then she should write a book about the mom's messy life & write about because she had no creativity she stole her friends life on paper to feel like she's a success.

[@melissawiens1422]

Please don't have Sabrina back, unless you're gonna not let her take over again

[@Okokokokokokyeahok]

Complete agreement. Even her take in the second story at 31:20 “you’re like, Queen no one cares about you” like not even what was said

[@titiekunsanmi8566]

Explain how it’s unhinged to expect your friends to not try and profit off your trauma and demonize your relationship and write about you having sex? Quickly.

[@whothehckisbucky859]

RIGHT that made me so angry!

[@KingOfGaymes]

“What can you do successfully? Quickly.”

[@qwitchyy]

Yeah when Sabrina said they’re both a little unhinged I literally yelled “W H E R E” at my tv. Never gotten this heated about an episode, and it wasn’t even the only story I disagreed with their takes on lol

[@livvyyyyyyyyyyy]

@@qwitchyythis happens sometimes. I remember an episode where the guests had a really bad take about a twin on his birthday, calling him attention hungry just for wanting to be with his twin. usually they’re so good, but the guests can be off.

[@officialjessyy]

​@@qwitchyyI'll get "unhinged" too if a person I trust and literally went and paid for vacations with wrote and published/monetized my life story

[@samanthadevlin4759]

lack of empathy for the girl whos friend wrote a book about her is absolutely shocking

[@sapphicgeek24]

That's what I'm saying! "ShE's A mOtHeR" is just so gross.

[@siiri8902]

​@@sapphicgeek24 I don't fully agree with their take on the story either, but the mother thing very much seemed like a joke

[@LazyPandaLad]

This girl may be the op but that doesn't mean she deserves the entirety of the empathy. Sure she has the right to be mad, but they're supposed to be friends and who the hell sues their friend and ruins their career prospects and then expects their friendship still

[@hollystiener16]

Yeah, I would be filing a lawsuit and do everything in my power to make sure it is not published. Not sure why Sabrina keeps saying she is a mother. Completely irrelevant

[@SamasBananas1]

@@LazyPandaLad On the flipside of that though, who the hell writes twisted, smutty fanfiction about their friend's life and tries to profit from it? Sure inspiration and all that, but it was detailed enough that one of their mutual friends brought OP's attention to it, meaning they recognized it as OP

[@Lyn-wn9vy]

“it’s your responsibility if you trusted someone you shouldn’t have trusted” is probably one of the top 5 worst takes i’ve ever heard in my whole entire life.

[@Star_Joker]

"She's a mother" - oh so that excuses you to be an asshole then? That was honestly a really bad take.

[@kp2223]

I didn't know being a mother gave me a pass to be a shit friend

[@jaehyunoverse]

weren't they saying that as a joke though?

[@MelissaHillikerNPets]

THIS!

[@fionamaecry7579]

they weren’t saying it as an excuse, but as a consideration. If successfully sued, that could leave the mother in severe financial straits with a young child to raise. That young child would be an innocent victim

[@Star_Joker]

@fionamaecry7579 and that wouldn't be OP's fault, or their problem to fix

[@oops_dot_jpeg]

I disagree with the take on the "no sex" story it's your house, your boundaries and you left the dirty, unwash, unstripped sheets. The Op shouldn't have to clean her friends bodily fluids.

[@milktea9524]

EXACTLY!! It’s not her responsibility and to deny it? like she’s not hotel cleaning service she’s a friend

[@owenjames877]

Right like are we seriously saying this person is controlling or stepping over boundaries of privacy when THEY are cleaning up SOMEONE ELSES BODILY FLUIDS???

[@CB____]

Isn’t that what they all said?

[@Kyliebloom.]

Also can we talk about the beanbag story at smosh. it's so similar and everyone showed disgust and anger - like they should! But know that it's on somebody's else's reddit story they are the asshoule?! *I just hated Angela's "IT'S NONE OF YOU'RE BUSINESS!!!!" , girl... it's her sheets, she was left to clean them! It's all her business!!!

[@yotecat7907]

and they were spending ONE night at their friends house?! like, you *really* couldn't have waited 10 more hours?!?

[@kp2223]

Defining that you shouldn't interfere with someone's livelihood at any costs is exactly how we get sweatshops, minor deaths and any other type of workplace abuse.

[@PacBunnyXV07]

25:14 "The karma of getting in the way of someone's lively hood, you can't do that. Like we live in a capitalist society and we're all just trying out here and you can't really ever stand in the way of someone like financially supporting themselves"...So its ok to used your friend as a tool all for the sake of profit...no wonder this world is so messed up.

[@NadiaMattson]

I know that shit was so gross I feel sick can you imagine how helpless OP feels having no avenues to protect her privacy, I'm sick like literally sick rn.

[@kaliru1]

She did say she made a tiktok based off her friends failed relationship or something. But she absolved herself by saying she waited till her friend said it was ok to post it...i mean she just exploits other people so if other people do it, it's ok 😂😒

[@TheSwauzz]

​@@kaliru1yeah that was really interesting for her to admit and the other two just accepted it at face value. No good friend would do that and understand that it's a sore subject and it may always be a source subject. It really shows where priorities lie.

[@brooksbrocc]

American individualism is ruining humanity

[@izzyizzy1790]

She was saying so much yet so little at the same time 💀

[@shinlee3045]

I wish Damien and Arasha were here for that second story. What in hell was that.

[@mansa0700]

That's what I'm saying!!!!

[@Picklepickle1029]

this comment should be pinned honestly, arasha and damien are probably the most well-rounded cast members on reddit stories

[@CB____]

Why?

[@ivorytooth]

@@CB____because they’re both extremely emotionally intelligent

[@katek8311]

They should honestly re-do the whole episode with different people

[@ham6028]

Dude, having sex on your friend's bed LEAVING THE LIQUID THERE AND NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO CLEAN IT UP AND HAVING THE AUDACITY TO GET MAD WHEN YOUR FRIEND ASKS??? Like, that is INSANE. Its so disgusting that OP had to clean up their mess. I would honestly cut contact with those friends they are clearly entitled, sure saying not to do something will make someone want to do it but could they not control themselves for ONE night??

[@TheSwauzz]

At least have a decency to go try and find a towel before you get down and dirty. But overall they were guests and it's incredibly rude and disrespectful to do what they did.

[@kayx3998]

This is why I would NEVER let someone other than my partner or son sleep on my bed. Even when I was giving birth and we had people looking after the cats, no one even asked to sleep in our bed? That’s so weird lol

[@tired_nicole]

Thank god someone brought it up. I got nauseous getting through this EP. I felt like I was going insane when they sided with the friend and NOT THE OP????

[@it.comes.around]

Honestly, it’s rude to leave a mess, then why be mad if she is rude for asking. OP gets a pass because they were rude first and didn’t strip the bed, they left their business up in the open and opened themselves to questioning.

[@not_lil_but_funsized]

No seriously because they should have washed the sheets, that's DISGUSTING

[@cindyesquero8726]

I agree with the comment section on the second story BUT Does anyone else feel like the judgment on the first story also missed the mark. Like my last ex cheated on me, physically abused me, and then left me homeless. If any of my close friends named their child after him I’d be very hurt. Especially if they were only friends because of me. I don’t expect my friends to cut communication with any of my exes but come on. Don’t go out of your way to “honor” him and name your baby after him. She definitely approached it immaturely but personally I think she has a right to be upset and everyone saying she needs to “get over her ex” is kinda dismissing the amount of betrayal she’s probably feeling. Girl. Those aren’t your friends, don’t be petty, that friendship ain’t it.

[@ryang1202]

I mean, it sounds like your ex is a lot worse than the redditors ex So that would be worse

[@alexia3552]

Agree on the first story too! I don't see many comments toward the top about it but it's SO VALID to feel how OP felt. OP didn't need to fight with the parents over the name, that's not polite and parents feel disrespected by that. But what I take huge issue with is all the "GET OVER IT AS*HOLE" comments and Shayne just going along with it. You don't just yell "GET OVER IT" at people and act like you did something. Show compassion.

[@teenytective]

You're so right! While the OP had no right to try to overwrite the baby's name, if her ex treated her poorly, going out of your way to honor them like that is so disrespectful! Especially "just because you had a bad experience with Luke doesn't mean we did" -- what the fuck! Be there for your friends when they're treated poorly. The OP could not change Luca's name, but she should 100% get new friends.

[@stasiap8852]

Really glad to see all the outrage on the second story. Was honestly shocked by the takes on this, had to be so violating for the poor woman. Even Shane’s take on “look how many details she’s leaving out.” She’s leaving them out because she doesn’t want her life on blast to be picked over! She did not post asking for people’s take on her relationship with her fiancé.

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

Really glad for unnuanced raging by maladapted teens?

[@stasiap8852]

@@UnBesoDeCristal Maladapted teens for wanting privacy to be respected? What a silly thing to say, oh so nuanced and superior one.

[@alexia3552]

"She doesn't want her life on blast to be picked over" Like that's the literal entire point of her problem with the book

[@whothehckisbucky859]

I'm so angry at the second story, everyone acting like writing a book about your friends SEX LIFE and her PARENTAL ISSUES and also putting things in the book that she told her secretly isn't that bad?? That's so weird!! ALSO, she made her fiancee look like a predator?? Everyone should obviously say the writer is wrong WTF Edit: I'm not saying she should sue, but it seems like no one is realizing how serious and weird that is!

[@monoworlds8707]

THANK YOU OMG ik suing might not work but that op is soo right to be angry i would feel soo violated if someone did that to me

[@joythefrankenfluffy1635]

Frankly it sounds like she is trying to write a 50 shades-esque book. It is a weird thing but she can't sue and it is an odd thing to never talk to your friend about.

[@cosmicspear1734]

The story said that the friend had not name dropped her or the other people in the book. That means that their names are not in the book and the writer likely used fake names. Nobody is going to know that it is about OP, unless she tries to sue. If OP tries to sue, then it will be public and she will have to admit the story is about her. This will cause more trouble than it is worth.

[@lizbethvizcarra761]

Is like we are not reading/listening to the same story. "Messing with her livelihood"... Ummm yeah, she is profitting off her friend's life, like parents who live out of their children. I get why they don't get it though, this time we live in people become famous using other people's creations and nobody says anything, so then it becomes accepted behavior.

[@queenautumnween2796]

That's how I feel about this. Like they didn't have a good take on this story. I think the problem is that they really aren't looking at it with the prospective of the OP really seriously. If that book does get published and is in stores, it's uncomfortable to think about the fact that now whoever reads that book, they now know your personal life and sex life. Sure, it's not like the reader is actually going to know who she is, but what if it's a friend or family member who reads who might figure out it'd about her, but doesn't know her secrets. It can be awkward and very uncomfortable for both of those people.

[@ColaLoser]

Something that was completely glossed over was the fact that it was a friend who tipped OP off! It’s clearly identifiable to other people!

[@test-kf2zv]

Seriously. People aren't as clever or subtle as they think.

[@herrbutz9526]

that is what I said!!

[@slsthewriter1299]

I feel like the second story is an example where…they just glossed over very clear and damning details that changes things? Like, several of the stories with interesting takes were ones where it's like one of the first details OP said was just not. Acknowledged. At all.

[@KS-rt9ow]

The main issue about story 2 is that OP feels VIOLATED that the “friend” would write about their TRAUMA online and the try to publish it. Like OP told their friend all of this information with NO INTENTIONS of it being shared with anyone else. And then they choose to publish THIS story instead of literally anything else. Plus is no one going to mention how this will affect OP’s future friendships because if I were OP I would be so hesitant to share deep things about myself with others after this.

[@karmachameleonn]

Another hot take but it's weird as heck to have sex in your friend's house and leave a mess of fluids. To me that's the equivalent of taking a massive shit and leaving crap smeared all over the toilet. Shame alone should prevent you from wanting that to leave something that your friend would come across, let alone have to clean themselves.

[@outtaspace1566]

Yes it’s gross. If you’re kinky sure but clean up after. I would cut ties with them totally.

[@katie18976]

It is so disrespectful

[@moontheloon5]

I feel like she did it on spite bc of the tp note...

[@darthekul1]

​@@outtaspace1566 yeah, totally the op clearly didnt care that much that they had sex and said "its not any of my buisness", its the fact they didnt even try to not get liquids on the bed or buy your friend a new sheet and take that one , and were clearly not even apologizing or offering a different solution ,just buy a new sheet lol sabrinas opinion is basically people should be able to have sex in peoples beds and dox them and if u get mad , "ur the drama"

[@alexia3552]

Yesssssssssss

[@rainbowsword8353]

Imagine breaking down and confining in your friend about your life just to later find out they took your life, perverted it and published it. So when you were seeking comfort while ur world was falling around you they were thinking “ that’s so entertaining. How can I profit from this ?” WILD

[@kahp1072]

And you are made the villain of the story. I don't believe on the reaction of these three and the comments, what the fuck is wrong with them?

[@ItsMeCiaran]

@@kahp1072 shayne kept a level-headed opinion, gladly.

[@bolaolagunju4735]

Yh I think she should sue the fuck out of her like you can’t just go around being evil cause you’ve gone through shit

[@expressiondestination6430]

She could sue for defamation of character, or make her sign a contract to give her a portion of sales and residuals from the book. The lawyers are wrong😂

[@Okokokokokokyeahok]

And then everyone around you tells you that you’re in the wrong for not wanting it to exist

[@TheNL]

As a writer, I say she's not the asshole for wanting to sue her friend. She wasn't "inspired" by you. She literally stole your life. It's your trauma and your journey and if you don't want it shared with the world that's your right to say so. Legally you might not have much protection but if you wanna be a petty little goblin then fucking go for it. Though personally I think you should feel bad for your friend. Eventually her friends will get tired of being used and she'll run out of "inspiration" and her career will fizzle and die.

[@SharkyLunasaurus]

I agree with all of this. The thing that I think they overlooked when discussing this particular post was how the OP found out about the story. She said that a friend had read it and then brought it up to her because they realized it was about OP. So it wasn't like OP could just pretend it wasn't about them.

[@DustyStarrs]

yessssss

[@queenredfromthequeencity]

I thought she said it the story was exaggerated and some things changed to make it more "spicy" (whatever that really meant). My assumption was it something like she saw maybe the OP and her dad slightly didn't get along, but in the story, she made it the most extreme version of that. If so, then it is no longer about her because she didn't obviously go through those things. I wouldn't be friends with her but other than making an already broke and broken person be more broke and broken I don't see what the point of suing would be. ****But also, her friend seems like she has a bad relationship with reality in general, so I'm not sure if she truly gets it anyway .

[@toastshine]

28:55 ‘this is anonymous and you’re refusing to give us details. why’ gee shayne i wonder. maybe it’s because it’s a sensitive topic that op very clearly did not want to get into bc it may retraumatise her? i don’t know, usually shayne’s such a cool guy but this kinda made me really upset. i get the point he’s trying to make, that maybe she’s hiding something but CMON. did reading comprehension die or what’s up????

[@arlokenna]

i think he was more talking about the ages because thats a big missing piece in the story, i dont think he was talking about the stuff with her dad

[@tomkelly00]

Yeah this pissed me off. Age gaps, I don't know the statistics or anything, but you can't just blanket state the guy is automatically bad news if there's an age gap 🙄

[@Jfieldsend94]

Especially considering the entire point was about how her life story was now on the brink of being published. No shit she didn't want to give out too many identifiable details

[@AyeItsMexX]

Not telling people there’s no alcohol at a wedding is manipulation but writing about your friend’s life struggles that were told to you in private is fair game…because she’s a mom😃 Yikes

[@chaoticsad5549]

I’m now see that L. A. Brain damage is a real thing

[@mrbug_1]

I haven't got that far but what??

[@owenjames877]

fr like half the takes in this video seemed insane to me

[@jameshowarth4801]

occasionally, you notice that the cast and guests have LA main character syndrome and just have really weird takes on things@@owenjames877

[@pa5666]

The alcohol take was insane to me LOL. Like those people in the story should all consider themselves alcoholics and/or bad friends if that's all it took for them to bounce from someone's wedding

[@talic-os5899]

Saying it is your fault when you trust someone who you shouldn't have trusted reeks of "if you didn't take nudes, they wouldn't have leaked"

[@chameleon25]

This

[@MsMadlenne]

Totally.

[@gobsmr]

Obviously I don’t know this woman personally, but even before watching this video she’s given me that energy😒

[@eliskaneugebauer5338]

100% a victim-blamey take. Not a fan of that 🙃

[@chromenjones2373]

Reminds me of another episode where a girl lend her sister a dark romance book. The sister then proceed to read the smut scenes out loud, making fun of it repeatedly in front of anyone who would listen, including their parents. The girl got uncomfortable, tell her sister to stop to no avail. Everyone's general reaction can be sum up as: "oh well, that's just sibling behavior" "well, if you're so embarrassed by it then you shouldn't have lend her the book in the first place" Welp, guess it's the girl's fault for expecting her adult sister to respect her boundaries and not make fun things she entrusted her with, amirite?

[@jacqal292]

I don't know Sabrina but I'm hoping a lot of her comments were sarcastic because she kept trying to rationalise or excuse a lot of the bad behaviour in these stories. Like in the second story, that because you have a kid, and it's was her first publishing offer that somehow gives them the right to exploit their friends privacy and their life? I can't agree with that

[@Kipplingfire]

I also didn’t like her comment during “the girl being mad at the pic” story when Sabrina said op was “lucky she’s even getting that” (referring to going out for coffee every week) it pissed me off even tho I agreed that the op in that story was the AH for freaking out over a photo, but you shouldn’t just drop friends for a relationship (boundaries yes)

[@jocelynhubert7821]

My cousin and I were best friends until maybe a year ago she just stopped talking to me it fricking hurt and still does, my best friend for 12 years stopped talking to me and we’re are family so that does exclude the point of just being friends but if you take that out of there my best friend stopped talking to me for no reason she just stopped it happened slowly and it recked me so I really sympathize for the best friend sometimes best friends are more then friends they are family especially when you’ve known them (in op’s case) for fifteen years. Even having other relationships isn’t and excuse for leaving others in the dust. And yes op does still go out and do things with him a lot but she still knows that he does like her the way he did when she still likes him and her feelings haven’t changed. Sorry for the long story

[@emmakathleennn]

surprised by the lack of empathy for the girl in the first story. yes she has absolutely no say in the child’s name. and to potentially bring on a whole identity crisis to this kid is vile and selfish. but nobody seemed to resonate with the fact that the man she was in a relationship with was toxic and manipulative so her sad feelings are valid. it’s the way she goes about them is wrong. she needs time to heal, and eventually that name “Luke” or “Luca” will mean nothing to her.

[@idgarobingoodfellow]

And, from my read on the situation, they broke up right before the time the baby was born, and it's only been a month or so. If they were going to want to keep OP in their kids life, they could have named him after literally anyone else except the guy who made OP miserable and who OP introduced to them. He'll, they could have just kept the name Luca and said "oh we just always have loved that name, we didn't name him after your ex" but they're CHOOSING to tell OP that's what they did and have a problem with OP taking issue with that? One month after a nasty breakup? Of a relationship that lasted longer than the one this baby's parents have? At the very least, those aren't friends, and have clearly chosen their side. Personally, I've always liked the name Jacob, and if I had a son and a friend who recently ended a long term relationship with a Jacob on bad terms, at the very least, I would have a talk with them and say "hey, I know this might be hard for you for a while, but we really loved this name for a long time, separate from your ex. Take time to heal, and us and the baby will still be here for you when you do. Until then, please just don't call my son something other than his name, because I don't want to confuse him, and thank you for your beautiful blanket, but I need to give it back to you for the same reason." It's "being a good friend" 101

[@sardonikai]

yeah making fun of her for "not being over" someone who CHEATED on her is really frustrating for me. she did a shitty thing but let's focus on that instead of trying to put her down for getting mistreated by a man she had a relationship with.

[@enhamyloves]

FR this is exactly how i felt. there's a difference between having a similar name and OUTWARDLY EXPRESSING that their child WAS NAMED AFTER their friend aka ur ex. i mean, some friend she is, she doesn't even wanna rekindle her friendship w/ OP or even be civil abt things. as if she has a right to be so cocky from the get-go. i genuinely dont see much of a big deal in calling him by his middle name. a lot of ppl named james are referred to as jamie. but the blanket is a little insensitive imo. they js had really bad takes this ep.

[@kelliecanscan3364]

Agreed. What they failed to realise is that she must feel so hurt by her friends who clearly don’t care about her or her situation, but don’t see what a huge A hole the guy is and what he did to one of their friends! I don’t think they’re very good people, I think she deserves better friends and everyone is blaming her. I wouldn’t be naming my child after a guy who cheated on one of my close friends with ew

[@LuneP]

​@@enhamylovesexactly. She did not give that kid a whole new name. HIS PARENTS gave him the name James, Jamie is a nickname of that name. And like she said, it's not weird for one person to have a nickname for someone that no one else uses (my ex called me "Ale" which is a nickname of my middle name, and only one person before him used to call me by my middle name), yeah, the blanket was too far, but if you didn't want anyone to call your kid something other than Luca...don't give him a middle name??

[@quasalor1480]

Just thinking to myself how different the conversations would be if Damien or Courtney were here.

[@qwitchyy]

I always appreciate that they consider the potential nuances in the stories. That’s a skill for sure, but the utter lack of it in this episode was disappointing.

[@moren321]

@@qwitchyyit’s not even nuance at this point it’s literally “AITA for suing someone for defamation when they infact were defamatory and admitted to it?” Idk why this is so nuanced it’s so point blank imo.

[@play-fool]

Whenever I watch these I wonder what Damien's take would be, because I invariably think he's the most compassionate.

[@CharmChampion]

@@play-foolMaybe they should make a “What Would Damien Say” banner for the set.

[@steveyuhas9278]

Oh what, you mean like, good people with morals and a self respect? Pshhh... as if!! For real, I'd be fine never hearing Sabrina's voice ever again. She was funny in the last bit, but one of those kinda funny things you can listen to once and then the second time you're just like "oh OK I get it, this is the only humor she does, I need an advil".

[@itsaspiracle]

the first time in a minute that i don’t watch the reddit video immediately after it went up, and i feel like the dude w pizza walking into the room on fire

[@lolxna5103]

ME TOO LMFAO

[@WhiteHank]

LMAO SAME HERE

[@menproductions4941]

Troy from community is the pizza guy you referenced fyi

[@Humblebee413]

SAME 🫣😬

[@syra1541]

literally

[@musicinmymind623]

Story number five is really getting me the way the second story did. I don’t understand their takes saying that OP can’t blame the friends for having sex on THEIR furniture for them to clean up and then act like it’s weird for OP to ask that sort of detail. If it was uncomfortable for the friend to be asked that, imagine how uncomfortable it was to find those stains while cleaning up after people. OP was considerate enough to have them stay over and be lighthearted about them not doing anything on that bed (which should be common sense, imo they shouldn’t have to be dead serious telling people not to sleep with each other in the bed because it’s just respectful to know not to), they have a right to know because obviously there’s a difference between regular germs or spilled drinks and bodily fluids. It feels so weird to even type this out because it feels like common sense. The friends are so disrespectful and OP is clearly not the AH, honestly I’m just shocked. This really is going with the awful family one in terms of the worst reddit stories episodes.

[@_HappyRadio_]

tbh it felt to me that the "no sex!" note was more of a joke, the real problem here (as far as I understand it) isn't the fact that they had sex, but that they didn't clean after themselves.

[@vandanacasm]

IT HER BLOODY BED!!!!!! WHY WOULDNT SHE SAY IT???? AND WHAT THE HELL? HOW CAN PEOPLE BE OK WITH CLEANING OTHERS BODY FLUIDS???

[@jameskingman1227]

Even in OP’s description she wasn’t so angry about them having sex, but getting fluids everywhere and not stripping the bed is just bad manners. I strip the bed wherever I stay, you know it’s gonna be washed regardless. And surely it’s only polite to use a condom to minimise any spillage lol. That and you know….safe sex.

[@viedal]

"SHE'S GOING TO CLEAN IT ANYWAY" as if there's not a difference between washing dry sheets with a couple of loose strands of hair, and crusty musty sheets soaked with fluids that had all night to spread into the mattress.

[@musicinmymind623]

⁠@@_HappyRadio_That’s true! I listened to that one again and there wasn’t an indication that the act itself was the issue (regardless I do personally find it to be common sense not to do it ofc). Thanks for clarifying!

[@bellezabubs9099]

Is it just me or are Sabrina’s vibes really off? I couldn’t finish the video because of it. Her takes are so completely devoid of emotional intelligence or empathy.

[@Kevin-e3l4w]

I thought she was funny

[@longphk]

Maybe people who make a living by being a personality on the internet don't have the same sense of privacy as a "normie" would, but the take on story 2 is just unsettling.

[@robhousehold]

Exactly. Reminder how most people don't want to be famous, have their faces everywhere, every moment in life could become "content, or become some caricature of yourself. Sometimes people who focus so much on being an internet personalty/influencer/whatever is kinda a red flag.

[@1Lanavis1]

I agree. That's a HUGE breach of trust and privacy. The writer already ruined the friendship. There's nothing op can do to further tank the friendship imo.

[@AJ-ht3kf]

Even more than content... this is making money off of someone's trauma basically. It's pretty gross.@@robhousehold

[@tylerquijada6173]

Disagree, they made good points. Not only did they say that the main point of contention they had was with OP suing the author, who was a new mother who I believe mentioned was struggling financially.

[@Geekabibble]

@@tylerquijada6173 You don't get a pass to behave extremely badly and do things that can get you sued just because you are a mom and struggling financially.

[@CinziaDuBois]

As someone who was betrayed by a friend who wrote about intimate details of my anorexia that I told them in confidence, as well as mocked me in the same book, so obviously that people who knew me reached out to ask if I knew I was in this person's book. The author clearly forgot they mocked me/used my intimate stories -- they sent me a copy of said book so I saw it for myself -- it was devastating, humiliating and violating to feel so used by someone like that, so I cannot imagine how it would feel in a sexualised version/a whole book about my life and an inversion of my partner all for profit. It's sick, violating and exploitative. No, it's not artistic, and people profiting from other people like that shouldn't be protected in a bubble such as "because they're a mother". Having shitty circumstances does not excuse shitty exploitative behaviour

[@Jibblitmuffins]

Yeah, the author needs to rewrite it to not be about anyone real. And if she doesn't, she doesn't deserve to be published. I'm so sorry that happened to you.

[@meowmew444]

That sounds horrific, I'm so sorry you had to deal with that bullshit. And I'm sorry that you had to see these three in this video trying to normalize this type of violating behavior. It should absolutely be punishable by law.

[@pudo5044]

the "she's a mother!" bullshit is infuriating

[@Hamstringer]

“She’s a mother” is a joke on the fact that it’s a common excuse used for when pregnant persons behave badly, it’s not serious. I think Sabrina’s humour is very different from the rest of the cast so is being misinterpreted by everyone in the comments.

[@expressiondestination6430]

It's so sad how little lawyers want to take defamation cases unless it's "famous" or rich personal. People shouldn't be allowed to get away with it

[@ellecapone1337]

I have a hot take on the book story - I vote that OP would be 100% NOT the asshole if she sued her “friend”. I genuinely don’t give one single fuck whether she has a kid or not as that should NEVER be a get out of jail free card. what that “friend” did was disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

[@gigifabulous]

Oh don't worry, the comment section agrees with you 100%

[@ellecapone1337]

@@gigifabulous I feel validated now lol thanks for pointing that out , I hadn’t read through the comments yet when I wrote this - I was so annoyed at their verdict I started writing before they even finished lol 😅

[@dissipatedcloud]

Exactly, honestly it doesn't even matter if that makes her an ahole. The book writing "friend" was the bigger ahole and ruined their friendship already.

[@MsSmile300]

Exactly. Like imagine if the courts said "well yeah, you murdered someone but you have a kid so we find you not guilty." Like I'm sorry, but being a mom doesn't excuse you from the consequences of your actions.

[@alwayssarcastic4486]

What I find so crazy about the book story is when the friend admitted to writing the story about her she didn't offer any sort of financial compensation for writing the book about her. Like, you're going to use your friends PRIVATE details and life story to write and publish a book that might launch you and help you keep food on the table for your children and you're not going to share it with the person you ripped off? That's absolutely wild. The whole book thing was crazy and their commentary about it wasn't my favorite, it felt out of touch from the reality and severity of the situation.

[@LyxiLynnn]

58:54 If you are comfortable enough to stay overnight at a friend's place and have sex without cleaning or stripping the bed, I think you should be comfortable enough to be asked if you had sex lmao

[@tasiadiamond]

Why is everyone so calm about the idea of there friends leaving stains on there bed??!? THOSE ARE YOUR SHEETS COVERED IN SEMEM…i’d be mad mad

[@emptydempty6319]

For real, what's this sacrificial holy mother takes that always puts others before your own comfort and human rights? Just cuz they're friends? I'm not masochistic they can't do whatever the hell they want about my information or my property and call me wrong for being offended or jabbing back.

[@leyabelleh9180]

Right like I’m okay with cleaning up water and juice, you don’t think I’d need different methods for THOSE kinds of stains. Like what if I was barehanded. Same thing if they had slept buck naked.

[@rowantwiggs]

It’s gross to just leave your juices on someone’s sheets. Sex happens, but clean up after yourself ffs

[@chantalbos2570]

I went on my phone while watching it on tv to type about the same thing. even if you clean the sheets it still probably got on the mattress, possibly pillow and blanket.

[@no1legobatmanfan]

i would be mad if people left my sheets covered in like apple juice or something, but HUMAN FLUIDS? i’d move.

[@delightfulstrawberry1074]

I don’t think Sabrina’s opinions are necessarily malicious, or even dumb, but I do think she suffers from Tik Tok syndrome and deconstructs topics as social media scandals, rather than analyzing them with the realism they need.

[@melanino]

Exactly that. Her especially but Angela and Shayne as well are public figures that had weird fanfiction written about them as well, So I think they are so used to it that they dont fully get how gross it can be to someone who isn't in the spotlight.

[@jahoytodiesforahoy4615]

Part of tiktok syndrome is brain rot tho, imo she disconnected from reality and prioritizes herself as she was thinking from the buisness perspective of selling a story which can easily be argued to be dumb and mean 😂

[@realanimegirl777]

I don't even live in America but I feel this is L.A brained

[@NadiaMattson]

right, but I don't think that excuses her takes or devalues the emotions caused by her takes or the opinions of her takes most have said in the comments. Like whatever the reason for her takes they were bad, and I think people should def be able to express that. I felt really sick to my stomach hearing those takes especially on the 2nd story I think the best thing about people commenting on this is that they can see it and hopefully recognize the bad take and do some introspective on where it came from. That being said I don't think you were defending her or anything, but some people really have been so I wanted to clarify.

[@WintermelonChan]

What??? No, dont defend this ADULT??? Her opinions WERE indeed dumb!

[@noitsnotacookie14]

56:00 i feel insane listening to this one why are we all so okay with guests literally soiling sheet in someone else’s house and leaving the mess there???????? EXCUSE ME????? the least they coulda done is strip the bed before leaving and giving op a heads up that the sheets needed a wash like come on. thats just nasty and disrespectful. "you were gonna wash the sheets regardless" dont even try dude thats just so nasty i cant

[@shaeisgae8952]

Oh good lord I'm only on the second story but I think this one is gonna be a skip

[@jaydenpridemusic]

Yeah that just rude and lazy.

[@hthumbs4072]

Thank you! These three acting like OP is crazy or a prude because theyre upset that they have to clean up their guests' bodily fluids ESPECIALLY after asking them not to, is absolutely insane. It costs nothing to respect your friend and control yourself. If you can't do that at the very least clean up after yourself! Damn!

[@dissipatedcloud]

I would be mortified if someone else had to clean up my "mess."

[@AJ-ht3kf]

I just got to that part in the video.. It's really bad when they're laughing about it. Not even considering or having empathy about OP's feelings...

[@islandsrilanka7438]

I came from spotify to see if everyone was as shocked as I was about their opinion on the second story... Now I'm relieved by reading the comments

[@ren.24]

This is exactly what I’ve done. I gasped and covered my mouth when Sabrina said it’s your fault for trusting someone. I just needed to know in that moment that I wasn’t the only human alive with a heart

[@diva4eva22]

SAME. This episode was rancid

[@vyyahenry1854]

I came from Spotify before they finished the first story. I personally would be a little offended if someone I considered a friend wanted to honor an ex that wronged me. This episode just wasn’t for me

[@cranberryrosebud]

@@vyyahenry1854 For me it was that they sounded so snarky saying stuff like “I think she’s the ex” - if these stories are real, those are real people’s feelings being disregarded, and if not, it still shows a general lack of empathy if that’s what your response would be.

[@7upvids]

Oh I’m SO glad these comments are recognizing how bad this ep is, holy shit

[@clynemarvel8282]

The comments section of this episode gives me so much hope. I don't feel alone in my disappointment and distress

[@LovelyComplex14]

This! I was so scared to look at the comments but was so relieved to see everyone is in agreement

[@jackcollinsmartin4210]

Same! I was really worried. But also seeing Smosh's response in the comments is disappointing. 😔

[@SamasBananas1]

I know I was 2 seconds away from writing my own comment about it before realizing basically everyone in the comments had the same opinion

[@donttalktomebye]

I was so relieved, at least one corner of the internet didnt gaslight this poor person.

[@alexiatr]

​@@jackcollinsmartin4210it looks like they would do it too, sell a friend for profit.

[@aatala5359]

Dry wedding: I feel like if you can’t go to ONE wedding without drinking, then you have a more serious issue.

[@Kelarys]

it was definitely the new years eve part, not the wedding part. I don't ever celebrate new years eve but I know if any holiday is THE drinking holiday, it's st patricks day. But new years eve is a close 2nd. The main detail was that they were expected to not leave before the ball dropped, and they likely thought it would be even more impolite to leave early, even though it certainly seems like the solution

[@Path6627]

I went to a friend’s dry wedding, they were religious. It was a nice wedding but if a friend purposely didn’t tell me that a wedding was going to be dry I would be upset. That’s a AH move, especially if it was for religious reasons. It wouldn’t be because I needed to drink but more because you are forcing your religious views and weird morals on me without asking if I would be okay with it. It’s common curtesy to let people know what choices they have for the meal, the dress code, if there is an open bar, if they have to pay for drinks or if it is a dry wedding situation…it’s suspicious that they had to find out by chance.

[@daanachmad4032]

@@Path6627 Why would they be the asshole? Is alcoholism a part of your identity or something?

[@Fl0wFlow-63]

I don't drink for medical reasons so every wedding/special occasion I go to is "dry". And tbh I often feel like I'm having more fun than people who get totally drunk by the end of the meal 😂 I think it's quite sad some people can't enjoy an event if there's no alcohol involved...

[@AB-ip2ct]

The fact that people can't have fun without alcohol is crazy. Like, why do you need to get drunk to enjoy an evening? This is such a normalised thing & it's so weird to me. That being said, they could also just go to a bar after the wedding to get drunk if they wanted to. Things will be open till morning during new years. Drinking should never be that serious & if it is, then you need to re-evaluate your priorities in life.

[@eevesjunkyard]

I stopped watching after the second story. I knew in my gut there was a reason I waited so long to watch this one and now I know why. Your takes on it were deplorable and your pinned comment defending it saying "we're comedians" is a cop out. If you don't want people to react in a serious manner to your takes, don't cover serious topics. You CAN disagree with your guests. No one should be harassing anyone involved in making this video by going to their socials, either. Those doing so need to grow up. Wish Damian was here as a 4th person cuz he would not have let any of that victim blamey garbage slide.

[@rowancucanic]

Absolutely, couldn't agree more

[@chelseah4652]

Okay the second story is truly making me upset. The fact that these guys are making this like “oh well people don’t know it’s you and you could implicate yourself and she’s a mom and it’s her first work that will be published” WHO CARES?! It is one of her best friends that she confided personal information about and now the world not only knows it but has a PERVERTED version of how things are going?! No no and no. I don’t care about the suing for money, but it is definitely a thing to stop people from publishing it. Get PERMISSION from the person whose life you’re writing about. The fact that people are defending the friend and calling OP the AH is just effing gross. If she doesn’t want her life out there NO MATTER IF SHE IS NAMED OR NOT she has every right to say so. And if the friend’s ONLY good work is based on a perverted version of her friend’s life, then she’s probably not a very good writer in the first place.

[@mariachisolm6838]

Real

[@lindsgleason]

Yeah I’m struggling to enjoy any other part of this episode because of their take on the second story. Gives me the ick.

[@chelseah4652]

@@lindsgleason this one! I couldn’t even try to listen to the rest I was so upset.

[@emilyclark5960]

that last sentence, EXACTLY. if she can't tell a story without reskinning a friend's private life story, then she better have a lot of fucking friends she's willing to screw over and alienate lmaoooooo. there's no "career" to be concerned about, this is an absolute non-starter

[@ladyredcap]

Agreed it put me off watching the rest of the video and I love this series. But that take is not it.

[@___o1799]

Story 2: This "friend" 1) Plagarized YOUR LIFE, 2) Changed details to make your relationship with your fiance toxic, 3) Sexualized you AND your fiance by writing erotica about the both of you, 4) Posted that story about your life on the internet, and 5) Fully intends to profit from your lived experiences without letting you see a penny, knowing that she would have never gotten this opportunity had you not told her about your life. This "friend" deserves to be sued and completely blackballed from the writing industry. This is genuinely worse than "After" getting published and given multiple movies. (For those who may not know, the "After" series was originally an edgy Harry Styles fanfiction that got the "Fifty Shades of Gray" treatment.)

[@trich161]

Agreed, it’s crazy how many people side with the author. This could seriously damage OPs relationships with friends and family, especially when a friend notified her in the first place after seeing the resemblance.

[@kateajurors8640]

​@@trich161 Definitely damage OP because even if people don't know too much about OP it's definitely recognizable enough and then the story painting out the fiance possible future husband out to be incredibly toxic and still having an accurate age gap and very identifiable names that are just alternates of their actual names people could start to take the impression that O p's husband is a creep and hell they could even suffer a loss of job opportunities though that's hard to prove it's very disgusting.

[@chungleandthebims167]

And yoi know the funny thing about After? The 3rd movie reveals that the events of these movies were turned into a book by the boyfriend and published. Which is exactly what happened with this Reddit story

[@trich161]

@@chungleandthebims167 I didn’t watch that far in. At least in that case he was directly involved in the events, versus a friend listening in confidence and then writing about it

[@EEM253]

I’m so glad the comment section is giving based takes on the second story. Restored my faith in humanity and kept me somewhat sane during the video. That book SHOULD NOT be published. There were several other alternative options that were less nuclear that would benefit both the friend and the writer. But clearly the writer was not willing to compromise. So if OP must sue to get it down then so be it and I support it. Also important to note: Another friend was able to find this book and RECOGNIZED it to be about OP which started this whole post in the first place. Go get that bag girl you deserve it

[@sixbirdsinatrenchcoat]

29:30 - “It’s your responsibility if you trusted someone you shouldn’t have” - Absolutely not! If she had trusted someone who then decided to violate her physically rather than psychologically, would you blame her for that as well? I flipping hope not! That is incredibly toxic.

[@curpin2180]

The takes on the second story are ATROCIOUS omg. OP is not the ahole. And saying that she is because ‘she should’ve known who to trust’ and ‘the ladies a mother’ is a wild line of ‘reasoning’.

[@pinkfluffeeunicorns]

Effectively it was "let me sacrifice someone's mental wellbeing and livelihood because I'm financially desperate"

[@TheBridgeStarNL]

I know right? Thing is, if the author friend just asked for permission and talked to OP about how she would feel comfortable with it, it would change everything

[@CB____]

All three of them agreed that it was insane for the friend to write the story and that op shouldn’t be friends with them anymore. Not sure what the bad take is

[@nalachuist-vf8jf]

If her circumstances are that she CHOSE to have kids when she has unstable income its only her problem. And how the hell should she just know her friend is gonna do that? Ur so right i dont understand why this is how the story was handled by reddit. But each to their own.

[@Skooskah]

Right? "Spicy books" are basically erotica. If someone you know is writing that about your life you're absolutely not in the wrong for trying to stop them publishing it

[@mxmschae]

If Smosh reads the comments, it's pretty clear we won't be seeing this girl back... 😂

[@ariellasmakeup7709]

I really hope so!

[@sonjahughes2065]

If Smosh reads these comments there should be an apology on the morally corrupt and at times offensive things said in this video 🤡

[@hopehartman1145]

Fr tho. Reading these comments made me feel a lot saner after listening to the absolutely horrendous takes on the second story

[@davidlionheart2438]

Lol, Smosh doesn't give a flying f*ck about the comments.

[@ShadowFlame420]

@@sonjahughes2065 that’s not gonna happen, but they almost certainly wont have her return, and hopefully in the future they’ll be quicker to push back on bad takes. i truly believe everyone at smosh are genuinely good ppl, but sometimes i think they’re a bit too agreeable for their own good, and have a tendency to absorb whatever ideals they’re surrounded by

[@8407x]

I totally disagree with the comment “the karma of getting in the way of someone’s lively hood, you cant do that”. That friend does not deserve to get published. She took the trauma off the back of the friendship and made it “entertainment”. Yes, we live in a capitalist society but your morals have to come first. Why can’t she give them another story to publish? Why does it have to be the one where she used secrets and private conversations from a real person? Her karma is not to get published. Also did y’all forget that a THIRD PERSON realized that it was about OP? Meaning if it’s published, more ppl in their lives will know and most likely link back to OP. EDIT: why did Sabrina say that the OP was trying to control the friend? @ 53:03, OP is not controlling anyone, they just don’t want private details of their life used in a book they never consented to. Did we all hear the same story?

[@bittywop]

if she couldn’t get published without exploiting someone, she shouldn’t be published.

[@8407x]

@@bittywopoh absolutely. If it wasn’t this friend, it would surly be the next one.

[@maem7462]

Agree with you especially abt how she couldn’t use a different book. I get that she probably worked really hard on the book and feels like it’s a waste of time to ditch it. Ultimately I think it’s better to use a different story to try to get published

[@drpeppergurl]

i don't think any part of the story says THAT story is the one being published.. online writers like that put out loads of stories.. we really don't know if the one she saw that happened to be inspired by her life was the one getting published

[@Jadee95]

this 100%

[@burnagirl123]

29:29 sabrina really said “if you didn’t want anyone to betray your trust, you shouldn’t have trusted anyone to begin with”

[@ihaverabies]

'it's your responsibility if you trusted someone you shouldn't have' or maybe don't write a sexuality explicit and demonized story of someone, as op stated, that has been your friend for years?? on top of that your divulging and exploiting your friends secrets that was told to you in confidence just for some money. if writing is genuinely a passion for 'maya' then she should either change the book she's *choosing* to publish or she should, idk, actually come up with something original rather than a weird fantasized version of someone, who was supposed close her, life. edit: i'm glad that everyone in comments thinks op from the 2nd is in the write, i genuinely felt like i was going crazy😭 edit 2: i can not stop myself from thinking abt this episode and it only gets worse. so not telling your friend group that your wedding(where your marrying a girl of which the entire friend group knew was religious and therefore does not drink) was a dry wedding is manipulation and having sex in your friends house & LEAVING STAINED SHEETS behind is ok bc 'oh when you tell me not to do something i'm gonna do it'. are we 5 years old? like, actually??

[@alexia3552]

Like in another video, Amanda said "You don't have to understand someone's boundaries to respect them."

[@allanjaymonteclaro]

Where's Damien when you need him?

[@iramrafiq5075]

Definitely needed his empathy on this one!!

[@daanachmad4032]

I wonder if Damien’s a pushover like his bestfriend is.

[@junehoneycrisp]

​@@daanachmad4032nah Damien has always stood by his opinions before. he might concede when someone brings up valid points, but ultimately sticks with his own view.

[@valengo137]

​@@daanachmad4032 I think in his episode w Ian, he added a lot of his own stance.

[@davidwong656]

probably cringing to death

[@ShadowFlame420]

“OP is being super vague” yea thats literally the whole point of this story. she doesnt want her private life published as a fucking book, why would she tell reddit exactly what’s in it?! i love this show but some of yall’s takes are WILD!

[@Sweetladykt]

💯 the leading in to the “maybe the fiancé is predatory because not enough information is being put out there” no! The point is privacy, and this person’s privacy was invaded horribly

[@llynxfyremusic]

​@Sweetladykt "what if he was predatory?" Is such a moot point. What if he is, then she's taking away her agency to process that on her own. Still a gross violation of privacy.

[@isitleeyourelookingfor6352]

TRUE

[@MusicKat217]

​@@llynxfyremusicExactly. If he is predatory, which we should NOT be making random assumptions about, that should be her situation to realize and get help for. And if I was genuinely concerned that my friend's husband was a predator, I would just talk about it in private.. Not profit off of it by writing a book???

[@hannahleigh6152]

​@MusicKat217 Also, OP's friend just does not care if he's predatory. If she did, she wouldn't be sexualizing her friend being abused.

[@falliblepossiblygullible2920]

Too much grace was given to the woman writing about her friend. When you befriend someone and tell them things in confidence, you don't expect them to put it in a book and also to exaggerate things. That's a serious betrayal. It is more than discomfort. It's morally wrong. It's disgusting.

[@Gbyinuygirl]

“She’s a mother. She has a child” then she should have known better. Being a mom is no excuse to be a shitty person, so missed me with that bullcrap 😒

[@AkiDave]

The take they gave was so weird, I felt uncomfortable

[@fraegrantcheeseallmighty]

This video is getting weirldy uncomfortable. Seems like they say yes to whatever the guest says. This is weird af.

[@kupowark]

Yeah, this also felt like a really weird take to me. The "mother" and "livelihood" defenses don't justify violating a friend's privacy in such a public way. The wannabe author needs to make extensive edits to the book and be more considerate in drawing upon the lives of her friends for her materials.

[@Onepinkcrayon]

Yeah I've noticed some really weird takes this episode. Which never happens here

[@strugglebus3661]

Exactly, you cant excuse bad behavior just because someone is a parent, that's ridiculous. I came here to say exactly this!

[@TopazFire15]

These three all had very wonderful family lives, it seems, if not a single one realized that OP in the second story was likely describing an abusive relationship with her father. Also, I’d see red if my fiancé were portrayed as a predator. She was ALREADY IDENTIFIED by someone in their circle, which means her secrets have ALREADY BEEN EXPOSED. Y’all had trash takes for that story. Someone’s livelihood doesn’t mean shit in this situation. Less than worthless commentary, I’m actually so mad

[@crystalwolcott4744]

As a victim of childhood sa I was almost certain there was something real dark going on with the dad. She couldn't even bring herself to talk about it anonymously on reddit? I can barely say it aloud to my therapist. So angry on OPs behalf.

[@schnazer]

From the sounds of it the author then leveraged the fact that there is a notable age difference between OP and OP’s husband in order to fabricate a predatory version of their relationship that perpetuates the OP’s trauma. That is such psychotic behaviour and it makes me feel like there’s no justice in the world that no one is willing to take on OP’s case to prevent this story from being put out there.

[@ToyCupcakes]

​@@schnazer The case could be taken if the book is published but not before, which is also not good. Before begin actually public sadly there is nothing much

[@kaisersouza6]

Or the whole story could be fake lol

[@haydenhumphrey3307]

Based on

[@dallontaylor5840]

her friend secretly took her trauma with her father and turned it into smut fiction WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING??? shes absolutely in the right to sue i cant believe yall sided against her

[@maxgosselin62]

I mean, legally I don't know if she actually has a case, but morally? Absolutely. And the fact that the friend came back with "it's not illegal" when confronted about it just speaks magnitudes about who she is as a person/friend. Like, that's basically her saying "you can't stop me" as a defense instead of acknowledging the shittiness of what she did and correcting herself.

[@crystalwolcott4744]

They could send a cease and desist to the publisher and it would probably get her dropped.

[@halatiny6537]

It’s fiction and people get inspiration from everything. She has every right to be upset and hurt but not to sue.

[@persaunna]

@crystalwolcott4744 that's actually genuis. She should.

[@lilyclifton4814]

shouldve sued for royalties, i wouldve told her go ahead and publish but youre giving me 25% of whatever you make if you dont im suing

[@lizipearlvlogs]

As a writer, myself, she should DEFINITELY sue her if the book is already published or at least tell her to change EVERYTHING related to her and sue if she doesn't. Writing is meant to take inspiration from true life, but inspiration is different than completely basing off of a true story as the primary foundation. I don't know law, but I'd hope she could sue her for some sort of libel or defamation or doxxing even and DEFINITELY emotional damages.

[@alexharrison2743]

"You're to blame if you trust someone who betrays you" "You can't get in the way of someone making money" I'm honestly really shocked that whoever edited this video left those in, and that Shayne (who's normally got a pretty good take) didn't call Sabrina out on this. Shame on you, Smosh.

[@Gameace232]

Thank you! These takes specifically are the ones I have issues with and feel fly into the face of the space Smosh has created for its community.

[@Ddalgiichigo]

She was right lmao…

[@asnalem4391]

​@@Ddalgiichigoliterally how

[@caseyjc5]

They never call any guests out because they’re already fans of them or friends, but I’m willing to bet they won’t invite them back on. I’ve been watching lots of this channel’s videos the past couple of days and Shayne seems like he tries avoiding arguing with anyone.

[@caseyjc5]

@@DdalgiichigoNo she wasn’t! Ironic that this was a mean girls episode since SHE seems like a high school mean girl.