YouTuber Ned Fulmer 'no longer working' with The Try Guys after 'consensual workplace relationship'

Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY
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Ned Fulmer, one-quarter of The Try Guys, is "no longer" working with the YouTube channel following an internal review of what he says was a "consensual workplace relationship."

"Ned Fulmer is no longer working with the Try Guys," according to a statement posted Tuesday to the official @tryguys account. "As a result of a thorough internal review, we do not see a path forward together. We thank you for your support as we navigate this change."

The channel's statement did not elaborate on what sparked their internal review or what the review entailed, though Fulmer and his wife spoke out in separate social media statements shortly after the Try Guys' announcement Tuesday.

"Family should have always been my priority, but I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship," Fulmer wrote. "I'm sorry for any pain that my actions may have caused to the guys and the fans but most of all to Ariel. The only thing that matters right now is my marriage and my children, and that's where I am going to focus attention."

From left to right, YouTube stars Zach Kornfeld, Ned Fulmer and Keith Habersberger visit USA TODAY in 2019 while promoting their book.
From left to right, YouTube stars Zach Kornfeld, Ned Fulmer and Keith Habersberger visit USA TODAY in 2019 while promoting their book.

Ariel Fulmer, to whom Ned Fulmer has been married to since 2012 and shares two sons, thanked those who had reached out to her following the news.

"Nothing is more important to me and Ned than our family, and all we request right now is that you respect our privacy for the sake of our kids," she wrote.

USA TODAY has reached out to Fulmer and the Try Guys for further comment.

The Try Guys also changed its logo on social media platforms Tuesday – in place of its signature blue, green, pink and purple quadrants with cartoon renderings of each of the four members, is now an outlined image of a triceratops with an orange background.

The Try Guys, which boasts more than 7.8 million YouTube subscribers, began as a BuzzFeed webseries in 2014 that chronicled founders Zach Kornfeld, Keith Habersberger, Eugene Lee Yang and Fulmer's zany exploits in trying new things – experiencing labor pain simulation, baking without a recipe, taste-testing everything on a fast food chain's menu and driving while intoxicated (under professional supervision), to name a few.

In 2018, the four left BuzzFeed and founded their own production company to continue the Try Guys brand. They have since expanded to hire multiple employees and feature spinoff video series, a documentary, a tour and podcasts featuring other team members as well as spouses and partners of the Try Guys – including Fulmer's wife, who he has frequently collaborated with professionally and identifies himself as her husband in his social media bios.

The four stars also currently appear on the food travel show "No Recipe Road Trip With The Try Guys," which airs weekly on the Food Network. USA TODAY has reached out to the network for comment.

In 2019, the Try Guys released what they dubbed a "self-deprecating self-help" book, titled "The Hidden Power of F*cking Up," which became a USA TODAY best-seller.

Fulmer told USA TODAY at the time he hoped the book would encourage readers and fans to get out of their comfort zone.

"We want you to try something as uncomfortable as possible," he said. "Really take it to a hundred, feel that feeling of discomfort and effing up. And then that might make it easier to make some small changes."

Contributing: Anika Reed

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