Dan Avidan, Actor: Ninja Sex Party: I Just Want To (Dance). The controversy started in May, but when it comes to comments from Game Grumps, there was complete silence. Isn't it funny how the most sincere apology we got from Arin, was centered on not filming fucking Ghoul Grumps episodes? He's also known to voice many of the animations he creates and in other animations, having a very talented voice. Eventually Dan says the person's actual full name out loud and even commented saying "if he gets a wave of hate from our fans, won't he be surprised". Continued in Part 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/rantgrumps/comments/hr21vr/game_grumps_major_controversies_list_part_2/, This is minor but there was also that controversial tweet Arin eventually deleted where he went on about how successful game grumps was as an entertainment company before listing flexes that either were in no way actually accomplishments or were flat out lies. A list of all early Jon acknowledgements (last updated 2015). These videos totaled up to over 40 million views. Due to Reddit's 40,000 character limit, this post as been split into two parts. But that's enough from me. I love how one of the controversies is just named "Suzy". And exclusively to younger women. https://www.reddit.com/r/rantgrumps/comments/hr21vr/game_grumps_major_controversies_list_part_2/, Eventually Dan says the person's actual full name out loud, "if he gets a wave of hate from our fans, won't he be surprised", Leadfoot himself commented and said things were cool, the internet is notorious for letting things slide and forgetting things, This video has a great summary of the situation if you don't want to click all the links, In a stream Ding Dong and Julian expressed their opinion of Game Grumps, then upcoming game, Dream Daddy, they don't like it and it feels like pandering, but if it helps someone accept who they are, so be it, Ding Dong and Julian had nothing to do with beta testing/work on the game, proving that they did in fact play a beta build of the game, Ding Dong would later explain the fallout out from the drama, his phone number was leaked and people contacted his family, a lot of people complained about the development process, 500 people showing up when Arin did an impromptu meet up at Wendy's a few years ago, There was not enough room in the building so people had to line up outside around the building for several hours in the California sun, had to send someone out to hand out water and sunscreen, After a few hours the police showed up and shut it down, At least one game was sold with a personal note left inside, Arin even reportedly sold the RWBY figures the deceased Monty Oum gave him, insulting the entire Game Grumps Subreddit, "I'm sorry but I've had nothing but bad situations with black people all week. He has a number of popul… Jonathan Aryan Jafari (/ ɑː r ˈ j æ n /; born March 24, 1990), better known by his Internet pseudonym JonTron, is an American comedian, reviewer, and YouTuber.He is best known for his titular YouTube web series JonTron, where he reviews and parodies video games, movies and other media. When people dug a bit further, they found out that Ben has been constantly doing this for years (One, two, three, four) and even took a picture with them when they were 14. (Arin's eulogy to Monty). Welcome to the new GameRevolution community platform. Even if the concept and name was stolen. While the argument could be made that he has changed over the years, he still calls it a 1-Man as shown by here, here, here, here, and here. Only true RantGrumps fans remember Ranta. Dan says that he scraped a Ninja Sex Party music video of a Michael Jackson song after he watched the documentary on the Michael Jackson pedo allegations. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Shmorky has not one, but two different Game Grumps animated still on the channel.Update: Videos have now been deleted only a couple of days of after the creation of this list. Ding Dong later provided screenshots proving that they did in fact play a beta build of the game (Second picture). While several tweets are indeed months old, the Reddit post was created on May 17th and Ben's last tweet was on May 8th, a difference of nine days. They also used their statement to acknowledge their prior history. Dan and Arin both say that they can not align themselves with that kind of stuff. An ad popped up, so I'd say it still is. But Dan is still selling Under the Covers Track 6 "Rock with you" a song by Michael Jackson as well as having the video still up on their YouTube channel. Game Grumps — created by Arin Hanson, AKA Egoraptor — is essentially two guys on a couch playing video games together. Stuff that friends playing video games often do. (Same day as second tweet) Despite all this, none of it is Suzy's biggest controversy. This incident has its own thread and Hero Hei released a video about it. Dan Avidan was born on March 14, 1979 in New Jersey, USA as Leigh Daniel Avidan. Is it just the culture?" Dan Avidan Co-Host of YouTube Series Game Grumps. In her own words, "I didn't apologize sooner because I was scared of the pain I would get by bringing attention to it" She also addressed one of her leaked tweets from last year, which also got backlash saying that she wouldn't have said anything if no one brought it up and saying that she made it about her when she said "I don't appreciate the shaming". It was so bad they had to send someone out to hand out water and sunscreen. I've been a part of this subreddit for most of these. Ben previous had privately contacted someone on Twitter and after Arin's statement, issued another apology where he explained that his actions were wrong, that he understood that now, and that his twitter was originally the voice of his character in Buckwheat Groats (his band that appears to have ended in 2014) who is known for posting edgy humor. Jon’s departure was met with speculation, and the subsequent controversies surrounding him caused many to speculate that these beliefs were the reason for his exit. He later said in the H3 Podcast that he “could have phrased a lot of that better,” adding that he wasn’t racist. The next day Game Grumps released a statement supporting BLM and apologizing for Game Grumps' past racism. (Product 1: Vendor $2.99, Suzy $80. tweet. While none of these are major controversies on their own, hypocrisy is a constant problem. Jon started his show in 2010 with a standard review of the video game Daikatana, but he didn't gain internet popularity until he retooled the series with a more original style. And exclusively to younger women. They point of the show is to be funny, and they are. We believed that simply stopping that kind of behavior was enough, but we understand that the hurt of those affected deserves to be acknowledged, and the problem deserves to be talked about openly.”. (And it is likely her he admitted dating in Oct 2017). Game Grumps began as a YouTube Let’s Play channel hosted by Arin and JonTron, though has since transformed into a multimedia company that includes video game, music, and book publishing. A few days after Game Grumps deleted a some videos that included jokes about sexualizing children including the fan favourite Sad Hoshi in Journey to Silius, and a therapist hypnotizing and having sex with a little girl in Disney Princess (Something that Arin knew about). Arin has even said several times that returning to Endless Ocean and Dog Island is unlikely because "some of the character voices haven't aged well.". Affiliate Disclosure: Evolve Media LLC, and its owned and operated websites may receive a small commission from the proceeds of any product(s) sold through affiliate and direct partner links. Not only are they good to sit down and take time to watch, but they’re also amazing … From doxings, lies, racism, negligence, hypocrisy, pedophilia, scams, to insulting and even manipulating fans. JonTron left Game Grumps in 2013 after a year co-hosting the show with Arin, before being replaced by Dan who has remained with the company ever since. finding out the dan and arin are kinda shitty people was probably one of the worst days of my life. The Game Grumps are probably my number one recommendation. After a few hours the police showed up and shut it down due to so many people being in one place being a huge safety hazard and the second day was canceled. I love Arin’s work and that of the rest of the Game Grumps family. That same day, I was messaged by another person who privately provided proof as well in the form of pictures of them together and screenshots of Dan offering to pay for her plane ticket and picking her up from the airport, as well as another who claimed that not only do Arin, Brian, TWRP and Planet Booty all know about Dan's behaviour, but they have special rules for him to not being girls back to the tour bus or backstage anymore. Game Grumps is a Let's Play web series hosted by Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan. However, people were quick to point out that Arin and Dan had made plenty of sexual jokes about children over the years including Misty (10) from Pokemon, and Medli and Zelda (both around 14) in the The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and many many more. Last edited: Feb 4, 2021 Even though the police shut down the garage sale and there was a possibility of people getting heat stroke or worse from standing in the sun for so long, Brent, the Game Grumps manager, and Arin both said the event was a success. Ding Dong would later explain the fallout out from the drama. However, neither Game Grumps nor Jon have explicitly explained the circumstances behind the split, aside from Jon wanting to focus on creating videos for his own YouTube channel. After a fan posted Jon's "DinoCity BRO!!!" Most notably her infamous "I'm sorry but I've had nothing but bad situations with black people all week. Is it just the culture? Thanks so much for putting this together! There were a lot of minor things that I had to remove. Created in 2012 by co-hosts Hanson and Jon Jafari, the series centers around its hosts playing video games while adding comedic commentary. That makes me feel oolllld. Curse you Arin Hanson!”. This incident has its own thread. But yeah, isn't falsely copyright-claiming videos illegal? A darling of the YouTube video game scene since before even his stint with Arin Hanson at Game Grumps, Jafari has become well known for his … But now I walk away with so much more under my belt: let’s plays, spinoff shows, charity livestreams, sketches, music videos, live apperances, the list goes on and on. He has also been tweeting oddly sexual things at this person and even got his account locked at one time. There is one episode of the Grumps' Sonic Adventure DX playthrough that was removed following some considerable controversy. That post barely matches what you said. They advertised it to their channel and despite 800 people RSVPing on Facebook, 500 people showing up when Arin did an impromptu meet up at Wendy's a few years ago (Which, according to a commenter, was a nightmare for the employees as they had no warning of Arin arriving, had a huge constant rush of people, were afraid that they were going to get shut down due to breaking code, had trash thrown about everywhere, and had multiple complaints from the other businesses in the area. Chris, aka OneyNG, host of OneyPlays, was a friend of Arin's since his Newgrounds days and even lived with him for several months at one time. fuck that noise. We’ve been together for a little while now, but I’ve never mentioned…” I'm going summarize it, but give it a read if you want more information. This includes the time he dropped off a person who was black and had to say the word 30 times to get it out of his system. I hope that woman was able to get out of that relationship, she deserves someone so much better. YouTube channel Game Grumps has apologized for “hurtful language and hurtful jokes” posted in the series’ early years, with its creators saying that they are “deeply f***ing sorry” for content that they no longer view as acceptable. The person was 17 when they started talking in 2013 and they met up when she was 21 in 2017. Ben asked a current 17 year old for nudes and claimed that he got "that plus more". Before becoming popular on he stated he would never upload his animations on and always keep them on Newgrounds, but he retracted the statement and has uploaded his animations since. What is okay for some, is not for others. Some time ago, I wrote a post about how I love internet Let's Play-ers Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan, The Game Grumps (or just called Game Grumps). As a brief addition to this post for future reference, I want to point out that all of the earlier Jon-related GG controversies have been pretty well documented on r/ConspiracyGrumps. i love them and their games very much and it’s so fucking insane how stating a very respectful opinion gets someone doxxed and outed. The real controversy comes after. After missing the annual uploads of Ghoul Grumps, Game Grumps fans went onto Dan's newest Ninja Sex Party music video and asked where the videos are, prompting Arin to apologize, blaming his mental health, saying that they ran out of time due to working on so many projects and that he will do better in … Product 2: Vendor $6.99 for two, Suzy $80) Suzy originally denied these claims at first, but as more information surfaced, she eventually apologized. You're speaking of this right here. This correlates with their agenda. Eventually Ben gave a sarcastic apology, hid any negative tweets and blocked people, before finally deleting the apology. (Credit: YouTube / GameGrumps), PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X, Jon was later involved in a separate controversy, after appearing on a stream where he echoed white nationalist talking points, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. provided a selfie of Dan and an edited out picture of his contact information, And it is likely her he admitted dating in Oct 2017, Ben asked a current 17 year old for nudes and claimed that he got "that plus more", took a picture with them when they were 14, This video does a better job of explaining this then I every will, the time he dropped off a person who was black and had to say the word 30 times to get it out of his system, In Mario Bros U, Dan calls a 1-up a 1-Man and Arin asks him why it is gendered, there was a, now deleted, compilation of him saying this, Ninja Sex Party music video of a Michael Jackson song, Dan and Arin both say that they can not align themselves with that kind of stuff, Under the Covers Track 6 "Rock with you" a song by Michael Jackson, recording his now ex-girlfriend having a paranoid schizophrenic episode after he hid her medication, all while talking to her in a cartoony voice, Arin Appreciation Day: A holiday celebrated every three months on the 18th all about Arin Hanson, Another person named their child after Arin, Attacking a fan for gender swapped Dream Daddy fan art, Arin tweeted out asking if he should make a statement about BLM, statement supporting BLM and apologizing for Game Grumps' past racism, She also addressed one of her leaked tweets from last year, she wouldn't have said anything if no one brought it up, she made it about her when she said "I don't appreciate the shaming", people wanting them to go the Warner Bros route, some of the character voices haven't aged well, video that gave a fan a seizure thanks to Ben's edits, Ben previous had privately contacted someone on Twitter, his band that appears to have ended in 2014, a therapist hypnotizing and having sex with a little girl.