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David0:00Moment view
What's up guys, welcome back to Views, the podcast where today we're going to debunk one of the oldest tales. Did Jason have sex with somebody, specifically a male, in this New York hotel room?
Jason Friend0:12Moment view
What?
David0:13Moment view
It's a long story and I'll explain. Let's roll the intro music. So Natalie and Ella, bro, I love this.
Ilya0:26Moment view
You're doing like hard-hitting news right now.
David0:28Moment view
I don't give a fuck about anything anymore. Okay, I'm ready to report on anything and This is what the people wanna know currently.
Ilya0:33Moment view
Has this been in your mind for many years?
David0:35Moment view
6 years.
Ilya0:36Moment view
Really?
David0:37Moment view
Well, this is what happened about, when did the story first come up?
Ilya0:40Moment view
The story came up from like, it's probably 8 years old when it happened and then—
David0:47Moment view
So you admit it, it happened.
Natalie0:48Moment view
Wait, so it's real? What's happening?
David0:50Moment view
So here's what happened. I don't know how it came up or how it came on my radar, but someone once came up to me and I don't know why they made this a big deal, but they were like, you know Jason's gay, right? And I was like—
Natalie0:59Moment view
No, no they did not.
David1:01Moment view
And I was like, Oh yeah, I guess I could see that. And, and they were like, no, no, no, totally. Like, I had a friend, they were all hanging out in New York, and at about 2 a.m. they went into their own hotel rooms, except Jason entered a hotel room with another man and he spent the entire night there. And what's interesting about this story, normally I wouldn't like— I wouldn't, I wouldn't report on this. There's other things to be reporting on. But why I am reporting on it is because Every time this story is brought up, no matter where we're at, like even if it's just friends hanging out, Jason gets so extremely weirdly like—
Ilya1:37Moment view
I don't get defensive.
David1:38Moment view
Really weirdly defensive. Like you could, you could make jokes about Wyatt like being sold, um, to—
Ilya1:52Moment view
sorry, we get the point.
David1:52Moment view
Yeah, the point is you can make jokes about anything with Jason and he's so game for it. But when you talk about this New York night he had with this man, He gets like fucking fired up and he goes, "I didn't fucking do that! I don't know why someone would make that up about me and I don't know if someone does—" Here's why it's fucked up.
Ilya2:08Moment view
Okay. Here's why it's fucked up. Because number one, it is my best friend from college.
David2:14Moment view
And that's who it would be that you would fuck for the first time.
Ilya2:16Moment view
Yes, it is my best friend from college and the fact that somebody who will go nameless, I know who this person is.
David2:23Moment view
So the person you went into the hotel room, it is confirmed, that part of the story is true, you went with another guy.
Ilya2:28Moment view
100%, I went with My buddy stayed in my hotel room because he was too lazy to take the train back to New Jersey.
David2:35Moment view
So why did someone think that you guys had sex?
Ilya2:38Moment view
Because this person is a horrible person to go around saying Jason's gay because I saw— or nothing. It matters if I'm gay, like 100%. Like, I love backpedaling. No, I like— I would love it if I was gay. If I was gay, I would say it. Okay, chill. But I think it's really fucked. Is it not fucked up for someone to be like, yeah, I saw Jason with another dude, he's gay, and to tell David that?
Jason2:58Moment view
Well, what if you were gay and he outed you? That's even more fucked up.
David3:01Moment view
Oh, is that what it is? Like, you want to come out at your own speed? Because then— oh my God, I wasn't even trying to make a joke. I'm being serious.
Ilya3:09Moment view
Like, yeah, maybe based on time.
David3:10Moment view
Because why on earth are you like so defensive about it? Like, even if it didn't happen, like, the way you react, it's like you're fucking like really offended. And I'm just like, dude, chill. Like, it's not a big deal.
Ilya3:20Moment view
Okay, well, I'm ready to call the friend right now.
David3:23Moment view
Well, actually, it's funny you say that because we have him on the phone.
Ilya3:26Moment view
Oh, you do?
David3:26Moment view
Well, because you handed me your phone right before this. Um, so there is I'm gonna call his friend now to get the details of the story if they had sex that night. What year was it, just so I know?
Ilya3:36Moment view
It was probably like 20— it's before I met you.
David3:40Moment view
That was the 2015. 2015.
Ilya3:42Moment view
Yeah, this guy, it was literally like Vine days.
David3:44Moment view
Yeah, so 2015, you fucked him? Yeah, you blew his back out?
Ilya3:49Moment view
No, we literally ate chocolates and like got high.
David3:51Moment view
Fuck it, that's disgusting. I don't want to know the details.
Ilya3:54Moment view
I think maybe because this person was like younger and I was like So it was a girl that made it up about you?
David3:59Moment view
Yeah. Okay. Okay.
Ilya4:01Moment view
Yeah.
David4:01Moment view
Oh, maybe she was into you.
Ilya4:03Moment view
No, she wasn't into me at all. Oh, interesting. No, she was just like—
Natalie4:06Moment view
story is so beyond confusing. I'm still like stuck on, is it a gag or is it not?
David4:10Moment view
No, no, it's not a gag. Not a gag at all. Real. Like, this is like, we were talking about it now because someone brought up in the hot tub the other day and he got so offended and then I like kind of snapped at him. I was like, dude, what the fuck's wrong with you? Like, why are you getting offended or like weirded out by the story? Like, Who cares if you slept with a guy in a hotel room? Like, right?
Natalie4:27Moment view
And like, who cares if someone's saying that you did?
David4:29Moment view
Like, right, exactly.
Ilya4:30Moment view
Here's the problem. I work with you, right? So if I wasn't open to you about like who I was up to that point, so it made me kind of like, well, that's fucked up. Like, now David probably thinks I'm like lying about something or some part of myself, which I wasn't. Okay, that's all it is.
David4:46Moment view
How about we let him do the talking?
Ilya4:48Moment view
Yeah, listen, and I want— I want your 100% opinion at the end of this if you think I'm lying and you think he's lying.
David4:54Moment view
Okay, here we go. Any complete silence for this? I don't want him to know that you're in the room even though I'm calling off your phone.
Jason5:02Moment view
Okay, with a microphone in your hand. It's David.
Jason Friend5:06Moment view
Hey, how are you, David? Good, good.
David5:09Moment view
Um, we're here with Jason, who you may know very well because we're about— we've heard this story about you two and it's been kind of circulating in our friend group for the last 4 or 5 years, and we need to confirm whether or not it's true or not. Do you have any idea of what I could possibly be talking about?
Jason Friend5:27Moment view
Well, there's probably many stories I can think of, but does it happen to be one that might have taken place in New York City?
David5:38Moment view
Yes, yes, that is— that's it. So, so every time the story is brought up, Jason denies it completely and with like rage. Just for the record, and be as honest as you possibly can be, What happened that beautiful warm night in New York City?
Jason Friend5:56Moment view
Oh, I remember it well.
Jason6:01Moment view
This guy's nighttime, there's no way.
Natalie6:03Moment view
This is so—
Jason Friend6:04Moment view
Nash was in town and I was working in the city, and whenever Nash is in town and I have a chance to meet up with them, I would, because we would hang out and walk around. And I think he was doing Vines back then, so I was kind of— I didn't even know what that was, but it was a good introduction to it. And then I think it got late.
Jason6:28Moment view
It got late.
Jason Friend6:30Moment view
And you know Nash, he always treated himself to a nice hotel. Um, so I think it was up on 57th Street or something like that. And I'm always up for, you know, a free place to stay. Okay, so He invited me up and we hung. I think we even went to the bar.
David6:48Moment view
Yeah, yeah, you did leave the bar and then go to your room.
Jason Friend6:50Moment view
Yep, yep, that's right, that's right. And I think I still have a picture of that night on my computer somewhere.
David6:58Moment view
Okay, we're gonna put that picture up right now and maybe blur it out for explicit reasons.
Ilya7:05Moment view
Um, it's two guys in dominatrix masks.
David7:09Moment view
Okay, so you guys So you got to the hotel room. Yes. What time is it at this point?
Jason Friend7:14Moment view
Oh, it's probably 10 o'clock or something like that.
David7:18Moment view
Yeah, I thought it was like really late.
Jason Friend7:19Moment view
But you know, I hate to disappoint you with whatever your fantasy may be. Nothing happened that night. Two buddies hung out, did sleep in the same bed, but of course nothing happened.
David7:37Moment view
Nashville.
Ilya7:37Moment view
You sound so fucking guilty. You are not helping the cause, dude.
David7:42Moment view
You sound so fucking guilty. We can see right through this.
Jason7:45Moment view
He's talking so slowly.
Ilya7:46Moment view
The truth is he loves free shit. He loves it. He loves any idea, any chance to like stay somewhere for free or get something for free. And the idea of him to like stay in a hotel room for free turned him on. Yeah, and that is the truth.
David8:01Moment view
Well, yeah, it sounds like you guys have talked about this before. Yeah, some girl was going around saying that you guys slept together in this New York hotel room.
Jason Friend8:08Moment view
No, I remember, I remember there was a girl there. I don't know who she was. Did you know her from before, Nash?
Ilya8:14Moment view
Yeah, yeah, I know who she is. Oh, okay. But she walked up to David and was like, yo, Jason went and hooked up with this guy at this hotel in New York. Did you know that Jason's gay? Oh, okay.
Jason Friend8:27Moment view
So that's what, that's what started this whole thing.
Ilya8:29Moment view
And I think, I think what makes me mad about it is kind of like It was because we were both like 40. And in my mind, I'm like, when we were in college, like, we would totally do that. Like, yeah, let's split a hotel room. And, and I think that's what, like, made me mad about it. Okay.
David8:45Moment view
Because I was like, I think college, you split a hotel room. Yeah.
Ilya8:47Moment view
And have a blast. Like, he's like, he's like Ilya to me.
David8:50Moment view
Like, you don't know what I do.
Ilya8:55Moment view
I'm trying to compare him to people. He's like, he's like really a groovy guy, like on a different level guy. Like, you hear, by the way, like he's the kind of guy that would come into the hotel room and like, look at the towels and be like, yo, Nash, check out the thread count on these towels. Yeah. And you'd be like, all right, yeah, let's check them out.
David9:12Moment view
And you'd spend, you know, 5, 6 minutes being like, you know, you're fucking in the bath. All right, we'll see you soon.
Ilya9:20Moment view
I'll see you at the bath. I mean, I'll see you. Bye.
Jason Friend9:26Moment view
Bullshit.
David9:26Moment view
All right, fuck it. I mean, he seemed pretty sincere.
Ilya9:28Moment view
You do the gayest stuff with Ilia, and I can't believe—
David9:32Moment view
but I admit to it. Oh, okay. I don't care. I'd fucking tell you if I sucked off a dude in a hotel.
Ilya9:37Moment view
And I would too.
David9:37Moment view
Like, who cares?
Ilya9:38Moment view
Yeah, who cares?
Jason9:40Moment view
Jason would tell you, though. You know that.
Ilya9:41Moment view
What do you think? I actually—
David9:43Moment view
I think there's like some people have some things that they're just not comfortable sharing, which is okay. But that's true.
Natalie9:48Moment view
But is this one of those things?
Ilya9:52Moment view
Well, let's take a vote.
Jason Friend9:53Moment view
Who thinks that?
Ilya9:54Moment view
Who thinks that I had gay sex with that night?
David9:56Moment view
I'm going to go no.
Jason9:58Moment view
I'm like, I know.
Ilya9:59Moment view
I would also say you'd all be wrong.
Jason10:04Moment view
Bamboozled.
Ilya10:04Moment view
I wish, I wish I could say that with confidence, but guys, Ella is here.
David10:10Moment view
Um, you may know her because she used to work here.
Jason10:17Moment view
Um, Ella got let go because, uh, I'd love to know actually, because I don't know what happened.
David10:23Moment view
Honestly, budget cuts. No, there wasn't like a real reason. We just like— we— okay, well, what happened is, first of all, let me debunk this. I didn't hire Ella because she looked like somebody I once dated. I want to get— I want to get— I want to clean the air with that.
Natalie10:40Moment view
Are you sure? Maybe.
Jason10:42Moment view
I'd be very offended, to be honest, if that's true.
David10:45Moment view
I didn't say— I didn't say a word to Ella. I was like, wow, she's very pretty. Um, no. So why you got let go? You didn't even get let go. Like, let's be honest. We're just saying that just because it like maybe it'll make for good, good, good titles. But what happened is we hired Ella and we were doing this like we were going to do like an agency. Like, that sounds fucking so dumb. Like thinking about it. Well, it's not dumb, but it's so much work and like, I don't think people realize, but like this team, like the team you're looking at currently, excluding Ella, because I don't want to put you in this, is really bad at like business.
Natalie11:20Moment view
Like, we're not good at like, well, our leader is really, you know, the captain of our ship sitting at the big fucking desk.
David11:27Moment view
Taylor's not here right now, but yes, our leader. No, no, no, no. Okay. Yeah, it's definitely my fault. I'm not like a business-oriented person at all. And that's why I think it's so funny. Like, like we just do things that— this is also a thing about like the internet and about like, like entertainment in general is like when you're doing things and you're doing good at them, opportunities just kind of come to you. All you need is to hire people to catch those opportunities because sometimes there'll be too many. So like, I think it's so funny, like, you know, there was times where we were doing like 6 things at once and everyone, you know, I would see comments like, David's a fucking business mogul. And I'd be like, no, I'm just like, I'm having Natalie respond to emails. Like, it was like, it's so crazy how easy it is to do things when you're killing it. It's so easy. Like, it's like, so it's like, and, and, you know, there's definitely moments where, like, influencers will, like, spend a lot of time on things or, like, actors will spend a lot of time on things. But, like, I would say 80% of the time when, like, an actor comes out with, like, a tequila and they, like, make the Instagram caption, like, I've been working on this for 2 years and I'm finally here. That's not true. Their team has been working on it.
Jason12:37Moment view
They had a meeting 2 years ago about it. They had a meeting one more, and then it came out. Yeah.
David12:41Moment view
And the actor or celebrity went, Let's do it. And then 2 years later they came back to where the meeting was and the product was there. That's not true in all cases, but like, it is very easy to do that. But I don't want to— people that make their own tequila, definitely there are definitely people that like put time into it. But we talked about this before, like, I know influencers that have books that have never even read the books. They have no fucking idea what's in them. They didn't write them and they didn't read them. But yeah, it is, it is simple to do that kind of stuff, but we're really bad at like just like, I don't know, I don't like doing things that aren't fun. And then if I don't find them fun, like, we can't like do it.
Ilya13:17Moment view
Yeah, you turn down everything. I don't know, all kinds of stuff that we want to do. We can't even get you in here.
David13:26Moment view
Yeah, it's just, it's tough to not do in a job that's supposed to be all fun. It's— I kind of sound like an idiot because it's like, well, a lot of us work and we hate our fucking jobs. Yeah, but like, I don't know, I think like that's like That's, you know, that's what they say when you're a kid, like, find a job that you love. And I like, I want to make sure I never, like, end up doing something. I'm like, why am I doing this? I don't care for this, right? Yeah. But everything that I have done so far, I actually really enjoyed. Like, the perfume, like, maybe came out of left field, but like, I love doing it. Oh, and it's right here too. Let me give it a quick plug. David's perfume. Go buy it now for Valentine's Day. No, but I love, like, the perfume. Like, I loved it because I loved wearing cologne and I really wanted to make a perfume commercial. It wasn't necessarily because I wanted to dominate the perfume market.
Jason14:06Moment view
And you're particular about smells.
David14:08Moment view
I'm super particular about smells. Smiles, even though I smell horrible right now. Um, but, um, but yeah.
Ilya14:13Moment view
What's your favorite thing, uh, working with Dave?
Jason14:18Moment view
It's a hard question. Why'd you look at me like that?
Natalie14:20Moment view
Would she like eye you up and down?
David14:22Moment view
She's like, yeah, we'll cut that, we'll cut that out on the edit. Have a smile right away.
Ilya14:26Moment view
Now they look like she's gonna kill him today.
Jason14:28Moment view
I love the most was this, the pod.
David14:31Moment view
Oh God, Ella built this. Ella built the studio.
Ilya14:36Moment view
Did a really good job.
David14:36Moment view
She did a really good job.
Jason14:37Moment view
And then We didn't do it.
David14:41Moment view
So, so, and then we didn't do it. So yeah, we hired Ella to come like start our like production agency or whatever. And I don't know what— dude, we were so fucking—
Jason14:50Moment view
no, no, no. Let me tell you the story of what happened. Yeah, because I get whatever. Everything happened, right?
David14:56Moment view
Oh, hold on. We met Ella in New York. We were doing like a merch pop-up and she was great. And I was always like, if we ever need somebody like Ella as a person to hire, like, I really got along with her and I really liked her. And I was like, let's hire her. And then I fucked up.
Jason15:10Moment view
No, you didn't fuck up. But I got a call and they were like, hey, do you want to come? Or no, you had asked me one time before to come out here and work. Yeah. And it was for a different position. I think it was for Taylor. Yeah, it was before Tay. And I had a job and I was like, I always said I didn't want to move to L.A. and I was like, no, I don't know. But if anything else comes up, like, let me know. Then you guys call me like 2 months later And I remember talking to Nat and she was like, yeah, like we're doing all this stuff, like we need more help, like on Natalie's end and like what she's doing and the production stuff. And I was like, just got laid off because of COVID I was like in my apartment, I was like, fuck it, let's go. And I'm like, so my lease is up in like a month and a half.
David15:46Moment view
And David's like, mind you, she's from New York and she loves New York. So this isn't like just like switching jobs, this is like moving cities to a city that I did not want to move to.
Jason15:54Moment view
Yeah, I've always said I want to—
David15:55Moment view
again, we are sorry.
Jason15:56Moment view
And David goes, I'm like, okay, well my lease is up in like a month and a half, like I can be there. And he's like, No, no, can you come in 2 weeks? And I was like, what? I had to move my full life. I'd lived in New York for 7 years. Everything I owned, I sold everything. I was like, I was crying. You lived in Scott's, um, and then I moved here. I lived in Scott's back house for like a couple weeks because I moved here and I was like, I don't have an apartment. I didn't want to like get scammed off Craigslist online while I was in New York. And then I moved here and the best thing, Natalie— well Not to— not—
David16:28Moment view
oh God, what did I do?
Jason16:30Moment view
Thank God, Natalie. When I— I texted them, I was all excited. I land at LAX. Oh yeah, I'm like, hey, I'm here. And she's like, oh shit, she forgot. And she's like, I'll be there in 30 minutes. Oh no. Oh my God. So I just stood at LAX like outside the parking lot like 5 fucking bags. And I was like, okay, no worries.
David16:57Moment view
Oh my God, I'm sorry, Ella.
Jason16:59Moment view
And then I arrived, we go straight to David's. I like say hi. David's— I remember, so you're filming some weird thing outside.
David17:05Moment view
It's like TikTok with, uh, I was hitting Ilya with tennis balls. Yes, exactly.
Jason17:08Moment view
So it was a great moment to walk in. And then I like go to Scott's, leave my stuff, and I come back and there's a big meeting. It's David, Ilya, Megan, Jack, like whole DDT.
David17:19Moment view
Oh yeah, this is so funny.
Jason17:20Moment view
And they're like, day, day.
David17:22Moment view
Wait, wait, you have to tell people, we hired— we we wanted you to come out to work for this production company, right?
Jason17:26Moment view
Because you guys wanted to start—
David17:27Moment view
not a production company, an agency.
Jason17:29Moment view
It was like an agency, and you guys were like, we need help starting this agency. Like, Natalie was going to be really busy with it, so like you needed help on the other end.
David17:35Moment view
So we could send brand deals to creators and like talk to creators.
Natalie17:38Moment view
This was very much so like a COVID idea. We were sitting bored as fuck in the house, like, we're going to start an agency.
David17:43Moment view
You know, like the beginning of COVID everyone was like, what the fuck do I do with my life? So we were like, agency, agency.
Jason17:47Moment view
Like, you walk in, there's like a big whiteboard with just like a bunch of crap that made absolutely no sense, and they're like This is the name. And I'm like, so what is the company? I don't know, but this is the name.
David17:58Moment view
They always spend fucking 2 weeks on the name. Oh yeah. And then when we got to the name, that's when you landed and we were like, okay, we have the name. Okay.
Jason18:04Moment view
And then we have the name. And then I arrive and then they're in this meeting and I'm like sitting, you know, in my old house, like I was sitting at the bar stools. They're all sitting on the couch and I'm just like really nervous. My first day and they're talking and like they're talking for like an hour or so. It's like getting really intense. And like Megan is talking about the agency, she's like, I don't think this is a good idea. They're like, oh, I don't know, I don't know. By the end of the meeting, we're not doing the company anymore. Yes.
David18:27Moment view
No, no, no. So, okay, you left out the best part. Me and, uh, me and Ilya were gonna like— oh yeah, kind of head it because Ilya just moved out too. So Ilya was looking for stuff to do as well. Um, I just like moving people out for no reason. No reason. Um, so Ilya was looking for stuff to do, and then we had this meeting with Megan, and I was like I was starting to like rethink the whole thing. I was like, oh, this sounds like a lot of work that like I don't want to do. So like, I, I, I was like, Ilya, can I talk to you in the backyard?
Jason18:55Moment view
Oh yeah, I remember that. And you guys walked around the house like half an hour.
David18:58Moment view
Yeah, we went outside. No, it was actually a lot— it was a lot quicker. It was like 3 minutes. And I, and I, I took, I took Ilya to the backyard and I'm like, yo, don't kill me, but I don't want to do this. And he goes, dude, deadass, I was thinking the same thing. He goes, I don't want to do this shit either. And I'm like, okay, great. What the fuck do we do about Ella?
Jason19:18Moment view
So they walk back in and they're like, yeah, we're not going to do that. And I'm standing there and I'm just like, just transported. And I remember I went back to Scott's because that's where I was staying. And I like sat in the bed and I like called my dad and I was like, so, um, I don't really know what I'm going to do here.
David19:38Moment view
It was bad, but at least, at least she got laid off at the other job. Yeah, yeah.
Jason Friend19:42Moment view
No, it was—
Jason19:43Moment view
it ended up being fine. Yeah, but it was just a very intense situation to walk into and then know nothing about what I was going to fucking do.
David19:50Moment view
Yeah, it was. It was a lot.
Jason19:52Moment view
So I'm sorry for another note on that company, just because I think it's really funny is that you guys also preemptively DM'd about 150 brands, dude. Yes.
David20:00Moment view
My every— if you're a brand, like if you're like a 23-year-old that works at a brand, check your DMs because around this time— when was it, like July? I don't know when it was. May 2020.
Jason20:10Moment view
May 2020.
David20:11Moment view
I sent out, I'm not kidding you, 150 DMs to everyone from McDonald's to JCPenney. Like, everybody got DMs from me like, I'm starting an agency, would you like to? And we actually got on like 6 calls.
Natalie20:24Moment view
Yeah, I know. We talked to a bunch of different brands that were interested and then they followed up with like, what's your proposal? What are you going to do for us? And we're like, we've dismembered the company.
Jason20:32Moment view
We don't know. Yeah, yeah.
David20:34Moment view
No, we were getting good feedback and like, people were excited. Yeah. Like, people wanted to, like, leave their jobs to come work.
Jason20:39Moment view
Like, yeah, like we were talking to, like, other, like, You know, there's another agency that you guys were talking about.
David20:43Moment view
Yeah, we're talking another agency, and she was just like, I would love to come quit and work for you guys. And we're like, uh, yeah, quit now.
Jason20:49Moment view
I was like standing in the back, don't do it, don't do it, quit now.
David20:55Moment view
It's everybody here doesn't have a job anymore.
Ilya20:57Moment view
So then what happened?
Natalie20:59Moment view
So then I stayed, and, uh, then we just kind of had to figure it out.
Jason21:02Moment view
Yeah, we just got to figure it out. And it was weird too because David wasn't even posting. Yeah, right. So it wasn't even that busy. So it's even weirder because I just come to the house and it was COVID and it was COVID. And at the beginning it was COVID.
Ilya21:13Moment view
I didn't even see you during COVID and I would just come maybe for the podcast. Yeah, yeah.
David21:17Moment view
And it got, and it got confusing too because now there's 3 assistants. Yeah. And it's like, who does what? We had no idea. So I was just like, like I would, I would just group chat them and then they were like, well, who picks this one up? Who does this?
Jason21:34Moment view
It was very confusing.
David21:35Moment view
It was a mess. It wasn't like— yeah, it was just a disaster. But Ella is great. I will say, one of my favorite people. No, hands down, Ella's a serious good hire. Um, just make sure you know what company it is before you, uh, approach her.
Jason21:50Moment view
Just give me a bit of a role or something before I take it.
Ilya21:53Moment view
What is with you and Ilya? It's unreal.
David21:56Moment view
I know, I'm sorry. How do you guys— Natalie gets mad at that too. Like, Natalie got mad at that because Ilya flew out and, and it was—
Natalie22:03Moment view
I was so— I was pissed. I was pissed.
Ilya22:06Moment view
Like, did you still want to do it?
Natalie22:08Moment view
I was down to do the agency.
Jason22:10Moment view
Yeah, I think Natalie was the person who would probably be the best at it.
Natalie22:12Moment view
That was the thing. He wanted to give Ilya a job, and it was a job that Ilya was totally incapable of actually doing.
Jason22:18Moment view
He doesn't even know.
David22:20Moment view
He had no idea, like, what a brand deal is.
Jason22:22Moment view
You gotta make a deck. He's like, what's a deck?
David22:25Moment view
I mean, he would—
Ilya22:26Moment view
I cleaned the deck already.
David22:28Moment view
What are you talking about? Uh, yeah, Natalie was like so much more equipped for the job. Yeah, yeah, you know, I'm on my fucking knees for Ilya like half the time, so like I was just like Whatever.
Ilya22:37Moment view
Why do you guys do that?
David22:38Moment view
You guys like, you're like, yeah, we're gonna do this.
Ilya22:43Moment view
They're like, yeah, maybe not. Like, that's literally all the time.
David22:46Moment view
I'm gonna drive the car faster.
Ilya22:48Moment view
No, I'm gonna drive the car faster.
David22:49Moment view
And then you're like, yeah, take it back, that's not true.
Ilya22:52Moment view
Oh my God, it's 100% true in fucking everything. You're like, I can run faster. No, I can run faster.
David22:57Moment view
Oh, that shit's true.
Ilya22:58Moment view
Yeah, it's the same mentality of like, let's start an agency, and then you go out in the fucking back deck and you're like, yeah, we're both pussies. Okay.
David23:05Moment view
Yeah, but that used to be the case. Before, right?
Ilya23:08Moment view
But you're better at it now.
David23:10Moment view
Like, now Ilia will still be like, let's start this, let's start this. And like, now I've gotten more realistic about things and now I know what I want, what I don't want. But like, yeah, there was definitely a moment where it was just like, I was also like so scared because Ilia also left his job. Yeah, I was like, we got to fucking find him. Like, whatever. Like, we'll let go of Natalie and you'll be the assistant. Like, whatever, whatever needs to happen.
Natalie23:29Moment view
Literally, he was like about to give me the boot.
David23:31Moment view
No, I was not.
Jason23:32Moment view
I would never. What the fuck?
David23:33Moment view
No, I'm totally kidding. But terrible.
Ilya23:36Moment view
Other ideas you turned down?
David23:37Moment view
Yeah, I used to get like I'm not going to say the company's names, but like there used to be like— there's, there's a company that, um, that is now worth like a billion, $2 billion, and they were, they were asking me to like join, and like I would have received like 5-10% of the company because it was so early. And I didn't see— I didn't understand investments at the time, and I was just like, why the fuck would I invest in any? Why would I give you my money? Like that, I know. It's just I don't understand investments, but I'm so easy to invest now. Right. Natalie goes, you should do it. And I go, okay, send them. But like at the time I didn't. And like they just wanted me to onboard onto this app and now it's worth, you know, a lot of money. And I don't even regret it because like, like I just, I knew I didn't want to at the time. A little bit. I regret it. No, I definitely regret it. But, but yeah, there's definitely a lot of investment opportunities that I passed up on.
Natalie24:30Moment view
We were going to make David Dobrik action figures at one point. No way. Yeah. But David, David was not down for it. They're like collectible kind of like doll action figures.
David24:39Moment view
Let me tell you how bad we are at business. We were gonna do this, um, actually Jimmy just did it, MrBeast. We're gonna do this golden ticket idea. Yeah, uh, where with chocolate bars and you open it. I mean, it's, it's a Willy Wonka idea, right? I'm sure a lot of people have thought about doing it, um, but we're gonna do it about 3, 4 years ago and we went into a meeting with Fucking candy factory. And they looked at us during the meeting and they go, it's just going to be tough because chocolate will melt by the time it gets to people's homes. And I was so confused by what they said. I was like, and I text my manager after we left the meeting and I was like, can you just like text them again? Because like, I've been to the store and I felt a Hershey's. It's not all gooey when it's there. But like, that was enough to direct— that was enough to derail us. Yeah, like, that was enough for us to go, fuck, I mean, it's going to melt. I mean, we do want to launch in the summertime, so like, there is a possibility this shit will come out like soup. So like, it's little things like that where we were just like, fuck it. Like, we're just so bad at business.
Natalie25:50Moment view
If we're met with like adversity, it's like, it's tough to get through it.
Ilya25:57Moment view
So funny.
Natalie25:58Moment view
I would take that out.
David25:59Moment view
That sounds so I'm telling you, like, well, everything, everything we've done was a fucking caveman can do. The things we do well, and I'll give us credit, and Natalie does a great job, and I'm not saying she's a caveman, but like, we got to make really fun videos. Yeah. And like, I had a— I have a really good group of friends that I got to make those videos with and still do. And that's what worked so well that it made everything so fucking easy. I went to go work out with him 2 days ago. Yeah, on accident. I know I ended up there, but it was like what, it was like 8 or 9 in the morning.
Ilya26:41Moment view
And I can honestly say, maybe Ilya got you up at 8 in the morning and got you to the gym.
David26:46Moment view
No, no, I went to go shoot. We went to go tour the one which is a really big house, right? And the gym was right next door and I felt bad that I took Zane Heath and Ilya out of their time, so I didn't want to be dropped off at home, so I went to work out with them. Um, and I did everything that they were doing, like they walked me through it, like I was doing the sets and stuff. Um, it was the worst time of my life. I mean, Jay, so, so, so horrible. I can't even explain it. And, and this is, this is no longer David jealousy speaking of like I'm jealous of like the people in there that look really good. I just didn't get it at all. It felt like I was on Mars. I was like, what are you people doing?
Ilya27:25Moment view
Like, what were they doing? Like curls? Yeah, bench press.
David27:29Moment view
It was like weird shit.
Ilya27:31Moment view
And I was like, what? Like what?
David27:33Moment view
Lifting shit. Like, it's like, I know it sounds dumb, but there's no, like, it's not like playing pong or tennis or basketball where you're like, there's an objective and there's like an opponent. You're just like, you're staring at the mirror and like, and like you're fucking lifting weight. You're staring at the mirror and you're going, You are your own, and then you go again. Hold on.
Natalie27:53Moment view
You are your own opponent.
David27:54Moment view
Yes, you are. Why is that so fucking— okay, timeout. What Ilya is about to argue is completely right, right? Like, so many people love to work out, so he must not be crazy, right? But I see it as crazy, so I'm just arguing the opposite side. People that work out, fucking good for you. I wish I had that in me, but I genuinely don't get a rush from— not at all. And I told Ilya, I'm like, Ilya, I'm I'm falling asleep. And he's like, that's because you're not pumping hard enough. And he's like, once you start pumping hard, your fucking heart starts working hard. And I was like, dude, why are you— why is your crotch in my face right now? Um, he gets really into it. Yeah, which is cool. Like, it is his passion. Make noises. I just don't like it. And I feel like— I feel like it's so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that people do like it. Like, I want to— I want to grab them and be like, hey, let's get out of here and take a nap. Like, let's get— it's so early. Like, let's grab breakfast. Maybe I'll come around to it. I'm really hoping—
Ilya28:50Moment view
what about when you take runs? Don't you like that? Don't you like the runner's high?
David28:55Moment view
I do not get a runner's high. I promise you, dude. I don't know how to— you must.
Ilya29:00Moment view
No, you get a tennis high. You have a really good game of tennis. Tennis high.
David29:03Moment view
I love tennis. Tennis makes me feel so good. When I walk off the court, I feel so good, like in my little sweaty, like outfit, my tight little pants. Oh my God, I feel good after tennis. Like, it's like a sport. Like, I'm like doing something. Like, right, like I'm doing something against somebody. All right, thank you everybody that came and listened to the podcast. Thank you, Ella, for joining us, one of our older employees. It's been really nice. This reunion was amazing in the studio you built. Thank you.
Jason29:29Moment view
I'm so glad to be back.
Ilya29:30Moment view
Thank you for being—
David29:30Moment view
for the day. Thank you for being here.
Ilya29:32Moment view
Are you joining the group? Maybe.
David29:36Moment view
Maybe. We'll see. Are you employed currently? Oh, yeah, you are. You said.
Jason29:40Moment view
But I just wanted to point out that we talked about a lot, but they still think I got fired. So I just want to clear up that I did not get fired.
David29:48Moment view
Did not get fired. She got promoted. Correct. Okay. We'll see you guys soon. This has been a Views podcast. My name is Jeff. Bye-bye.