Just weeks ago, it was hard to open any social media application without seeing a post or news article concerning popular content creators The Try Guys. The internet stars have been trending since mid-September after online rumors began circulating that one of the group’s founders was having an extramarital affair with a subordinate employee. While few instances of office indiscretions will be subject to the spotlight or backlash of the internet, the Try Guys scandal highlights important considerations for employers facing allegations of workplace misconduct by company leaders.
The Try Guys skyrocketed to internet fame in 2014, when founders Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, and Zach Kornfeld started creating videos while working for a popular media news outlet. Their videos featured the foursome trying new things (hence the group’s name). After gaining popularity for their fun and lighthearted videos, the Try Guys left the media group in 2018 and launched their own company, 2nd Try, LLC, which reportedly staffed a team of approximately twenty employees as of 2021.
This past Labor Day weekend, fans reached out to Habersberger, Kornfield, and Yang with reports of having witnessed Fulmer and an employee of 2nd Try, LLC engaging in “public romantic behavior.” Fulmer is married and his wife has appeared in many Try Guys videos. In fact, Fulmer was known to fans as the “Wife Guy” and kept a family-focused public persona. Before fans’ reports of Fulmer...
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