YouTuber Ned Fulmer is sharing his side of the story three years after his infidelity scandal made headlines.
“For a long time, I wanted nothing to do with social media or the internet,” Fulmer, 38, told People in an interview published on Tuesday, September 16. “I didn’t think it was particularly beneficial to my mental health.”
In 2022, Fulmer — who was one of the founding members of the content creation group the Try Guys — admitted to having an affair with one of the company’s employees. The remaining Try Guys members shared at the time that Fulmer was “no longer working” with the group and he was edited out of future videos.
Fulmer went on to release a since-deleted statement via social media sharing that he did have a “consensual workplace relationship.” He has since taken a step back from social media to try and rebuild his relationship with wife Ariel Fulmer, with whom he shares two children.
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“That was most devastating to work through and to realize — how much pain I had caused her,” he told the outlet. “If I were looking at a past version of myself, how I’d really want to change [is] the way I’d been interacting with her.”
Ned and his wife began pursuing couples therapy, where they built a new “foundation of trust.” Now, Ned said the pair’s relationship is “certainly stronger than it was before.”
“We have a much clearer sense of boundaries — understanding and respecting each other’s boundaries — as well as integrity and being direct with each other, even when it might be unpleasant,” he shared. “Every cent that we spent on therapy was worth it for the improvements in our family life.”
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As Ned navigates the aftermath of the scandal, he shared that he’s ready to return to content creation with the launch of podcast “Rock Bottom” — with the first episode dropping on Wednesday, September 17, and featuring Ariel, 39. Ned is set to interview “anyone who’s overcome something challenging.”
“As a creator, you have a responsibility to reestablish the context of who you are after something like that,” he said. “I know that addressing the past is something that people care about and want to hear about from me, so it’s kind of this necessary step to move into a new chapter.”
“In terms of the online reaction,” Ned continued, “I think I’ve come to understand that I have to tune it out a little bit. Listen to it to the extent that it’s helpful, but to really just let the work speak for itself and move on to the next episode.”
