Heidi O’Ferrall, the wife of YouTube gamer ProJared aka Jared Knabenbauer, accused her husband of cheating on her with mistress Holly Conrad. O’Ferrall, a gamer and cosplay star in her own-right made the allegations in a series of tweets in the early hours of May 9. They came after ProJared had tweeted that the couple was filing for divorce despite his efforts to make their marriage work. O’Ferrall started off by saying, “I’ve recently learned that my husband @ProJared has been f***ing @HollyConrad behind my back for months. I have no idea what announcement he just made because he blocked me.” O’Ferrall goes on to say that she has proof of ProJared and Conrad’s relationship in the form of “explicit conversations and photographs.” She adds that ProJared had been promising her that he was committed to their relationship while also telling Holly Conrad that he was in the process of ending his marriage. O’Ferrall and ProJared have been married since June 2014. Here’s what you need to know: 1. ProJared Said in a Statement That the Divorce Decision Came After ‘Extensive Therapy’ That all came just after ProJared posted a statement that read: “I know this may come as surprising and upsetting for many of you, but know what we do this so that we may both seek happiness for ourselves. During this time you may see a lot of rumors, speculation and gossip going around. I ask that you make your own observations and come to your own conclusions. “I will add that this decision was reached after extensive therapy on my part and couples therapy on my part and couples therapy together. With that said, this is all I plan on stating publically regarding this matter. Heidi’s privacy, mental wellbeing and discretion has always been and will remain my highest priority through all of this. It is my hope that we can both exit this marriage with style and grace. I plan on continuing to do everything I can on my part to make this happen.” 2. Holly Conrad Said O’Ferrall’s Statements are ‘Hyperbole’ For her part, Holly Conrad only released a short statement regarding the scandal. Conrad wrote that she understood “some s*** it going down on the internet.” Conrad referred to O’Ferrall’s allegations as an “hyperbolic statement.” A statement that Conrad said was being used to “demonize strangers.” Conrad added, “This isn’t anyone’s business but theirs.” The statement ends with Conrad saying that she only wants “the best happiness for those around me” and that she would “never hurt anyone.” Conrad signs off by saying that she will be leaving Twitter for a time. O’Ferrall says of the nude photos that Conrad allegedly sent to ProJared, “Honestly @HollyConrad you look very ashamed and insecure in all the nudes you sent my husband. I think it would help your chronic self-esteem issues if you started f***ing men that weren’t already married.” O’Ferrall’s last remark about Conrad says that she and ProJared “known the truth.” O’Ferrall says, “After losing the “love of my life” in such a brutal betrayal, I don’t feel vulnerable to the opinions of strangers in the same way anymore.” 3. O’Ferrall Also Says That ProJared Portrayed Her to Their Friends as ‘Aggressive & Unreasonable’ It's good to be back in costume. Comic book Black Widow today at Louisianime! Heading down to opening ceremonies! See you there!#avengers #cosplay #blackwidow pic.twitter.com/Qsj7pBuvHV — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) April 19, 2019 Aside from the alleged cheating, O’Ferrall also accused ProJared of making her “feel responsible” for the various issues in their relationship. O’Ferrall says ProJared would tell their friends stories that would portray her as an “aggressive and unreasonable person.” O’Ferrall adds, “As though I’m randomly angry and upset all the time, for no reason at all. It’s because he’s abusing me.” Another accusation is that ProJared maintained a private Snapchat account in which he solicited raunchy photos from his followers. O’Ferrall says that ProJared maintained the account past 2017 when she confronted him over it. 4. Despite Her Abilities With Costume Design, O’Ferrall Said that She Did Not ‘Wear Anything Special’ at Her Wedding This is Heidi – Curios PhotographyThis video was created by my friend Amber Jones of Curios Photography for a film class. She has graciously allowed me to upload it here to share with all of you. Subscribe for Cosplay! ►bit.ly/1SmuZm8 Follow me for more updates, announcements, and cosplay photos! Twitter: twitter.com/AtelierHeidi Instagram: instagram.com/atelierheidi/ Facebook: facebook.com/AtelierHeidi/ Tumblr: atelierheidi.tumblr.com/ Directed by Amber… 2016-05-11T19:00:01.000Z According to O’Ferrall’s Twitter bio, she is a “professional artist & elf girl.” In that bio, O’Ferrall says that she is the owner of Forest Girl Clothing. O’Ferrall jokes on her business website that she runs the company with the help of her cat, Aries. Specifically, O’Ferrall says that Aries “models for photos and provides moral support.” The business is based in Bothell, Washington. In one tweet regarding the ProJared cheating scandal, O’Ferrall wrote that Conrad had moved close to where she lived with her husband. Trying to channel my inner comic book heroine to get stuff done today ? Photo by @ProJared, suit made by me, forehead gem by @Azure_Props, belt buckle by @FevStudios #marvel #xmen #jeangrey pic.twitter.com/hStaMSQfuJ — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) March 10, 2018 O’Ferrall also maintains a Twitch account and had an IMDb page listing some of her professional achievements. In response to a fan question on her Tumblr page regarding her wedding, O’Ferrall said, “I did not make a dress or wear anything special when I got married!” 5. O’Ferrall Is a Graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington How I got into Cosplay (Q&A!!) – Atelier HeidiSubscribe for Cosplay! ►bit.ly/1SmuZm8 Follow me for more updates, announcements, and cosplay photos! Twitter: twitter.com/AtelierHeidi Instagram: instagram.com/atelierheidi/ Facebook: facebook.com/AtelierHeidi/ Tumblr: atelierheidi.tumblr.com/ Endslate photo by William Tan Logo Design by Grace Suarez Theme song by Brent Black – brentblack.com Some music provided by Epidemic Sound 2016-06-29T19:59:30.000Z O’Ferrall is a 2015 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, O’Ferrall is a native of the state. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatrical Technology and Design. Prior to graduation, O’Ferrall interned at God Save the Queen Fashions. On the website for Atelier Heidi, O’Ferrall said that she is an “award-winning cosplayer, designer and artist based in Los Angeles.” In May 2013, the University of Texas at Arlington’s student newspaper covered O’Ferrall’s class project in which she “made a space-warrior princess armor. And I wore it. It was made entirely out of plastic bags, duct tape, cardboard and flattened aluminum cans.” READ NEXT: Teenage Adult Movie Star Doesn’t Get Why ‘Everyone Is Making Such a Big Deal About it’<doc-sep>YouTuber Jared Knabenbauer, known as ProJared, had multiple allegations of infidelity and fan-grooming go public recently. On Wednesday night, Knabenbauer he told his Twitter followers that he"would be getting a divorce" from his wife Heidi O'Ferrall. He claims that "Heidi's privacy, mental well being and discretion has and will remain my highest priority." This tweet seemingly caught O'Farrell off guard, who had already been blocked on the social media platform by her former husband. In recently learned that my husband @ProJared has been fucking @HollyConrad behind my back for months. I have no idea what announcement he just made because he blocked me. pic.twitter.com/QeSAIuahJa — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) May 9, 2019 O'Farrell lobbed a number of accusations against Knabenbauer over multiple Twitter threads, including cheating on her with content creator Holly Conrad, known as Commander Holly. "I have proof," she tweeted. "Explicit conversations and photographs of their relationship, which he extensively lied to me about on many occasions." O'Farrell describes herself getting "gaslit" by Knabenbauer about his infidelity, "insisting that the only thing wrong with our marriage was me" even after he was caught, she tweeted. Reading the explicit messages between my husband and his mistress is an experience I would not wish on anyone. I basically discovered that they've been hooking up on all their work trips since last fall, and meeting together secretly since she moved here. — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) May 9, 2019 Conrad was formerly married to animator and Game Grumps contributor Ross O'Donovan (who has remained quiet on social media). She responded to Knabenbauer's original statement on Twitter, writing "I'm so sorry you're going through this. I'm here for you if you need me." After receiving a massive amount of internet backlash, she posted a follow-up saying "this isn't anyone's business but there's (sic)." Chris Perkins, who runs a Dungeons and Dragons podcast with Conrad and Knabenbauer, has also remained silent on the accusations. Knabenbauer's YouTube network Normal Boots has not yet released a statement ( Newsweek reached out for comment) but a few prominent members of the community have spoken out. YouTuber Forrest Furst responded to Knabenbauer's statement with "love you bud." Peanut Butter Gamer, best known for making video game YouTube videos, responded to O'Farrell's original tweet with "this ain't it chief." He soon deleted the post, but remained adamant that this divorce and drama should "have remained private." In another Twitter thread, O'Farrell says that Knabenbauer ran a Tumblr blog for fans to send nude photographs to and that he had been sending nude pictures of himself to fans. Nudes of Knabenbauer have begun to appear online alongside stories of him "grooming" underage fans. @ChaiTemporary on Twitter shared their story, claiming that the pair had exchanged nude images even though Chai was 16 at the time. "We spoke sexually," Chai wrote. "He sent me pictures of him in cosplay with his dick very visible." Chai did send an email to Normal Boots about their experience, with employee Jacque Khalil responding that they "take this matter very seriously." Chai declined to share a comment with Newsweek. The reddit sub for ProJared has turned on the content creator, becoming a hub for memes and posts about the scandal. Knabenbauer has been removed as a moderator and fans declared that the sub is now dedicated to YouTubers Scott The Woz and JonTron (who is a controversial figure that believes in racial profiling and ethnic cleansing). ProJared's YouTube subscriber count has also taken a hit, losing over 30,000 subscribers on YouTube in the past day according to Social Blade. (UPDATE: May 9 11:00 p.m.): Normal Boots has released a statement condemning ProJared's actions,writing "Mr. Knabenbauer and NormalBoots have mutually agreed to part ways." Newsweek will update this story with any new information.<doc-sep>It’s a streamer scandal extravaganza, as YouTube gamer ProJared stands accused of cheating on his wife with the ex-wife of another online personality. As this drama unfolds, here’s what you need to know about ProJared. “My wife Heidi [O’Ferrall] and I have filed for divorce,” online gaming personality ProJared, 33, tweeted on May 9. “During this time you may see a lot of rumors, speculation and gossip going around,” he added, and that was the understatement of the year. His soon-to-be ex-wife, Heidi, unloaded on Twitter, accusing ProJared of “f*cking Holly Conrad behind my back for months. … I have proof. Explicit conversations and photographs of their relationship, which he extensively lied to me about on many occasions.” The scandal has rocked a corner of the online streaming community. While all the JonTron fans mock ProJared and the Reddit detectives piece this scandal together, here’s the scoop on the man in the middle of it all: 1. ProJared is a YouTube personality. ProJared, born Jared Knabenbauer, is “a YouTube video game reviewer who is most known for his One Minute Reviews,” according to KnowYourMeme. His first video was posted to YouTube on Sept. 17, 2010, and as of May 2019, his main channel had over a million subscribers. In addition to these reviews, he makes longer videos, like Top 10 lists. On his Let’s Play channel, which includes videos of Jared playing video games, he has over 300k subscribers. Among some of his higher-profile videos is the 2017 interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, the then-President of Nintendo of America. 2. His wife, Holly, is a gamer and a cosplay star. “It’s good to be back in costume. Comic book Black Widow today at Louisianime!” Heidi tweeted on April 19, 2019 (h/t Heavy.com), as she posed in a very authentic Black Widow costume. While Heidi is predominantly known as a cosplay star, she also has a Twitch channel of her own. 3. Jared’s channel is part of the NormalBoots network. “NormalBoots is a collective of influential internet creators with a thriving community of people who love gaming and entertainment,” according to NormalBoots website. “With over 6.82 million engaged viewers, Continue?, Did You Know Gaming, Peanut Butter Gamer, ProJared, Satchbag’s Goods, and That One Video Gamer leverage a multitude of social platforms to provide fun and enjoyable videos, livestreams, and live events around the world.” 4. Jared’s wife accused him of cheating on her with the ex of another YouTube personality... So, here’s where this alleged cheating turns into a scandal. Heidi accused Jared of cheating on her with Holly Conrad, aka YouTube personality Commander Holly, aka the ex-wife of Ross O’Donovan, a member of the popular streamer group/channel, Game Grumps. Ross and Holly announced their split in September 2018 (“Still good friends and there’s nothing but love!” he tweeted.) After Heidi accused Jared of cheating, Holly responded by tweeting, “If you want to believe a hyperbolic statement from someone you don’t know on the Internet with no previous background information and use it to demonize strangers, so be it. This isn’t anyone’s business but theirs. If it’s worth anything, you all know me. I’d never hurt anyone and I only want the best and happiness for those around me.” projared cheating on his (now ex wife) heidi with holly, as in commanderholly who was married to ross rubberninja of the game grumps while pbg tells heidi that coming out about her abuse "aint it" all while people try to defend jontron in the background i… pic.twitter.com/FDFoIi9gH1 — ceo of tailed trunks (@kicharge) May 9, 2019 5. …which is the reason why JonTron, another streamer, was also charting. “ProJared” was charting on Twitter after the allegations broke, as was another name: JonTron. JonTron, aka Jon Jafari, 29, is another YouTube video game personality, one with over 5.3 million subscribers. JonTron created the NormalBoots network with PeanutButterGamer (Austin Hargrave) in 2010 and launched the GameGrump channel with EgoRaptor (Arin Hanson) in 2012. Austin, in a move that did no one any favors, responded to Heidi’s adultery accusations by tweeting, “this ain’t it, chief.” JonTron left Game Grumps in 2013 to focus on his own channel and, in 2017, he was ousted from NormalBoots after appearing on a livestream hosted by Sargon of Akkad, a far-right YouTube personality. He also debated politics with Twitch streamer Destiny, in which he claimed “wealthy black Americans commit more crimes than wealthy white Americans,” per Kotaku. The online backlash led to JonTron stepping down from NormalBoots, and the network stating that they would continue “with him as an honorary founder, but not as an active member.” With all that said, schadenfreude is a real thing on Twitter. As ProJared, of NormalBoots, was accused of cheating on someone associated with the Game Grumps community, JonTron’s fans were reveling in the scandal…even though he wasn’t involved.<doc-sep>
After YouTube Gamer, ProJared, confirmed that he and his wife, Heidi O’Ferrall, have split, she took to Twitter to accuse him of infidelity and claims he’s been hiding other shocking secrets from her for MONTHS! ProJared and Heidi O’Ferrall are DONE! The breakup was first confirmed by the YouTube Gamer with the following statement on Twitter: “My wife Heidi and I have filed for divorce. I know this may comes as surprising and upsetting for many of you, but know that we do this so that we may both seek happiness for ourselves. During this time you may see a lot of rumors, speculation and gossip going around. I ask that you make your own observations and come to your own conclusions. I will add that this decision was reached after extensive individual therapy on my part and couples therapy together. With that said, this is all I plan on stating publicly regarding this matter. Heidi’s privacy, mental well-being and discretion has always been and will remain my highest priority through all of this. It is my hope that we both exit this marriage with style and grace. I plan on continuing to do everything I can on my part to make this happen.” Heidi caught wind of the message that Jared put out there, and she was clearly not pleased with it. So, she decided to tell her side of the story, and it’s not pretty. “I recently learned that my husband, ProJared, has been f***ing Holly Conrad behind my back for months,” she wrote. “I have no idea what announcement he just made because he blocked me. I have proof. Explicit conversations and photographs of their relationship, which he extensively lied to me about on many occasions. He was promising me that he was committed to our relationship at the time, and promising her he was breaking up with me.” The scathing tweets only got harsher from there, with Heidi claiming that Jared has continuously made her ‘feel responsible’ for issues in their relationship over the last several months, and said that he lied about his alleged infidelity when she confronted him with her ‘proof.’ “He told his friends a version of events that omits his infidelity and portrays me as an aggressive and unreasonable person,” she explained. “As though I’m randomly angry and upset all the time, for no reason at all. It’s because he’s abusing me. His statement is nothing more than an attempt to silence me before I can reveal anything.” I held on to this marriage for SO LONG because I believed in his goodness and he gave me just enough false hope to keep me hooked. He insisted he was trying, if only I were better. I thought if I was humble & corrected myself, love would eventually win out. — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) May 9, 2019 Tbh I don't even want people to hate Jared. That's not the point. I don't hate him. I think he needs help and I hope he gets it. My story and pain are still valid, and being able to finally share this after a year of suppressing it is the most liberating experience I've ever had — Heidi O'Ferrall✨ (@AtelierHeidi) May 9, 2019 After that, Heidi addressed her husband’s alleged mistress, Holly, and accused her of sending nude photos to Jared. “You look very ashamed and insecure in all the nudes you sent my husband,” Heidi wrote. “I think it would help your chronic self esteem issues if you started f***ing men that weren’t already married.” Heidi claimed that she read ‘explicit messages’ between Jared and Holly, which revealed to her that they’ve allegedly been “hooking up on all their work trips since last fall.” Heidi said that this whole situation has left her living in a “private hell for the last year.” On top of the alleged cheating, she also accused Jared of making a private Snapchat account, where he allegedly regularly received nude photos from fans. “I found out via a fan comment,” Heidi explained. “I felt pressured to allow it even though I was uncomfortable. Anytime I gave him an inch, he took a mile. I believed that he shut it down in late 2017, but now I have reason to believe it continued for long after that.” She also made it clear that her revelations were a direct response to Jared releasing his statement.