Fans were left concerned on Saturday after controversial YouTuber Trisha Paytas ended an Instagram Live abruptly.
In the video, Paytas is seen crying and a man’s voice can be heard in the background, seemingly saying, “I have a court case tomorrow. I could go to jail,” prompting her to end the stream.
Was I the only one watching Trisha Paytas on her live right now where she was crying and you could hear a guy in the back saying Trisha no please I have a court case I can go to jail like….what is happening pic.twitter.com/Z3cK41Spok
— (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (@qtmarn) January 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/anewithluv/status/1213595828130123777
https://twitter.com/SheehanCasey/status/1213594542232023041
What the hell just happened on Trisha live?? #TrishaPaytas
— Aquarius Girl X (@AquariusGirlX) January 4, 2020
In a second video later on that day, Paytas assured her fans that everything was OK.
“Sorry, I ended that last one abruptly. Everything’s good. I was just really emotional, and I was feeling overwhelmed,” she says.
Here’s the second live stream. 🤨#TrishaPaytas pic.twitter.com/gFDO1fEZJ3
— Christian (@CRT875) January 4, 2020
Some fans are speculating the man in the background could have been fellow YouTuber Jaclyn Hill’s ex-husband, Jon Hill. Paytas recently posted videos of them kissing on her Instagram story, which caused some controversy online.
Twitter users immediately began theorizing about the video. Some are worried and think Paytas is being held against her will, while others think it was Hill’s voice in the background and believe he might be in legal trouble.
“@trishapaytas please leave wherever you are that live was frightening,” Twitter user @hannahbechill wrote.
@trishapaytas please leave wherever you are that live was frightening
— Hann🌸 (@hannahbechill) January 4, 2020
Others expressed similar sentiments.
Really worried about Trisha Paytas this was a live stream someone recorded 😭😭😭
— 𓆩 ♡ 𓆪 𝕊𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕖 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕖𓆩 ♡ 𓆪 (@sweetieshortie) January 5, 2020
She's hanging out with jon hill who's known to be a serious drug addict I am so worried about her wtf https://t.co/DEVtJEjCMH
“Honestly, I always take everything Trisha Paytas says with SEVERAL grains of salt… BUT… To me, Trish genuinely looked both scared and exhausted in her IG live today. I just got a really weird feeling from it, and it’s not the usual ‘Trisha’s back on her bullshit’ feeling,” Twitter user @Fallen_Darling wrote.
https://twitter.com/Fallen_Darling/status/1213608966305042432
Shits about to go down. She just went live on IG crying with some dude in the back saying “Trisha please”! Then she ended it. Wouldn’t even talk to her fans that was asking what’s wrong.
— Marcia (@FlashmomStone) January 4, 2020
Other fans think the incident could be her making fun of a recent controversy surrounding YouTuber and singer Lia Marie Johnson. In an Instagram Live filmed on Jan. 2, an unknown man believed to be Johnson’s producer, Stephen Wetherbee, is seen trying to kiss and touch Johnson, who is presumed to be under the influence, before realizing she’s streaming it.
“Are you on Instagram? No you’re not. You can’t be on Instagram. Are you really on Instagram? Because that would be bad,” he tells her before grabbing her phone and turning off the stream.
In a second Instagram Live, the man says, “I need this not to go out because it will affect my work, please.”
While some fans believe Paytas, who is known for trolling fans online, is making a parody of that incident, others do not think the two videos are similar enough.
why does it sound like the same guy that was in the back of lias insta live
— ¡¿jc?! 🏳️🌈 (@idliketomeanit) January 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/SpeakDeTruth/status/1213729040441446400
https://twitter.com/American_Honey7/status/1211552090927063040
Trisha and her lame ass insta live. We all know how she is. She loves to play that victim card especially when she trying to cover something up. Like the fact that she's been out partying this last week and has been high af. People buying her acts are stupid af #trishapaytas
— 🙄UGH!! 🙄 (@Notateapage) January 5, 2020
While there is not a lot to go off of from just two videos, fans are generally worried about Paytas’ wellbeing, as she is known for vlogging during low points in her life.
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