- YouTuber Jenna Mourey (known as Jenna Marbles) and her longtime partner Julien Solomita stop their joint podcast, the Jenna & Julien Podcast.
- In the last episode that aired on August 17, the audible emotional couple said they will be leaving the show after six years and they were grateful for the support from fans through the whole effort.
- Mourey told listeners she had “a million things” she wanted to say but wanted her fans to know she was “okay” and “getting help.”
- The announcement follows a turbulent few months for the couple – in late June, Mourey announced her departure from her main YouTube channel after backlash over again insensitive content and Solomita posted that he would pause his online presence as well.
- Since the emotional video was released, Mourey has been noticeably absent from YouTube and from the couple’s joint podcast, although the couple did not explicitly state that the re-recorded content was the reason for ending the show.
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YouTuber Jenna Mourey (known from her 20.3 million subscribers as Jenna Marbles) and her longtime partner Julien Solomita stop their podcast, the Jenna & Julien podcast, after six years. In a new episode titled “The Final Podcast”, the audible emotional couple thanked their fans for years of support and announced that they would be stepping back from the show.
Mourey, who had been noticeably absent from the last five episodes of the show, came to Solomita for the August 17 installment to say goodbye to listeners, noting that she did not want her partner to suffer from the end of the show.
“If I think about it too much and if I say it too much, I’ll probably cry. And I can ‘t really look at Julien because I’ll probably cry. But I wanted to say thank you so much for all your support on how often we have already done so, “she said. “This is, like, one of the sources of so much happiness and laughter and fun – and such a good time – and I’m so glad that so many of you had such a good time with us.”
Mourey went on to assure listeners that “all good things come to an end – and that’s okay”, adding that the two “together in the future” can create “something else”.
Solomita added that he’s grateful for the “thinking girl” – the couple’s nickname for herself and her avid fanbase – and he will miss out on making the show.
“You know, this podcast has been around for a long time in my life – and many different, kind of phases of my life – and it’s bad to say goodbye,” he said. “The longer we sit here, the more messy it will be. But, just the biggest, most heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s ever listened to our podcast.”
Mourey concluded the 6-minute episode by updating viewers on her emotional state.
“I have a million things I would like to say, but I just want you to know that I’m doing it in order. I’m getting help and I’m just a person,” she said. “That I really appreciate all the support and love.”
The podcast’s YouTube channel, the couple explained, will still be accessible, leaving fans free to browse episodes “forever.”
Comments on the video were disabled, but the clip resurfaced more than 100,000 times within two hours of posting.
The announcement follows a turbulent few months for the personalities of YouTube
On June 25, Mourey posted a tear-jerk video to her main YouTube channel, apologizing for making nonsense content in the past and announcing her departure from the platform.
In the clip, which has since been set to “private”, she told viewers that she no longer “enjoyed” the channel, which has always been her goal (Mourey held the title of most subscribed to female YouTuber for several years , but do not often sponsor and monetize their content).
She also noted that she recently fell behind for old videos that were re-released as part of a movement that seeks more responsibility from the famous and powerful.
Mourey specifically apologizes for a 2011 parody rap song she made called “Bounce that D —” in which she raped, “Hey ching chong, wing wong, shake your king kong ding dong. Sorry that was racist, I I’m bad at rap songs. ”
“It’s awful, it does not have to exist, it’s unforgettable, it’s not okay,” she said of the song. “I’m sorry if this offends, well, when that doesn ‘t have to exist. It shouldn’ t have to exist. I should never have said that. It’s not cool, it’s not fun, it’s not okay, and I’m ashamed I ever did that, period. “
She went on to apologize for a video in 2012 – which was “privatized” shortly after its inception – in which she, she says, criticized women who “slept round” and “were incredibly slut-shameful.” Finally, she attributed the sentiments in the video to a lot of “internal misogyny.”
Mourey added that some social media users asked her to make friends with certain content creators who were criticized for similar abusive content – but said she did her best.
“I’m a person trying to navigate the world the way you are,” she said. “That I do not always know what is good and what is wrong, but the truth is that I just try my best.”
Solomita then posted an emotional note on TwitLonger in which he confirmed that he would take a break from his own channel, which has nearly 2.5 million subscribers.
He also addressed Mourey’s emotional well-being after the online backlog.
“Jenna is the strongest person I know. But no single person is meant to handle the pressure of the whole internet week in and a week out for a decade,” he wrote. “The mental and emotional toll it takes. And the conflicting emotions at play as it relentlessly makes the decision to step away. That decision has come.”
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