“I have never been exploited”: the youtuber Neo reveals his “truth” after the conviction of his parents

It was hard for him to keep quiet but above all it was necessary to make “his version” known. In a ten-minute video posted on his personal channel for more than 2 million subscribers, YouTuber Neo spoke after the conviction of his two parents.

Sophie Fantasy and Greg Inside, parents of Swan and Neo, were found guilty on March 6 of defrauding clients of the matchmaking agency they worked at before beginning their YouTube career. Sentenced each to five years in prison, including 18 months suspended, they nevertheless appealed against the sentence. But while they waited for the court of appeal, the couple’s star son Neo (with his brother Swan) had to “take up the torch” as indicated in his video.

“Difficult to live and accept”

The youtuber thus wanted to return to recent events, however eclipsing the purely judicial aspect, to say more about this ordeal. “It’s very difficult. It’s very difficult to live and accept. It’s horrible.”

The youtuber’s goal with this video was above all to silence the rumors about him and his family, and this for many years, in particular about the suspicions of exploitation of the two young people. “I have never been exploited. Whether it’s me or my brother, we have always wanted and enjoyed making videos. It was never a limitation as many think, but a moment of pleasure. The idea was always to have fun and give happiness. ”, maintains the young youtuber.

A future always on YouTube

If the teen confirmed that he and his brother were going to put their channel on hiatus under the circumstances, Neo nevertheless indicated that his personal channel would always be active. “I want to be more present on this channel. I live thanks to YouTube but it is above all a passion. Even if there is a great drama there, it will not prevent me from doing what I like ”, explains the youtuber.

The teen star also recalled that when she turned 18, obtained a few weeks ago, she was entrusted with full powers over her YouTube channels. “Everything belongs to me now. My parents have nothing left, they are at the bottom of the well. They left everything to me as I planned,” she says Neo. Focused on his high school and the protection of his younger brother, the youtuber recalled above all his support for his parents, “100% with them.”