Dhar Mann Is Done For 

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I've always said if a job says "were like family here" they are likely to mistreat you and guilt trip you when you try to bring up concerns

I like how it isn't possible for Dhar Mann to be in the room with any one upset employee EVER but is able to get together all of the actors who stayed with him for a sick "We are Family" homage.

I love the phrasing 'that's not possible' when workers ask to meet with Dhar. It's entirely possible - he just doesn't want to do it.

"Nor does Dhar usually attend these types of meetings" How often do they have meetings with staff about poor conditions?

Nahhh the "we are family" vid is actually outrageous 💀 Imagine ignoring your employees complaints to the point where they leave, just to turn around and make a music video showing "the comforting Dhar Mann family" Crazyyy 😭

For context, I'm a non-union actor and I work for a production company MUCH smaller than Dhar Mann and I make $45/hr with strict shooting hours agreed to about a week before shooting. Acting is fundamentally unstable, and you often don't work a full day, so you either need a holding fee, a day rate, or have a strict shooting schedule so you know how much you're making. $33/hr with none of that is incredibly unethical.

My heart breaks for Jazlyn. 20 years ago, I was in a community theatre production in which the antagonist had a real knife. One night he almost stabbed my hand that was unfortunately resting on a table he was attacking. I thought my late husband, a professional theatre musician, was going to jump out of the audience and rip it away from him. He did rip the director and stage manager new ones. I’ve been terrified of knives ever since.

Jarvis is such a king for this. Dhar Mann reactions/bingo are some of the most popular series on his channel. A lot of RU-vidrs/streamers in his position would be worried about ending such a popular series, but he not only stopped doing them, but openly spoke out against one of the most popular RU-vidrs on the platform. Common Jarvis W 👑

“Guy named Joe” is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard and I can’t believe Dhar Mann Studios actually put a guy with a clipboard as proof they don’t ignore their actors’ complaints

That story about Dhar Mann pointing a knife at the employee and then the employee not being allowed to meet with him is utterly insane

The first few months after my family discovered dhar man, I saw something very disturbing on an insta live. You could clearly tell he didn't realize he could be heard. His beautiful wife was approaching him and in a very mean voice he told her to go and change her skimpy clothes. My heart dropped from the shock. No one can convince me he is a good man. There needs to be an investigation into the employees complaints.

I never thought that a company could be so scared and defensive while still keeping that (fake) professionalism. Honestly impressive.

we're not just telling stories 🥺🥺🥺 we're underpaying our actors and pretending the problem doesn't exist 😌😌😊😊

The fact that there are some actors still siding with Dhar Mann when he doesn't pay all his actors fairly leads me to believe that they're being manipulated.

“Dhar Mann mistreats actors, lives to regret it.”

It never fails that the companies most bleating about being a "family" are the most abusive to their workers

Honestly I’m fine with Dhar being done. RIP to bingo streams but part of running a business is providing work and benefits to the people who help make your business… a business. It’s absolute bullshit that practically the faces of Dhar Mann can’t afford rent or have any job security. It’s like the media production version of a sweat shop.

"How do we solve the inadequate pay and treatment of our actors?!" "Joe." _And the room cheered._

For anyone wondering, the second form of feedback on the stories was a Google form sent out to actors after their shoot. The stories said that they always get positive feedback from them but didn't really show what kind of questions are in them so idk what feedback they're getting

“We’re sorry if the people protesting for you to have better working conditions are disturbing you, Please get back to work.” 😵

I think the biggest issue is that he expects a high level of commitment from his workers without reciprocating it. It's the business equivalent of a dude refusing to call someone his "girlfriend" but also wanting her to not see anyone else

I'm glad this is still free, I would miss out on gold content if it wasn't 😔

It's so disgusting that it was "absolutely impossible" for Dhar to meet with the protesting actors, but he DOES have time to meet his supporter actors to film a cutesy skit about family.

The most fucked up thing about the video Dharr posted with the employees is that after all of the refusing to meet with actors or talk to the people he wronged he then blasts on social media that he’s willing to meet with certain people if they’re “supportive.” I also see that as an abuse of power.

We're not just telling stories, we're telling lies

Love to see Jarvis being a strong advocate for workers being treated with respect and compensated fairly for their time. This kind of stuff makes me happy I'm a GOLD member

this is called USING YOUR PLATFORM FOR GOOD!! I love you Jarvis, thank you for standing up for these actors

i feel like employers for unconventional jobs (not 9-5s) think they can dance around fair labor for their employees. i cant imagine how frustrating it must be to try and make it as an artist while getting inconsistent treatment like this edit: i typed this before the thing with the knife, holy shit

I'm glad people are talking about the Dhar Mann Controversy & calling him out for his own hypocrisy! *What happens in the dark always comes to light!*

The thing that makes me the saddest about this whole situation is that the Dhar Mahn channel is the opposite of a jumping-off point for actors... Not only did he deprive them, and waste their time, but it's also going to be almost impossible for them to be taken seriously without making a major move now... A similar thing happened to me when I was younger I took an internship at SoFlo and it deflated what momentum I had found, exhausted my resources, and wasted my time. Took me a few years to recover from the chance I took to be a part of a channel where creativity goes to die.

Honestly I feel so sorry for Jazlynn because it reminds me of a similar situation I had in school once. Some asshole came halfway across the classroom when the teacher was absent, scissors in hand, threatening to cut my hair and turned me into a laughing stock. Then suddenly I was the problem for standing up for myself and rejecting a false apology - this kid was an absolute ass, I knew he'd never mean it. Honestly, when it comes to causing traumatic experiences and issuing fake apologies, that asshole from school and Dhar have a lot in common.

Great part about Dhar Mann bingo is it's a format that can be applied to a ton of stuff. Literally any repetitive/formulaic content can be used for it and tbh I think you should do more with it. It's such a fun idea and no one else is doing anything like it. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the support for the actors came from people who watched the streams. I definitely wouldn't have known about them otherwise

That “we are family” video really did boil my blood. Who knows how many of those people really are unable to quit, were pressured out of supporting the protest due to the very real possibility of losing out on future work, or manipulated by him to stay? It really was a last little kick in the teeth meant to make the protesters feel like they “betrayed him.” Side note: I honestly was feeling the hair, it’s giving Lionel Richie in his prime.

We're not just telling stories, we're changing lives.

That "we are family" video is so disgusting, like it makes me physically ill with rage. Jarvis is right, Dhar Mann is the last person in this scenario who needs to be comforted. He preaches morality and then has the ego to feel like HE'S been victimized in this situation. Good for those actors who were brave enough to leave and create their own content, I will for sure be supporting their new endeavors.

I’ve always appreciated how you’ve made sure to say you were never making fun of the actors and they’re just doing their job and you were making fun of the scripts etc when watching & doing dharmann bingo

idk why I'm fucking crying at Joe. so much respect for Jarvis blurring his face because what the hell lmaooo workers : " hey can we have some rights?" " nah but you can have Joe!!!" I'm crying real tears right now

Imagine a Netflix movie called “The Mann has fallen” documenting the entire situation as one big intense action packed film

Im somewhat starting to believe Dhar Man is some kind of hologram or something cuz he cant meet with anyone

I feel like that little “we are family” vid Dhar Mann did was kinda like a slap in the face to the actors that protested 😞. That felt so grimy to me.

I feel so bad for Jazlyn Nicolette! She should have never gone through that horrifying experience when they were filming the Dhar Mann Halloween video. My heart goes out to her.

The irony that the lesson of 90% Dhar Mann's videos is basically "be nice to ppl cause it will benefit you in the long run" lmao. Also I feel like that's the golden rule for ppl who are dumb and selfish.

Not to mention Jazlyn Nicolette was forced to take her video down because Dhar Mann served her with a cease and desist letter, and a lot of other actors got unfair copyright strikes by the big Mann as well.

I feel like these videos will be part of the historical record of this company's ultimate fall. He may skate through this time, but something will happen or continue happening, it will come out, and show things are just getting worse. Other than hoping advertisers or the algorithm will someday leave his insipid, exploitative content behind, it's the best we've got. Good job Jarvis, never more proud to be a Gold member.

The equivalent to big companies providing a pizza party after hitting $1 billion in sales

Thanks so much for translating the corporate speak. Those "myths" were so disingenuous. Especially the part where they said they pay actors on a project by project basis because they want more faces. They always just cycled through the same 15 people.

thank u for sticking up for actors, jarvis :,) as an actor myself, i got used to poor working conditions ALARMINGLY quickly. i remembered seeing someone complain on twitter about how 10-12 hour work days were unreasonable and inhumane, and i thought "oh my god, this idiot doesn't know anything, that's the industry standard." i scrolled to see if anyone had said that, only to be met with many replies that made me realize that the fact it's standard to have 10-12hr work days IS the PROBLEM. there's no reason to do that !! split up the workload !! and that's just the standard; shoot days can last longer. folks in the union talk about "golden hour," hour 16 of shooting, where you've technically worked two 8hr days so you have to get paid for an extra days' work in addition to all your overtime, but the crew is instructed to get everyone out as fast as possible as hour 16 approaches so they won't have to pay anyone what they're owed. you get worked for 15 hours and 45 minutes, and you don't get that extra pay. if you're non-union, you don't EVER get that extra pay. it's really fucked up.

im studying to be an employment & union lawyer because there is not much in this world that enrages me more than the exploitation of the working class and god it just means SO much to have people like jarvis talking about this shit right now. there is so much power in worker solidarity, and you're doing such a valuable service by having these conversations online

we’re not just telling stories, we’re gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing

Man abuses the actors that made his channel popular, INSTANTLY REGRETS IT

"We're not just telling stories. We're ruining lives."

this is very reminiscent of when a bunch of chefs left the test kitchen and babish's channel became the babish culinary universe and i am living for it

paying hourly but only for that very specific few hours they’re actively acting, instead of all the hours they’re on set/told they’re needed, is straight up wage theft. it’s not an uncommon grift when it comes to guys like dhar who are only concerned about making as much money as possible (which means finding ways to pay others as little as possible). seen it so many times but laws almost always favor the business owners over their workers in america, and owners more often win in court cases when challenged.

As someone who is a Starbucks organizer, solidarity with all these actors. This is so fucked. Thank you for advocating for workers jarvis

The we are family thing made me sick. Especially when you remember the girl that got traumatized over a real knife being pointed at her

I was SO disheartened about this situation because prior to finding Jarvis' channel, I primarily watched Dhar Mann videos with my baby brother. The majority of our fun were seeing the same actors over and over, reprise the same roles in every one. Sure the videos were goofy and the writing of how the situations were handled were sometimes alarmingly bad, LOL.. But it was made up for by how genuinely fun a lot of the actors were. So to see our favorites like Rachel, Colin, and Mair (my personal BIG favorite, she carried every video she was in) get treated poorly felt unreal and awful... Learning that they're starting a new channel AND they've met the minimum on their funding goal has made this story SO much better. I wish them all the best!!

i love how jarvis manages to nail the way he says his intro EVERY time. that's some premium gold-tier intro-making right there

Serious actor issues: *Dhar Mann is unavailable.* Actors who were totally not paid want to “show support”: *Dhar Mann is available.*

Honestly the silver lining of the actors' new channel (besides the obvious better conditions) is they won't have to be typecast anymore 💀

Hearing that the actors will make their own videos was sweeeet hope it works out and exited to watch those on stream.

I had a girlfriend whose younger sister (not a child for context, she’s 21) unironically loves Dhar Mann and it always irked me given all the allegations, not to mention the felonies he had expunged from his record. Always thought he was super shady, tbh none of this surprises me.

The fall of Dhar Mann is somehow both the most shocking thing to happen, but also like something everyone saw coming.

what about shane’s conspiracy theories ??

It is always heartbreaking when these big corporations just get away with stuff like this.

The fact that he’s still not paying his actors enough despite all the pushback is astounding to me. No I’m not surprised some rich guy is mistreating his employees, but you’d think he’d finally get the hint after awhile. As trash as his videos are, the actors have always been the saving grace since they always seemed to be giving it their all. They basically made his channel and don’t deserve this.

So here's something that Joe might also be told to take when getting feedback: he may be told to take names and might be told to only write down the positive stuff. I've had drama teachers who tried this with their plays and if you gave negative feedback such as the director is misreading the scene, your concerns were not heard and your roles lessened.

Did the gold man dox himself in a shane dawson conspiracy video????

“You expect me to speak to my actors on MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY?! Yes we’ll be here working on that day but how dare u”

Jarvis's hair is just first day hair for anyone wondering. It's sometimes a thing with textured hair; You'll notice a lot of black people don't like their own freshly washed look. I think because it looks too perfect. A lot of us like 2-4 day hair when it looks more natural but still has definition. I don't think he thinks it looks bad (saw that in the comments) just probably not he's favorite day on himself lol. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk 😂

This is precisely why things like SAG exist. You need a union/guild to avoid getting just totally abused like this. Maybe we'll see an internet content creator actor's guild form out of these kinda disasters.

the knife story makes me want to cry. that's just so awful, and to not even face someone after threatening them with a deadly weapon? and yes, he wasn't intentionally threatening her, but it doesn't fucking matter. he was willing to risk a lethal workplace accident that could injure, scar, or in the worst case kill an employee, for a tiktok.

Ya know what they say What happens in the Dhark will always come to light ✨

Dhar is not just telling stories, he's ruining lives.

Oh my god, jazlyn's story is downright terrifying. That is so scary. I can't believe that they wouldn't let her talk to him. I mean, he put her in danger, for no reason; and they can't even free up 30 minutes in his stupid schedule for her to talk to him? Pure evil. Truly, the fact that she was able to go back at all is so strong of her. She shouldn't have to, and I really hope she's able to get some financial compensation and some counseling for such a terrible experience. The little "we are family" video is so dystopian. Like, it feels manipulative. I can feel like the actors (especially all the teenagers) being manipulated from here. So sad. It's really awesome to see the protesting actors start their own channel though. That's so sweet, and i hope it's successful.

the crew that left creating their own channel reminds me of a lot of buzzfeed creators doing the same thing back in the day, and i'm really happy for them! i hope they get the success they deserve :)

rip dhar man bingo 😭 so glad the actors are receiving so much support though I'm interested to see what kind of content they decide to put out now that they'll have more creative freedo.

besides the point but jarvis' hair actually looks so good right now in my opinion. could absolutely kill it with longer hair

Thank u for being the best news channel this platform has to offer

NGL this situation, esp. them forcing actors to set aside multiple days, then only paying them for a few hours of work, almost reminds me of a situation in old-school Hollywood, when Olivia de Haviland sued her contracted movie studio. She was not permitted to do work for other studios without their explicit permission, but they almost entirely gave her small "arm candy" type roles that inhibited her career and didn't pay nearly what a more prominent role would. In fact, some of her biggest parts in that period were when she convinced them to 'loan her out' to other studios. Toward the end of her contract, she started refusing the smaller roles they offered her and was put on a suspension for it. Then, when her contract was set to end, they claimed she owed 6 months of extra time for the 'suspension' period. Her lawsuit was actually a landmark case in Hollywood to benefit the treatment of contractually-obligated actors. I can only assume that the Dhar Mann studio doesn't hire full time actors to get around these sort of obligations to give them rights and benefits. I've seen the same with "adjunct" college teachers who are hired contractually per class and are not considered 'real' employees of the university, so they're paid less and aren't eligible for benefits.

so dhar mann can show up to shoot a "we are family" video for his insta, but can't show up to a meeting for his underpaid workers? smh

A man that directs videos intended to spread kindness, turning out to not be tearing his actors properly, said actors calling him out and turning around and creating their own production company is an entire Dhar Mann set up, twist, and resolution.

INDIEGOGO FOR THE ACTORS www.indiegogo.com/projects/good-werks-productions-first-ever-show#/

You can tell that Jarvis has worked in tech by how personally pissed off he got about the feedback box

Huge missed opportunity not calling this video “Dhar Mann is Dhone Forr”

Paying your workers properly is ✨ GOLD ✨

Absolutely loving the worker solidarity. This is the kind of class conscious reporting you can only find on a GOLD channel.

Jarvis hair giving hello is it me you're looking for vibes

About the knife thing: as someone currently in film school and taking production classes, having a real knife instead of a prop knife is a MAJOR no no. Literally safety is supposed to be top priority and we have to jump through a thousand hoops to use fake weapons, as it should be. Not only is it incredibly dangerous and probably several levels of illegal to have an actor RUN with a real weapon, let alone chase another actor. Accidents happen and if either of them tripped it could lead to life changing injuries (death is probably unlikely but if an actor has a facial injury/scar it can affect their livelihood and financial means) and if she had any trauma memories related to someone pulling a knife on her etc, it could’ve given her such a severe panic attack it could have required hospitalization and sedation. I am so so so so SO proud of that girl for leaving. When someone tries to pressure you into something that makes you uncomfortable, please remember you can leave. Exit the situation and always put your safety and comfort first. That flight response is so important yet so overlooked, please listen to your instincts and never let anyone coerce you into staying and complying. Please, as someone who learned that lesson the hard way, look out for yourself

every day Jarvis's facial hair strays closer to Jordan Adika

Dude, as a person who's worked in theatre, I don't know with like... videos, but how the FUCK did they allow a REAL ASS WEAPON on set? that's dangerous for numerous reasons, but also, this should be a lawsuit. Dhar Mann should be in jail for this alone.

Dhar Mann mistreats actors, lives to regret it!

As a french person this video is very timely

I’m so happy for the crew that left. The show idea actually looks cut and they HIT THEIR GOAL!!

Cody Ko’s silence says so much. Appreciate you, Jarvis.

The fact that this isn’t the first time the Mann family got into drama

That’s really sweet that they’re doing something different! I feel like the actors have a lot to offer more than the singular roles Dharr usually had them in so it’ll be nice to see them explore that :)

this whole situation gives me a metallic taste in my mouth. it’s a bit of an irony flavor

The optics of that sympathy video are just so gross "It is not possible for Dhar Mann to meet with any of the actors" *Dhar Mann meets with other actors to film weird sympathy video*

I’m happy that Jarvis is trying his best to amplify the protesting actors’ voices. As someone who’s heard many horror stories of the industry, it’s nice to see someone with a platform giving their support.