YouTuber and gaming essayist Jacob Geller was removed from his position as co-host of the gaming podcast MinnMax on Thursday, MinnMax wrote in a statement posted to social media. “Jacob Geller is no longer part of MinnMax,” MinnMax wrote from its official BlueSky account. “It will not appear in future content and we will not be publicly airing this week’s episode of The MinnMax Show. We are shocked and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this delicate time.” Geller was named in a post circulating on Wednesday That post has since been deleted, but its quotes are archived on the gaming forum ResetEra. As the allegations spread, a 2016 lawsuit emerged, ending in 2020, in which a judge ordered the school to release a record of all sexual assault, misconduct and violence violations since 2007, after a four-year legal battle. Those documents are no longer available in their original location, but have been archived by the Wayback Machine. The name “Jacob Geller” appears on the second page of the report as suspended for one semester for violating the University of North Carolina’s “sexual assault or sexual violence” policies. No other details are available in the document. Geller has not commented publicly; Contacted by Aftermath, Geller did not provide immediate comment. A victim has not been identified. Geller is widely known for his video essays posted on YouTube, where he has 1.5 million subscribers. He also served as a co-host for MinnMax and other companies. Geller is also a “featured creator” for the Nebula streaming platform. Gaming podcast Cane and Rinse has also distanced itself from Geller; Podcast host Leon Cox said on the podcast’s website Thursday that all podcasts Geller appeared on and all stories he had written were removed. Twenty-three episodes of the podcast were removed, according to the blog. Aftermath contacted Lost In Cult, which published two books by Geller and Nebula, for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication. (Geller appeared on Aftermath’s podcast, Aftermath Hours, in September 2024, and Aftermath members appeared on their 24-hour fundraising broadcast for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund that year.)
