Jack Doherty Accused of Targeting 'Young and Vulnerable' Women With Get-Rich Pitches and Low Pay

YouTuber Jack Doherty is facing fresh allegations that he targeted young and vulnerable women with promises of wealth and fame before allegedly taking a substantial share of their earnings.

The claims, made by former employees, have resurfaced as the 22-year-old influencer deals with heightened scrutiny following his arrest on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Florida earlier this month.

The Get-Rich Pitch and Control Allegations

To recall, Doherty built his online following through confrontational pranks, livestreams and increasingly outrageous public stunts, with luxury cars, private jets and scantily clad models becoming a regular part of his content.

Former employee Matthew Gonzalez, a content creator who has worked with Jake Paul and MrBeast, reportedly spent approximately six months working for Doherty in 2023.

'He did whatever he had to do to get views,' Gonzalez told the Daily Mail. Gonzalez claimed Doherty's controversial behaviour helped him build a large audience of young viewers, and that following was later used to promote models who sold adult content.

The arrangement allegedly allowed Doherty to profit from both the public videos featuring the women and their separate subscription-based accounts.

Another former employee accused Doherty of approaching women he considered easier to influence with promises that they could quickly transform their lives.

'He always tried to sell them the dream,' the former employee alleged, claiming the women were presented with visions of wealth, luxury travel and internet fame if they agreed to participate in Doherty's business. 'He had no morals, no moral compass,' the former employee added.

The allegations suggest that Doherty's public displays of expensive cars, private flights and lavish experiences may have served as more than entertainment.

According to the former employees, that lifestyle was also part of the pitch used to persuade aspiring creators to work with him. However, no contracts or financial records supporting the employees' description of those arrangements were included in the report.

Base Salary Claims and McKinley Richardson's Allegations

Gonzalez alleged that the women were encouraged to believe they could become wealthy through Doherty's platform, but claimed Doherty retained a substantial percentage of their earnings while paying them far less than the income their content allegedly generated.

'He tried to sell them the dream that they could get rich, and then give them a damn near base salary and have them slave away,' Gonzalez said.

The former employee also claimed that some women who were initially uncomfortable with nudity were encouraged to participate anyway if they wanted to continue appearing in Doherty's content.

Gonzalez did not disclose the specific percentages allegedly taken by Doherty or identify the contracts used to manage the women's accounts. He claimed that Doherty could earn as much as $300,000 from a single creator in one day, though that amount remains an allegation and has not been verified through financial records.

Doherty has previously denied exploiting or coercing female influencers.

The allegations were followed by separate claims from Doherty's former partner, McKinley Richardson, who has described what she characterised as manipulation, humiliation, body-shaming and psychological isolation during their relationship.

During an appearance on her close friend Camilla Araujo's podcast, Richardson described what she called the 'emotional unraveling' of her time with the YouTuber.

Richardson alleged that the relationship, which appeared glamorous online, was defined behind the scenes by manipulation, humiliation, body-shaming and psychological isolation. She claimed Doherty sometimes reacted to her distress in ways that left her feeling dehumanised.

'He found it very attractive,' she told Araujo. 'I would start crying in certain situations, and he'd say how beautiful and hot I am when I cry. That it's sexy. But I didn't feel sexy. I felt humiliated, especially when it was something he caused.'

Richardson also alleged that her pain frequently became part of Doherty's entertainment. She claimed Doherty would flirt with other women in front of her, invite women to twerk on him and purchase signs at clubs that mocked her name, all in the name of creating 'content.'

'He'd make me look stupid in front of people,' she said. 'He'd say, 'It's different off camera,' but so much of it was filmed. So how much was ever real?'

The influencer described becoming increasingly anxious and emotionally exhausted as she struggled to determine which moments between them were genuine. 'Every day was content,' she said. 'Every waking moment was a performance. It broke me down completely.'

Her allegations suggest that the pressure was not limited to appearing in Doherty's videos. According to Richardson, the constant pursuit of online attention gradually consumed their personal lives and left her feeling emotionally depleted.

The allegations have resurfaced as Doherty faces heightened scrutiny following his recent arrest on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Florida.

Doherty was taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after Fort Lauderdale police said he and a woman got into a physical dispute inside a home on Friday, 4 September. He was booked into the Broward County Main Jail.

The allegations described in this article have not been independently verified, and Doherty has previously denied exploiting or coercing female influencers. The domestic-battery charge is a separate legal matter, and an arrest or charge does not establish guilt.