So, a lot has happened in the last couple of months that I don't talk about

but I've been thinking about quitting YouTube once and for all

and just being done with it if I'm being honest.

Um... I'm sure some of you have noticed that I'm burnt out

and that I've been burnt out for some time now

Like the stress, the pressure, and the hate

Sometimes I just... I don't know if it's worth it

I feel like I'm walking on eggshells on YouTube

I have to watch every little thing I say

Like something really simple like me enjoying chocolate

or liking chocolate can turn into an eating disorder.

But I'm really proud of our community and what we have built

This channel has given me such a great sense of accomplishment

And look, everyone on social media gets hate

and it's normalized.

But it gets really challenging and hurtful

when some people try to villainize me.

Sometimes I can't block off all the hate you know

And on top of that there are brands that are trying to take advantage of me

There are people selling merch or apps

using my name that has nothing to do with me

and also people trying to hold trademarks over my name

My name

But you know, all that doesn't affect me as much

What affects me the most

is the persistently hurtful content

because it affects my mental health

and I'll get into that in a sec

And yeah, it just gets a little bit too much

and I'm just... losing passion for making content at this point

So I've been quite disconnected for the last couple of months and

some of you have noticed so it's really nice to finally share this with you guys

I can only talk about so many things in a video, so in today's video

I'm gonna talk about the legal proceedings that I filed in court

against 1) the individual from my "Time to Talk" video, and

2) a media company that has published material about me

and said very hurtful things about me

But before we get started I want to be crystal clear...

Hang on, hang on, I need to read this properly. I need to be crystal clear that

Ok, you got it?

Alright, if you have watched an older video of mine

you'll know about this guy that has posted

tons of statements about me.

Statements like I have "no fitness background"

I "know nothing about fitness"

I'm a certified personal trainer and I've put in hours of studying and training

so how can I not have any knowledge in fitness?

I "intentionally mislead people"

Claims that I "promote" eating disorders and body dysmorphia

Insults my content and community

Implying that I'm just "a pretty face in yoga pants"

and so much more...

and I stated in court papers that it was malicious and defamatory

Anyways, most of you guys know about that story

but no one actually knows what happened after

So I'm sure some people are gonna jump into conclusions and think

that Chloe's just escalating matters to court without basis...

No! ...No.

We have reached out to this person multiple times over many, many months

to try to resolve this matter

So after that video, I sent him a concerns notice

which is basically a legal notice saying

that here's a long list of things that you said that are defamatory

and here's your behavior and what are you gonna do about it?

So he responded to my lawyer seemingly apologetic and admitting that he was wrong

but a week later, he reposted everything - made things worse -

and he claimed that his girlfriend "told him to be nice" about it

but he changed his mind

so I guess his intentions were never nice.

Eventually he removed his publications again

and then in another email he seemed apologetic once again

and also weirdly pitched ideas to put me in a better light

and also suggested to come on my channel to make an apology

I don't even know what to say

First, he shits on me and then he pitches ideas?

So anyways, all good, right?

Seems sincere in an email, he then took down all the posts about me

So I thought, "Hmm, this guy deserves a second chance."

Disputes are very draining, okay?

In terms of time, energy and cost

And I don't have time for that.

I'd rather do something else that's more productive

So I offered him a Deed of Settlement

And typically, a settlement involves compensation for damages

From him to me

But I did not insist for any compensation, not a single cent.

In retrospect, I believe I was being way too generous

I didn't wanna make anyone pay for anything even though

he fucked up

I just believed that everyone gets a second chance

but I feel like he took advantage of that

All he needed to do was to give me a sincere apology

that he wanted to give me initially anyway

since he admitted that he was wrong

and to ensure those posts remained taken down

and just to stop! Stop all of this, 'cause it causes people to send me hate.

But long story short

after months of back and forth

he only put up the apology January this year

so at this point in January, it was all done

I was happy to move on even though I was the one that's out of pocket for legal bills

which, by the way, kept increasing because it took such a long time

to reach to a settlement.

He even said to my lawyer that my cost is no concern to him

and it's my choice for pursuing him

I'll be honest, I felt manipulated

and I felt that he took advantage of my kindness

Like, he made it sound like he's really apologetic

and then... he turned around...

Um... I just felt like I was too naive

It's just really confusing when he launched

a whole exposé, as he calls it

and then apologizing for it, wanting to move on but not really

like, he's still dragging on.

Anyways, it should have ended there in January

I let it go

and all he needed to do

as he said he would in the settlement deed

was to apologise and just stop... stop! Like he said he would

and to not dilute the efficacy of his apology

because what's the point of it?

But unfortunately, which is very predictable at this point,

he decided to go back on his words

and I can't go into detail for good reason

but basically, he just... kept going

with an ongoing campaign towards me.

He did this by victimizing himself

saying he was bullied to taking down posts

leaving up posts that he said he was meant to take down

making references to the original defamatory posts

jabs towards my type of content

creating a similar hashtag

claiming people have tried to sue him with no success

and I think all of this is contradictory to his apology

and dilutes the efficacy of it.

So, to me, the settlement to put this behind us was not followed through

I felt like he continues to refer to me directly or indirectly

or continued to act in a way to make me feel like I was being

undermined, bullied and targeted.

I just felt like it never ended.

And, by the way, we informed him of this

but he stopped responding and just kept going with this behavior.

I mean, he said that he even found a girlfriend out of this

and made reference to a lawsuit.

To be clear, there was no lawsuit filed before today,

only emails apologizing with promises that didn't eventuate.

And you can see how, by him saying that there was a lawsuit

it potentially changed his narrative

so some might actually assume that he had a lawsuit that he might not have

he might have won or something.

I don't know, it just seems like he's twisting things again.

So after the "Time to Talk" video, and even until today

people were sending me hate

and people were jumping on this hate bandwagon because

people believed these statements

and I just need to stand up for myself

and protect myself based on what the law allows me to

that's the reason why defamation, cyber-bullying and harassment laws exist.

I've always been the type of person that

lets things go because I don't like to dwell on things

so take this video as you may.

I don't start anything, I don't shit-talk anyone

I mean just look at my channel

like that's not what I do

but if I believe that someone crosses the line and keeps smearing me and my work

and then turns around and says

that he was bullied

when he started all of this...

Who was actually bullying who?

I'm not gonna let that happen. I'm gonna stand up for myself.

I was happy to let it go, but he just wouldn't let it go.

I'm gonna fight for myself

because no