I don’t know much about Ashton, and my knowledge of Andy pretty much dies around the time the Tonka stuff went down, but it does seem like these two were trying to offer Dave a lifeline here. Ashton especially. Whereas I cannot stand his voice, he comes off as genuine to Phil in most of their interactions. Even in those messages Phil exposed, Ashton seemed genuinely concerned about Phil and wanted to assist him in becoming more financially viable for his family. He also seemed to care about his well-being.
It’s so on the pig nose of Phil to blow away the only two people in his sphere who might have given a fuck about him. Months ago, he was begging for people to come onto the pahdcast and was upset when people like WingsofRedemption, LowTierGod, and Mutahar bailed on him. Cried about it several times. Well, in this spectacular move of “4D chess”, he’s totally pissed in whatever little credibility he had - and he didn’t have much. No one is going to want to talk to this guy because he’s simply out to try to make them look bad for his own benefit. He’s going to be “relegated” to Keemstar’s show, and rightfully so. They’ll tire of him and kick him off too.
I will watch Kino Casino on Friday. Part of me hopes they Ashton doesn’t leak or provide more detail to anything and just takes the moral victory over Phil - let the guests talk. Phil made himself look like an untrustworthy lying dunce, so why not just keep giving him lengths of rope to hang himself? He’s happy to do so in the name of cahntent. He’d sell out his alleged dying wife and mother for just a scrap of that sweet and delicious support.
All of this over someone fat calling your wife, who is fat, fat. Glad I decided to tune in this season.