Crime YouTuber Tim Pool is accused of holding a CAT called Betsy hostage after business negotiations with his partners at his news company soured

YouTuber Tim Pool accused of holding a CAT called Betsy hostage​

By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com 17:06 EST 11 Mar 2021 , updated 17:11 EST 11 Mar 2021
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YouTuber and podcaster Tim Pool has been accused of holding a cat called Betsy hostage during business negotiations over the future of his online news site with two of his now ex-partners.

Pool, who has more than three million YouTube subscribers, has found himself embroiled in a public spat with two of his former business partners: Emily Molli and Rocco Castoro.

They had been working together on SCNR, formerly known as Subverse, which was billed as a non-partisan news company featuring a news site, YouTube channel and news footage service.

They have since accused Pool, who was CEO of SCNR, of holding Molli's cat Betsy hostage at his mansion after their business dealings turned sour in January.

'He was trying to use my cat as leverage,' Molli told the .

Pool, who is former liberal journalist turned Trump supporter, has denied any involvement in the alleged cat hostage situation and says he never actually even had custody of the cat.

YouTuber and podcaster Tim Pool has been accused of holding a cat called Betsy (pictured above) hostage during business negotiations over the future of his online news site with two of his now ex-partners
The cat was at his home after Molli left the animal in the care of Ian Crossland, who is one of the co-hosts on Pool's podcast, last year while she and Castoro traveled the country trying to source and shoot footage for their news company.

At some point, Crossland moved into Pool's mansion and took Betsy with him.

Pool, who is former liberal journalist turned Trump supporter, has denied any involvement in the alleged cat hostage situation
Washington County Lieutenant Joshua McCauley, who got involved in the situation after Molli contacted authorities, said of the situation: 'While the cat was there, communications with the parties broke down because of some ongoing criminal or civil matter between them.

'Mr Pool was reluctant to have any contact because of that, so he stated that he really wanted to give the cat back. He didn't want the cat, but he didn't really know how to do it without having contact.'

The cat was eventually dropped at the Humane Society of Washington County animal shelter where one of Molli's friends on the east coast was able to pick her up and fly her back to Los Angeles.

Molli's cat is now back in her custody but she claims it only happened after she contacted authorities.

A video posted on SCNR's Twitter this week that details Betsy's journey back home.

While the cat is back in Molli's custody, the trio are still embroiled in a business dispute over the remains of the company.

Emily Molli

Rocco Castoro

A video posted on SCNR's Twitter this week that details Betsy's journey back home to Molli in Los Angeles. The cat is pictured above on the trip home
The bizarre cat ordeal and business dispute is supposedly related to a falling out that Pool had with Molli and Castoro back in January.

It is not clear who owns the company or if Pool still has any involvement.

SCNR's social media accounts and YouTube are still active and content is still being posted.

The nature of the dispute was not immediately clear. It also isn't clear why or when tensions first started brewing between the trio.

According to online posts, Castoro has accused Pool of allegedly being involved in several, unsubscribed internet schemes.

Pool has not commented on those allegations.

Pool first launched the news company - originally known as Subverse - back in 2019 and managed to raise $1.2 million on WeFunder, a crowdfunding platform.

The company, which changed its name to SCNR mid-last year was billed as a community-owned, decentralized news network.

Castoro was brought on to run the site's editorial operations and Molli was the site's chief content officer.

Pool, a former Vice News founder, has gained a following as a citizen journalist and political commentator.

He runs his YouTube, social media accounts and podcast under the name Timcast.

While the cat is back in Molli's custody, the trio are still embroiled in a business dispute over the remains of the company

 

[mr.moon1488]

I mean I'd kidnap that cat too from someone I didn't like just because it's cute.

Link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9352319/YouTuber-Tim-Pool-accused-holding-CAT-called-Betsy-hostage.html

Archive:

https://archive.is/UhDmf

 

[Arm Pit Cream]

The sheriff told Tim to return the cat and he refused, that Tim is attempting to deny responsibility when he held custody is hilarious. Was the owner irresponsible for moving away without their pet? Very. But was Tim fucking insane to let it get to the point that the police needed to intervene to retrieve that cat? Totally.

Here's the video of the cat being returned by the sheriff

 

[⠠⠠⠅⠑⠋⠋⠁⠇⠎ ⠠⠠⠊⠎ ⠠⠠⠁ ⠠⠠⠋⠁⠛]

Tim Pool is a petty beta male?

I'm shocked, shocked

 

[Not Really Here]

The sheriff told Tim to return the cat and he refused, that Tim is attempting to deny responsibility when he held custody is hilarious. Was the owner irresponsible for moving away without their pet? Very. But was Tim fucking insane to let it get to the point that the police needed to intervene to retrieve that cat? Totally.

Here's the video of the cat being returned by the sheriff
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At least read the thread before you post.

Tim surrendered the cat to the Washington County Humane Society without any of the cat's belongings. A friend of Emily's had to drive hours to Maryland to pick up the cat and then fly to Los Angeles to deliver her to Emily.

The saga started here.

 

[WarJams]

cat owners: no sense of right and wrong

 

[$5.3 Million Dollars]

Pool, a former Vice News founder

See, this is all they needed to lead with to describe him. That poor cat though, glad it's safe and that they didn't just King Solomon her.

 

[Arm Pit Cream]

At least read the thread before you post.

The saga started here.

You first retard, these are new allegations. Actually keep up on the threads you're linking there.

 

[Geralt of Rivia]

This is what counts for a news article?

> This just in, a soy-filled cuck acts like a soy-filled cuck

 

[Not Really Here]

You first retard, these are new allegations. Actually keep up on the threads you're linking there.

Cite where the Sherriff took the cat to the cat mom who left her with another person.

 

[Arm Pit Cream]

Cite where the Sherriff took the cat to the cat mom who left her with another person.

Watch the clip you autistic moron, did I say that the sherriff drove across the country you autist? Your communication skills are legitimately poor.

edit: the daily beast story brings up the detail specifically, you would have seen this if you read the Tim Pool thread but again, you're full of shit.

YouTube Star Tim Pool’s News Site Collapses Amid Allegations He Took a Cat Hostage

Tim Pool’s disgruntled ex-partners say he used a cat as a bargaining chip in an ugly business negotiation. Pool says he’s innocent.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Not Really Here]

Watch the clip you autistic moron, did I say that the sherriff drove across the country you autist? Your communication skills are legitimately poor.

I love how angry you get when you're wrong, don't ever change. Yes you did.

Here's the cat being safely returned by sheriffs

Edit replying to APC's edit:
The daily beast story cited is literally the same thing everyone but APC has been saying.

 

[Arm Pit Cream]

I love how angry you get when you're wrong, don't ever change. Yes you did.

I forgot how having the sheriffs go to Tim's place to pickup the cat somehow means I meant that he was being fucking shipped across the country by a local sheriff when you didn't even know the details of that. You can watch the video like I've told you to because you can see like 3 or 4 people in it, but keep making the assertion like the retard you are.

Read the Tim Pool thread before trying to tell others to you hypocritical retard.

 

[Not Really Here]

I forgot how having the sheriffs go to Tim's place to pickup the cat somehow means I meant that he was being fucking shipped across the country by a local sheriff when you didn't even know the details of. You can watch the video like I've told you to because you can see like 3 or 4 people in it, but keep making the assertion like the retard you are.

Read the Tim Pool thread before trying to tell others to you hypocritical retard.

The went, they didn't pick the cat up.
I did read the thread.
Christ, it's in the story you're commenting on, and at 14 seconds on the clip you posted.
Stay angry, I love it.

 

[Flustercuck]

I originally came to laugh at Tim Pool for being a legitimate sped and holding a cat hostage, but this exchange is pretty hilarious too.

 

[Radical Cadre]

On the one hand I like watching Tim Pool do dumb shit.

On the other hand I like watching APC be a fucking sperg.

This thread has it all!

 

[(((Obar Lazcano Kamz)))]

how do you prove ownership of a cat?

 

[Arm Pit Cream]

how do you prove ownership of a cat?

When you go to a vet they do paperwork and it gets documented.

 

[Not Really Here]

how do you prove ownership of a cat?

Vet documentation, social media posts from the time you acquired the animal, state/county licensing for vaccinations, sometimes a bill of sale.
I love every part of this story:
Bitch leaves cat with dude.
Dude has cat so long he has to take it when he moves.
Bitch gets fired then calls cops to claim a different person now has possession of the cat she left.
Cops 'WTF dude, I don't want to do paperwork for this shit'.
Third party dude is like 'IKR, but this isn't my responsibility and I'm not taking any for the shit the bitch I fired left'.

 

[big ups liquid richard]

"non-partisan news company" lmao, Tim Bald can't even manage that with a youtube channel. People expected he could do a multi media network? What a scam.