{"id":10027,"date":"2021-11-04T15:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=10027"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:26:46","slug":"why-did-anthony-leave-smosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/why-did-anthony-leave-smosh\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Anthony Leave Smosh? Real Reason (Updated 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you wondering why did Anthony leave Smosh? Why did Smosh break up? If you are a big fan of Smosh, this question must be on your mind forever since the Smosh controversy began. Smosh, the comedy-drama group, started their YouTube channel in the same year when YouTube came into existence. Here&#8217;s all you need to know about the Smosh controversy and why did Anthony leave Smosh!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/why-did-anthony-leave-smosh\/#Reason_Why_did_Anthony_Leave_Smosh\" title=\"Reason Why did Anthony Leave Smosh\">Reason Why did Anthony Leave Smosh<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/why-did-anthony-leave-smosh\/#Why_did_Smosh_break_up\" title=\"Why did Smosh break up?\">Why did Smosh break up?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/youtube\/why-did-anthony-leave-smosh\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reason_Why_did_Anthony_Leave_Smosh\"><\/span>Reason Why did Anthony Leave Smosh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Smosh was started by two best friends, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, in 2005, the very same year when the video-sharing giant came into existence! Then what happened to Smosh? Unfortunately, defy Media bought Smosh in 2011 and abruptly left in 2018. Currently, Smosh is a part of Mythical Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Why-did-Smosh-break-up.jpeg\" alt=\"why did anthony leave smosh\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Why-did-Smosh-break-up.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Why-did-Smosh-break-up-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Why-did-Smosh-break-up-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_Smosh_break_up\"><\/span>Why did Smosh break up?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you want to know about the Smosh controversy. On June 14, 2017, Anthony Padilla announced that he had left Smosh on his YouTube channel. After Defy Media came into the picture, he says that all his creativity had a filter, and he could not make content with freedom. He was very emotional when he announced his separation from Smosh and expected his fans to support him.<\/p>\n<p>He wants to make creative content independently with freedom. While speaking in the video, he promised his fans that he would make videos consistently. Also, if you are wondering what happened to Smosh after Anthony left. Smosh still continues to create content with different actors. The relationship between him and Ian has not changed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Why I Left Smosh\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJn-wvKmD5k?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, he has his individual channel Anthony Padilla with over 5.85 million subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>We know that as fans <strong>&#8216;Why Did Anthony Leave Smosh?&#8217; <\/strong>will always keep revolving in your mind. But you can still watch Smosh videos on their YouTube channel that now has 25.1 million subscribers now!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What happened between Anthony and Ian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearly after 12 years of being together, Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox confirmed their split. They are the co-founders of Smosh and are still friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Anthony ever coming back to Smosh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of 2017, Anthony announced his separation from Smosh. He now has his individual channel on YouTube known as AnthonyPadilla.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why did Anthony Padilla leave Smosh? 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