Hey there! Christian here.
Yeah that’s a good question. And one that I’m uncomfortable answering for it being perceived as some type of sniping or badmouthing.
The 100% truth is…
I haven’t heard from Korey in months now. We were In contract talks and the last thing I heard from him at all was the Los Angeles show. It appears through Inaction that those talks have broken down. I’m very sad about it but I don’t see the point in wasting too much time on it. I worked with DT for 3 1/2 years of my life and did so without getting paid. I’ve crossed state lines and international borders on my own dime to spend time with this community. I’ve met some of the best friends I’ll ever have. There is so much I’m grateful for.
There were some talks of Double Talk continuing with another established DT personality (you can guess) and myself hosting. We were both enthusiastic and I pitched it to Korey But never heard back. And at this point I’m not sure I have any appetite to do so.
I want to walk this line between being incredibly grateful and profoundly sad by how all this turned out.
Korey has given me opportunities that I never thought possible. He let me into a community that I love so god damn much it hurts. He took a chance on me when he didn’t have to. And I’ll forever be indebted to that. But leaving someone who has worked with you for years high and dry is pervasively disrespectful. I wasn’t the one who even brought up getting paid. Korey called and suggested for me to make a plan on what form a new show would take, the responsibilities it would entail, and what I thought to be a fair compensation. The ask what incredibly low. I won’t put the number here but it wouldn’t have covered a 1/5th of my rent. In any case, no counteroffer was given. Just radio silence.
The Show became more infrequent because I needed to work actual paying jobs in order to pay rent. Anyone who knows me knows I have zero desire to be rich. I just want to make enough money to pay my rent doing the things I love.
This is all becoming a garbled mess.
I guess the silence is the worst part. Because every time there was an opportunity for me to prove myself and my dedication to DT, I thought I rose to the occasion. Whether that was going out of pocket to recreate the DT studios in my house here in LA, or flying to Austin for community get togethers, or driving 8 hours to Toronto to be a part of that live show, every moment was met.
I wasn’t really prepared to address this. I also didn’t realize I’d have to be the one to do so. But I want to say in no uncertain terms, I did not quit. I did not ask for an exorbitant amount of money. The locks were simply changed on me.
And this doesn’t apply to any other person at DT.
Martin is one of my favorite people in the world. No matter how poorly this ended I’m forever changed for having had the privilege of his friendship. I look forward to more dinners and trips with the wives.
Oz is the kindest, most authentic human you’ll ever meet.
Herman and I have always butted heads, but I’ve been so impressed with his growth and talent. In the years that we overlapped, I’ve seen this guy put in the work and it speaks for itself. I’m proud of him. I root for his success.
Ms Mia taught me about Turkish George Washington (real name Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) and how he changed the alphabet.
I love these people. I love the toasties.
I’m not sure why this ended this way. I’m sure Korey won’t appreciate the public nature of this, but he won’t be shocked by it because in the spirit of extending him a professional courtesy that was never extended to me, I sent him this response before I posted this. I realize the only reason I hadn’t said something before was because that meant that this was really over. There’s no going back from airing dirty laundry.
I actually hear Korey isn’t feeling well and I hope he has a speedy recovery. This isn’t an indictment on his capacity for kindness. Because he has that in spades. It’s just me simply being done with disrespect. Not burn out or any other excuse you’ve heard for why other co-hosts have left in the past (I assure you truth resists simplicity)
I was hoping to wait until January 6th to talk about this in anyway because I didn’t want any of the tiny support and goodwill I have here to be redirected in anger.
But I’m going to keep making cool shyt. I’m launching a series of video essays beginning in January.
The first is an examination of the Capitol Riots through a pop culture prism. I’ve been working on it for a few months and even though it’s driving me crazy I’m very proud of it. I made it with toasties in mind. And I hope that some of you will give it a chance.
I just want to end by sending random I love yous. I love every single one of you that’s supported even one second of my dumb ramblings. I want to thank you for encouraging and emboldening me.
Love you all!
this nikka korey caught the omarion 
