BY KAYLA HAWKINS

The news that Lakers star and Khloe Kardashian’s ex Lamar Odom was hospitalized after collapsing at a brothel outside of Las Vegas was met with an outpouring of support from his teammates, friends, and other celebrities on social media, who took the opportunity to share messages of hope that Lamar is able to quickly recover.

One of the immediate examples of well-wishes came from former teammate Dwyane Wade, who took multiple tweets to explain how close he still feels to Lamar, encouraging others to have sympathy for the athlete. Wade’s wife, Gabrielle Union, didn’t add her own words, but retweeted a few of Wade’s supportive messages.

A number of other athletes joined in as well, including fellow Kardashian ex Kris Humphries and LeBron James.

According to FOX Sports, teammate Kobe Bryant and manager Mitch Kupchak left the Lakers’ Las Vegas game early to be by Odom’s side, and assistant coach Mark Madsen confirmed that the rest of the team kept him in their thoughts as well.

And a whole collection of celebrities with no obvious connection to Lamar but plenty of sympathy also sent out supportive messages, like actor Miles Teller and TV host Wendy Williams.

And even though Lamar is not mentioned by name in this short message from Kendall Jenner, it’s clearly in reference to her former brother-in-law.

The rest of her family hasn’t spoken up via social media, though People reports that at least ex-wife Khloe Kardashian is by Lamar’s side in the hospital.

Photo via Keith Allison/Wikipedia (CC BY SA 2.0) | Remix by Fernando Alfonso III

When UFC fighter Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana for a third time in his career, Nevada's athletic board immediately suspended him for five years and fined him $165,000. Now, Diaz's most loyal supporters are appealing to the nation's highest authority for justice.

One outraged Diaz fan started a petition on the White House's We The People website that asks President Barack Obama to overturn the Nevada State Athletic Commission's ruling. The petition garnered the 100,000 signatures required to receive a response from the Obama administration with two days to spare.

As of early Thursday morning, more than 112,000 people had signed the petition.

As MMAJunkie.com wrote last month, "Commissioners Pat Lundvall and Francisco Aguilar pointed to Diaz’s two previous NSAC suspensions for marijuana, his no-show for a pre-fight test in California, and a 2010 brawl in the now-defunct Strikeforce as aggravating circumstances and supported a lifetime ban. After commissioners Anthony Marnell and Raymond 'Skip' Avansino expressed reservation with a lifetime ban, the commissioners agreed to a five-year term."

Diaz's supporters pointed to the report that Diaz failed only one of the three drug tests that were administered to him after his last fight in January (he gave three different urine samples that day, and they were sent to two different labs for analysis).

Among his supporters are MMA superstar Ronda Rousey, who last month told MMA Fighting:

"It's so not right for him to be suspended five years for marijuana. I'm against them testing for weed at all. It's not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition. It's only tested for political reasons. They say, 'Oh, it's only for your safety to keep you from hurting yourself because you're out there.' Why don't they test for all of the other things that could possibly hurt us? ... It's so unfair if one person tests for steroids that could actually hurt a person and the other person smokes a plant that makes him happy and he gets suspended for five years."

Diaz has a medical-marijuana license for California, but the drug is still prohibited for athletic competition.

The White House told MMAJunkie that, per We The People's rules, it would respond to the petition within 60 days.

For now, though, Diaz is simply appreciative of his grassroots support.

Donald Trump promised to live-tweet the first Democratic debate Tuesday night, but if you believe Jimmy Fallon, Trump shared his hot takes with more than just Twitter.

In a segment on The Tonight Show, "Trump," played by Fallon, offered debate analysis in a phone call with fellow Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, played brilliantly by David Alan Grier. The two men basically became living, breathing versions of Statler and Waldorf; they even called Bernie Sanders an “angry Muppet.”

They couldn’t have been more bored by the debate, so they also talked about their Halloween costumes—Trump is going as Sexy Pizza Rat—and made comparisons about the other Democratic candidates.

Despite their friendliness, Trump is onto Carson. The business mogul has seen Carson spout garbage and rise in the polls because of it—and he’s not happy that someone has stolen his shtick.

Screengrab via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/YouTube

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The city that never sleeps hosted the Democratic debate Tuesday night, but the politicians weren’t the only ones on fire.

Trevor Noah, for one, had to praise CNN for its coverage—or rather, its highly liberal use of puns during that coverage. It was only a political debate, but if there was an opportunity for the anchors to reference boxing or gambling—two other high stakes in Las Vegas—they did.

Noah was rather impressed—at least until he learned a valuable lesson: nothing is original, especially the puns in a news report.

BY EMILY BICKS

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the theatrical re-release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam has released a full 14 minutes of deleted animations from the classic comedy.

Gilliam himself narrates the video of never-before-seen footage, describing his creative process and what influenced him to create certain animations. There are cut scenes from “The Tale of Sir Robin,” “Elephant & Castle,” “Run Away!” and “The Tale of Sir Lancelot,” to name a few.

RELATED: From coconuts to crosses: The stars of ‘Galavant’ love their Monty Python

Those that opt for the gift set will also be able to fawn over exclusive letters from co-directors Giliam and Jones, outtakes and extended deleted scenes, plus catch the educational film, “How to Use Your Coconuts.”

However, the box itself might be the coolest part. Shaped like a castle, it comes with a fully functional catapult that launches rubber farm animals, which are also provided. If it seems impossible to wait another day to re-enact one of the funniest scenes in the film, the box set is available for pre-order on Amazon.

In collaboration with Rainbow Releasing, Sony will also be releasing the cult classic in theaters all over America. Exact locations and times are yet to be announced.

Screengrab via Monty Python/YouTube

YouTubers have been making careers on the platform for years now, but the actual dollar amount of their take-home pay has remained somewhat mysterious—until now. Forbesdetailed the pre-tax, pre-management-fee income for 10 of the platform’s top celebs, ranging from $12 million a year for gamer PewDiePie to $2.5 million for prankster Roman Atwood.

Raking in $12 million a year for quick videos may seem like a lot, but how do those numbers compare to traditional Hollywood celebs? We’ve compared YouTuber salaries to mainstream celebs from the worlds of TV, movies, and music to see just how YouTubers stack up.

PewDiePie’s payout for his 39 million subscribers pales in comparison to A-list movie stars like Jennifer Lawrence, who’s taking in $34 million in 2015, or superstar DJ Calvin Harris, who is estimated to make $66 million this year, according to Parade. However, PewDiePie (aka Felix Kjellberg) tops Mad Men actor Jon Hamm, who is only expected to take in $10 million in 2015.

Many YouTubers, especially the vlogger set, are often compared with television hosts and comedians for their skill sets. Veteran host Jon Stewartwas reportedly paid $25-30 million a year for his time on The Daily Show, far above the YouTubers, but his peer (and former employee) Stephen Colbert is much more in range. Colbert will take home $4.6 million for his work on The Late Show, putting him on par with YouTubers like Rhett and Link and British gamer KSI, and under creative duos like Smosh and the Fine Bros., who are each making $8.5 million a year.

On the lower end of the scale, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen reportedly makes $2 million a year, less than YouTube beauty guru Michelle Phan ($3 million) and comedian and rapper Lilly Singh ($2.5 million).

Of course, the Forbes list is far from complete. It depended heavily on which YouTube celebs would talk about their incomes; even PewDiePie posted a video this summer talking about why he avoids the subject when possible. Several high-profile creators were also not included, despite having equal viewership numbers to those listed, like the prolific Tyler Oakley or E! host and vlogger Grace Helbig. As Forbes points out, YouTubers make their income from a mix of advertising dollars, both paid from Google directly and from advertisers who hire them for product placements and endorsements. They also often have product lines, subscription services, tours, books, and appearance fees, making the definitive income ranking difficult to tally.

Unlike actors, who have a direct per-project payout, the amount of money a YouTuber can make from a single video (their equivalent of episode) varies wildly. So while Peter Dinklage knows each episode of Game of Thrones earns him $150,000, YouTubers rely on their fans, specific brand deals, and the Google payment algorithm to determine their paycheck.

They might not have reached the heights of the Hollywood payout just yet, but their new model makes it possible for anyone to be the next YouTube millionaire.

H/T Forbes | Illustration by Max Fleishman

NBC is getting into the streaming game. The company announced Thursday that it will launch a subscription comedy service called SeeSo in January.

The $3.99-per-month subscription service, which will begin with a private beta in December, will feature both content that airs first on NBC and exclusive programming.

TV-first content will include 40 seasons of Saturday Night Live, including new episodes the day after they air; episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers; and older shows like Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, The Office, and Kids in the Hall.

Although NBC has more dramas than comedies on its current TV schedule, it's doubling down on comedy for SeeSo.

“The big niche we’re focusing on is comedy,” Evan Shapiro, executive VP of NBCU Digital Enterprises, said in a statement. “It’s the most popular genre out there by a long stretch, by a Secretariat stretch.” Shapiro also described SeeSo as a compliment to streaming-video-on-demand services.

SeeSo's original programming will include The UCB Show from Amy Poehler, an animated series from Community and Rick and Morty’s Dan Harmon, and a show from former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac. It will also stream three to five movies per month and daily standup comedy specials, with the potential for livestreamed comedy specials in the future.

For now, potential subscribers can sign up to be notified when SeeSo launches on its website.

H/T Splitsider | Photo via Peabody Awards/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

While video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon provide subscribers with huge backlogs of on-demand TV and film to choose from, Flix Premiere founder Martin Warner says he thinks they could be doing better in his latest press release. 

“Most consumers are watching platforms like Netflix for its TV drama, NOT its movies," he said. "The perception is that most movies Netflix and other VOD platforms hold... are non-exclusive deals, meaning the movies are available everywhere!"

Basically, the company's goal is to "democratize cinema" by helping films that may have never seen wide release in theaters find their audiences online.

They're hoping to premiere "8 movies per week on [our] multiplex theatre, in a curated format."

No official launch date for the service has been announced, but according to Twitter, it'll be here by the new year.  

Netflix news programming may be coming sooner than we think. 

The streaming service has already flexed its chops in documentary, standup, and scripted TV, and according to Variety, news may be next on the docket: 

In a video-conference session following its third-quarter earnings call, CEO Reed Hastings and chief content officer Ted Sarandos made clear they were headed in that direction. After Sarandos answered affirmatively a question regarding Netflix’s interest in programming news content, Hastings followed up with a question of his own for Sarandos.
“What is the likelihood we compete directly with Vice in the next two years?” Hastings said to Sarandos.
“Probably high,” Sarandos answered.

News would be a natural genre for the company to experiment with next, especially if Chelsea Handler's Netflix talk show follows traditional host-at-desk format. By 2017 they could ostensibly be streaming an entire traditional network evening lineup. 

Everyone's invited to James Franco's bar mitzvah, and you don't need a ticket.

This year marks the fourth Hilarity for Charity since Rogen and wife Lauren Miller put on the first show in 2012. The event was created to raise Alzheimer's awareness and progress research, and the money raised benefits nonprofit organization Alzheimer's Association to help #endalz. 

In the past, Rogen has brought in an all-star lineup for the night-long variety show, and this year is no different. Miley Cyrus will be headlining the event, and pop rock band Haim will be performing as well. Past performances have included Bruno Mars, Tenacious D, and the Backstreet Boys to name a few.

Photo via Seth Rogen/Facebook

Hosted by sports radio host Mark Willard—who oddly, for a man in his position doesn't seem to know what badminton is—Celebrities in Golf Carts involves following luminaries of the caliber of Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Haley Joel Osment around nine holes, finishing with a chat and a quirky skills test.

While you'll have to wait to see whether Zack Morris is as good on the green as he was with the ladies, episodes featuring Marine-turned-comedy actor Rob Riggle and the Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar are ready to go.

The episodes are somewhat hamstrung by Willard's tone-deaf sensitivity toward comedic flow—both guests are repeatedly cut off just as they're building up—but as Riggle and Nayyar are both reasonably competent from the tee they're comfortable on the course which leads to relaxed and natural interviews.

While it's a nice series, one thought lingers. The purpose of the series seems to be to promote the congenial and accessible nature of a sport that perhaps has a reputation for being stuffy and exclusive. But how that point is progressed by featuring a former Saturday Night Live cast member and the third-highest paid male television actor in the world is beyond me. 

Screengrab via Celebrities in Golf Carts/YouTube

In yet another blow to the daily fantasy-sports industry, Nevada's gambling commission has orderedDraftKings and FanDuel to cease operations in the state because their products are considered gambling and not games of skill.

Nevada regulators said that the sites can't operate in the state until they receive gambling licenses.

DraftKings and FanDuel are except from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which disallowed online poker and online sports betting, because they are generally considered games of skill. Nevada is the first state to depart from that judgment, but others could soon join it.

“The Nevada Gaming Commission concluded that daily fantasy is gambling and needs to be licensed here,” David Gzesh, a Nevada lawyer specializing in gambling and sports law, told the New York Times. “It should give other state’s pause because if it’s perceived as sports gambling here, no other state can offer it when it violates federal law.”

Nevada's decision bans all unlicensed daily fantasy-sports websites, but it most directly affects FanDuel and DraftKings, because they make up 95 percent of that market. Five other states—Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, and Washington—also ban the websites.

This Nevada ruling comes on the heels of news that the FBI is investigating the websites to determine whether they violated federal law. Congress also has taken an interest. Last month, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) noted that "despite how mainstream these sites have become...the legal landscape governing these activities remains murky and should be reviewed."

Earlier this month, news broke that a DraftKings content manager had won $350,000 playing on FanDuel in the same week as a data leak from the site that could have been used in the equivalent of insider trader.

Both sites subsequently admitted that their employees habitually played games on rival sites and immediately banned them from doing so.

Since then, multiple users of both sites have filed lawsuits in federal court.

What makes the daily fantasy-sports industry so interesting is its deep ties with every professional American sports league. DraftKings partners with the MLB, the NHL, and the UFC, while FanDuel works closely with the NBA and 16 NFL teams. Both companies also part with major esports platforms and sponsor six of the leading esports organizations.  

Both FanDuel and DraftKings slammed Nevada's decision.

“This decision deprives these fans of a product that has been embraced broadly by the sports community, including professional sports teams, leagues and media partners,” FanDuel said in a statement. “We are examining all options ... In the interim, because we are committed to ensuring we are compliant in all jurisdictions, regrettably, we are forced to cease operations in Nevada.”

A DraftKings statement read: “We understand that the gaming industry is important to Nevada and, for that reason, they are taking this exclusionary approach against the increasingly popular fantasy sports industry. We strongly disagree with this decision and will work diligently to ensure Nevadans have the right to participate in what we strongly believe is legal entertainment that millions of Americans enjoy."

Photo via John Morgan/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Finally! Some news about Issa Rae's TV show! 

Back in February, the network ordered a pilot after a couple years of holding Rae in development limbo, but this news means more episodes are definitely on their way.

Larry Wilmore, who helped Rae create the series, has since launched his own Comedy Central show, but will still consult for the first season, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Happy Endings alum Prentice Penny has been locked down as showrunner.  

There's no word on when filming begins, but this gets us one step closer to seeing Rae make the leap from YouTube to TV. 

H/T Vulture | Screengrab via Issa Rae/YouTube

They're calling it #MobyDickathon. 

To keep up with the livestream, just follow the show on Periscope or Twitter. 

H/T Splitsider | Screengrab via @midnight/Twitter

As we learn in the first line of dialogue: “Our country is at war, and we are having no more school. So we are having to be finding ways to be keeping busy.” It’s the voice of Agu, played by Abraham Attah, the narrator of Beasts of No Nation. We’re drawn into his world through an “imagination TV,” the shell of a television set that serves as a medium for their homemade entertainment.

From there, Beasts of No Nation, directed by True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga, gets gradually darker and never really lets up.

The Nigerians are the peacekeepers, Agu says, but we’re never told where exactly this war is. After his father is murdered and Agu is captured by the Commandant (Idris Elba), he tells his army a “boy is very, very dangerous.” And then we see how Agu adapts.

Based on Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 novel of the same name, Beasts leads us deeper into Agu’s new life as a child soldier, but Fukunaga threads the film visually, luring us in with gorgeous greens, purples, and reds, especially in one drug-laced attack scene that mirrors True Detective’s beauty-into-unspeakable-horror moments.

Commandant later calls his army a family, which colors the next scene of Agu’s “induction” with even more dread. Theirs is an unnamed country of men and boys, but the line between the two is blurred with the help of drugs, among other things. We see the story of Agu through his eyes, but we don't learn much else. 

When Agu is told to kill an engineering student, Commandant’s emotional trigger is just one of the subtle ways in which he breaks down/builds up his “family.” Elba fully inhabits his character's charm and motivational speeches, but we see the menace in the corners of his eyes. “I’m a good follower, sir,” Agu tells him in another scene, before we’re given an idea what that means in this family.

Beasts of No Nation is the first non-documentary film that Netflix has produced. It dropped $12 million on the title, making an aggressive push at awards season. The film’s production was beset by illness, injury, and near-death experience. Fukunaga told the Guardian: "Every day I had a sinking feeling inside, not knowing if we were going to have a movie by the end of it.”

It’s a gamble for Netflix to take on a first feature—indeed, Beasts feels like it could do just as well on HBO. But it’s also a visual film—best experienced in a theater—and one that demands attention. At over two hours long, with some drops in narrative structure in the third half, Netflix viewers might tune out and come back later, which interrupts the film’s emotional flow.

That’s why the experiment with a dual release model—the film debuted today in theaters and on Netflix simultaneously—is so intriguing. Several theaters are already balking at the idea, but it also gets more eyes on a movie that’s not going to have a huge opening weekend and doesn’t have an immediately tangible fanbase.

It’s the beginning of a bigger experiment with feature film for the company: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday and Brad Pitt’s War Machine are just a couple of the titles on Netflix’s film schedule, which extends into early 2016. It will be interesting to see how Beasts adapts.

Screengrab via Netflix

John Bain, who bills himself as the "#1 PC Game Critic" to his 2 million YouTube fans, revealed in a tweet this week that his cancer had spread and become inoperable.

“While Axiom is dissolving as a team, we will always remain a family supporting each other through the high and lows. We thank each and every one of our fans for their support over the past few years. As always and forever, Axiom Fighting!”

The full text of Bain's Twitlonger revealed that the cancer he'd been battling since 2014 has moved to his liver and that average life expectancy is two to three years. Bain said he "fully intend(s) to be the outlier."

Well, I don't know if there is really a right way to tell people this, so I guess here goes. The CT did not come back negative. The cancer in the bowel is gone, but spots have appeared in my liver. They're not operable and there's no cure. Average life expectancy is 2-3 years, though there are outliers that live much longer. I'll be back on chemo in a few weeks, with the goal of pushing it back and keeping it there for as long as possible. I fully intend to be the outlier, the average is this way because most people that get this are old and not strong anymore. Who knows what they'll come up with in the next decade? I intend to beat it for as long as possible. Gonna need some time to process all of this. I don't really feel anything right now. Thanks.

Fans and fellow gamers began sharing their support for Bain's fight.

You've always stood up for us. You watch out for us. You make sure the industry does right by us. We noticed, and today we all queue as Support. Today, we're all Priests, and Shaman, and Druids. We have our Heals, our Lifeblooms, our Power Words, and our Potions ready. We'll make sure you get to bubble hearth home.
They say it's dangerous to go alone. You'll never have to go alone, John.

Bain is far from the first digital celebrity to share his cancer battles online. Fitness expert Furious Pete has been sharing his battle with testicular cancer with daily updates on his treatments. Others like Jesse Case have turned cancer battles into content via a podcast. Bain has been continuing to update his fans on his status in between business-as-usual gameplay since announcing his new diagnosis.

H/T Tubefilter | Screengrab via David Packman Show/YouTube

Rap legend Nas and R&B headliner Usher have sold a combined 100-million albums worldwide across their Billboard-attacking careers. Now the pair wants to stitch the victims of police brutality and racism-driven murder into your memory. 

Joining forces with German artist Bibi Bourelly, their cinematic new song, "Chains," debuted Friday on Jay Z's streaming music platform Tidal. Beyond recording and dispensing the track, "Chains" is engineered to make sure you don't look away—literally. The song plays when granted access to your webcam, and it pauses if you switch tabs or change applications.

Upon listening you're served a jarring rundown of American criminal justice system victims—both people killed by police and murdered without a conviction.

"They put me in chains," Usher sings on the hook. "Shame on us."

For his part Nas swerves into a comfortable lane of writing about perennial injustice through the prism of the African-American experience, while name-dropping black luminaries. He never fails to deliver on these types of guest verses.

Accompanying the track, black-and-white images of the victims—Trayvon Martin, Rekia Boyd, Caesar Cruz, Ramarley Graham, Kendrick Johnson, Marlon Brown, Andrew Joseph, Sean Bell—appear with brief news copy. Here's one notable example: "Sean died when his car was shot 50 times by undercover NYPD officers on the morning of his wedding day. He was unarmed. The shooters were found not guilty." 

It's also worth noting that the song is not strapped behind a Tidal paywall, and any kid on Twitter can take in the interactive presentation. "Chains" proceeds will go to Donor Advised Fund managed by social-justice organization Sankofa.org.

H/T Pitchfork | Screengrab via Tidal

Rosanna Pansino has made a name for herself as one of the most prolific (and geeky) food vloggers on all of YouTube. The digital celebrity boasts over 4.7 million total subscribers and a collective one billion views on her channel. In part because of the young star’s infectious personality and in part because of her success, YouTube featured Pansino alongside beauty and lifestyle creators Michelle Phan and Bethany Mota in the company’s 2014 inaugural print, TV, and digital display ad campaign focused solely on creators. Pansino, who’s partnered with Kin Community, has also teamed with brands like home decor company Wayfair and cake decorating magnate Wilton Enterprises for branded series.

Now, Pansino will join the ranks of published YouTube authors with her upcoming publication The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook, based on her wildly popular webseries of the same name. Pansino’s debut print work hits digital and store shelves on Nov. 3, 2015. To celebrate the Nerdy Nummies Cookbook and kick off a 30-stop book tour, Pansino will appear at Stream Con NYC on Oct. 31. Here’s what the digital baking and cooking celebrity had to say about her book deal and her plans for this coming year:

Tubefilter: You’ve managed to turn your Nerdy Nummies YouTube series into a cookbook deal. What were your initial goals when you started planning your Nerdy Nummies cookbook? What kind of cookbook were you wanting to create?

Rosanna Pansino: I wanted the Nerdy Nummies cookbook to be an embodiment of the show. I am a very visual learner so each recipe in the book has 6 or more step by step photos walking you through the process. The book has over 420 full color photos.

I wanted to create a really fun, colorful, easy-to-use cookbook that would spark creativity and encourage people to have fun with food. I have a hard time following some cookbooks that don’t include enough how-to pictures, so I really focused on making The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook as accessible as possible.

TF: What was your favorite part about writing the book?

RP: I got to spend a lot of time with family throughout the entire process. All of the recipes were made in my kitchen and the pictures taken in my dining room. You can also never go wrong with test baking new recipes!

TF: Was there anything you wanted to include in your book that had to be left out?

RP: I had full creative control of The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook so I made sure to include all of my favorite recipes. Each recipe also includes a little blurb on why I chose that recipe and a story of why it’s important to me.

TF: Where do you get the ideas for all your recipes?

RP: I spend most of my time test baking new treats every week; it is a creative outlet for me. Friends and family also suggest new ideas that they think I might like.

TF: If you are offered a second book deal, what do you think that one will be about? Would you want to do another cookbook or would it be about something else?

RP: Right now I am focused on the upcoming book tour, where I will get to meet fans all over the country at over 30 stops. I do have a lot of ideas I think would be fun for a new cookbook though! I absolutely loved making my first cookbook and am hoping readers enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. If it’s something people want more of I would love to make another book.

TF: Why do you think YouTubers have so much to offer for readers and the traditional publishing industry?

RP: Every single YouTuber I know works extremely hard and is full of creative ideas. Someone who enjoys creating videos might also enjoy making a physical book.

TF: What are your plans and goals for 2016? Anything people should be on the lookout for?

RP: I have a new website launching soon, my very first merch, The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook tour, and a few unannounced projects that I’m working on for 2016. I plan to keep doing at least 2 videos a week in addition to starting a few new series. 2015 was a really fun year for me and I am excited to see what new projects 2016 holds.

Pansino, along with a host of other famous digital and YouTube stars, will be at Stream Con NYC. You can get your tickets to that event here. You can also check Pansino’s tour dates and pre-order her book, which hits digital and store shelves in November 2015, through the Nerdy Nummies Cookbook website.

Screengrab via Rosanna Pansino/YouTube 

Telling fictional stories about real people is a longstanding practice, but on Wattpad, the subjects of those stories can often share space with the authors.

While YouTubers are releasing their own work on the site—Tyler Oakley is debuting portions of his forthcoming book, Binge, on Wattpad—fans are filling the rest of the space with fictional takes on the most popular digital entertainers. If you love Vine star Cameron Dallas and want to share a fictional story of a chance meeting with him that spawned true love, you’ve found your home on Wattpad. There are 59,986 other stories just like yours.

Wattpad is a melting pot of professional authors sharing glimpses of their works and amateur writers sharing a mixture of original works and fanfiction based on their favorite characters. The platform is also no stranger to RPF, or Real Person Fiction. In fact, one of Wattpad’s greatest successes, Anna Todd, inked a six-figure deal thanks to a One Direction-themed story that started on the site. So it’s no surprise that fiction featuring YouTube and Vine stars is popular on the site.

Wattpad provided a peek at just how many works feature digital talent as fictional stars. Unsurprisingly, the leader is current Streamys Entertainer of the Year Cameron Dallas. He stars in thousands of fics, with titles like “Truly Madly Deeply,” which has 10.5 million views and 165,000 stars, or “The Foster Home,” with 12.5 million views. It currently ranks No. 275 in all the fanfiction on the site. Nash Grier comes in second, but shows up in the top 10 again as simply a surname, as does Hayes Grier, Nash’s younger brother who’s now on Dancing With the Stars.

Despite being defunct, Our2ndLife makes the top five of digital talent cast on Wattpad, but none of the individual members crack the top 10. Overall, Vine stars outnumber YouTubers in the top 10, but the list is rounded out with the catchall term “YouTubers” at No. 10.

Number of works for:

Cameron Dallas: 59,986

Nash Grier: 32,637

Jack Gilinsky: 26,231

Our2ndLife: 23,451

Hayes Grier: 19,998

Matthew Espinosa: 19,386

Taylor Caniff: 16,127

Shawn Mendes: 16,074

Grier: 15,259

YouTubers: 14,755

Beyond the top 10, Zoella is the first female to break in with 3,000 works at No. 42, followed by Bethany Mota at No. 44. YouTube’s biggest star, PewDiePie, does make the cut at No. 34, but the teen heartthrobs drown out him in the fictional world. Aside from Connor Franta’s presence as part of O2L, LGBTQ+ YouTubers like Oakley and Troye Sivan don’t show up until No. 37 and 38, respectively. 

But that’s not to say that the content generated about the top Vine stars and YouTubers is totally straight in nature. While more often the fiction follows the formula of a young woman who meets a famous viner and falls madly in love, there’s no shortage of slash pairings of Grier and Cameron, no girl in sight.

While singular YouTubers may pale in comparison to the number of stories about mainstream acts like One Direction, taken collectively the stories about digital influencers on Wattpad just reinforce their importance to the millennial set. It’s a good barometer of success: If they’re writing fanfiction about you, you’re probably a big deal. 

Illustration by Max Fleishman