FaZe Banks: I didn't lay a hand on that girl and Jake Paul knows it
By Jesse Collins ·
Things are constantly heating up when it comes to the allegation that FaZe Banks clotheslined Jake Paul's associate, Meg Zelly. Banks commented in a Twitter thread this weekend about it.
In another edition of the FaZe Banks and Jake Paul fiasco, Banks is doing his best to shut down Twitter hate quickly. This week, Shane Dawson's docuseries discussed the allegations against Banks and it's caused a lot of the community to talk.
This drama is long running, starting around when Ricky Banks, also known as FaZe Banks and owner of the FaZe Clan, started dating Jake Paul's ex-girlfriend Alissa Violet. The feud has lasted well over a year now, but it came to a head during an alleged assault on Jake Paul's assistant, Meg Zelly, at a night club. Allegedly, Banks clotheslined Zelly in the club, wrapping his arm around her neck into a chokehold, and dragging her in the club. While speculation has run wild since it happened, the Paul brother was quick to make a video about it, which Jake himself calls "immature" during the docuseries discussion.
The newest episode of the series is titled "The Secrets of Jake Paul" and discusses several aspects of Paul in the 38 minute YouTube video. But, during a segment titled "The Assault", Jake and his current girlfriend, Erika Costell, talk about the event and what they knew. The story goes that Zelly witnessed Banks kissing another girl that was not Alissa and then he assaulted Zelly. Within their words, they seemed unclear of who actually assaulted Zelly, but were very clear that something did happen that night, leaving the assistant with a bruise on her neck. One of Zelly's long term friends and former member of Jake Paul's Team 10, Max Beaumont, came forward to explain that the story was supposedly made up and Banks had not kissed anyone that night and did not assault Zelly.
After the episode was released, Banks blasted into the comments after a Twitter user, Marna, made claims that the bruises on the neck must be undeniable proof of guilt. "Someone else who is beefing with Jake saying it was fake is not credible proof!" Marna claimed. "Zelly had hard physical evidence ON HER NECK that it happened, & Faze Banks admitted her likely elbowed someone in the neck & you still believe he didn’t do it! I’m tired of people like YOU!"
Dude, it didn't happen... there was physical evidence supporting my side in way of a full security tape that has me doing absolutely nothing meg described. I didn't lay a fkn hand on that girl and everyone knows it. Jake knows it, Meg (who they fired knows it).. get real
— FaZe Banks (@Banks) October 13, 2018
Banks adamantly disagreed and responded to the thread. "Dude, it didn't happen... there was physical evidence supporting my side in way of a full security tape that has me doing absolutely nothing meg described. I didn't lay a fkn hand on that girl and everyone knows it. Jake knows it, Meg (who they fired knows it).. get real".
While it's become a true "he said, she said" situation, the actual events that occured may never be uncovered. In the meantime, the drama is bound to keep going in the Banks/ Paul feud, with Banks recently saying that both Paul brothers were liars.