"I was charitable, and I was wrong": HasanAbi revisits his Ethan Klein defense
His first full deep dive into the Klein separation runs well past two hours and has drawn about 1.4 million views since yesterday.
Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 1,385,913 views.
ETHAN KLEIN NUKES HIS MARRIAGE
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- 4:00Hasan describes the late-night texts that told him about the Klein news.
- 8:14He reads the H3 Podcast's Instagram notice putting the show on indefinite hiatus.
- 8:35He reads Hila Klein's statement about a long-term affair and her decision to separate.
- 13:46The H3 crew's statement says they will not continue working with Ethan.
- 17:35An October 2023 clip shows Hasan defending Ethan; he now says he was wrong to.
- 27:00A compilation counts 306 Instagram stories Ethan posted about Hasan in 2025.
"ETHAN KLEIN NUKES HIS MARRIAGE" is HasanAbi's edited stream on the news that ended the H3 Podcast for now. The description bills it as his first proper deep dive into his former co-host's spiral. It has drawn about 1.4 million views since yesterday, and a shorter companion upload went up the same day.
The opening stretch follows the public statements in order. Hasan describes getting a run of late-night texts about the news. He then reads the H3 Podcast's Instagram notice of an indefinite hiatus, followed by Hila Klein's statement describing a long-term affair by her husband and her decision to separate. Ethan reposted it, Hasan points out. Shortly after comes "A message from the crew," in which the H3 staff say they will not keep working with Ethan.
From there the video turns personal. Hasan and Ethan co-hosted Leftovers, and Hasan dates the end of that show to the period after October 7. He replays a clip from October 2023 in which he defended Ethan against critics, then delivers the line the video keeps returning to: "I was charitable, and I was wrong."
Much of the later commentary is about the two men's falling out. One on-screen title card counts 306 Instagram stories Ethan posted mentioning Hasan in 2025, and Hasan works through the compilation. He also reads posts from the H3 subreddit and replies from other commentators.
The chapter list runs to a closing section titled "What Happens Now?" It is a long watch, and its center is not the separation itself but Hasan's account of how he went from sharing a microphone with Ethan to regretting the times he stood up for him.
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- October 24, 2026
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A long stream edit about the H3 news has become one of the most watched new uploads since yesterday, on a channel used to large daily audiences.
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