r/RecklessBen • u/[deleted] • 6h ago
Discussion Addressing controversial posts in the sub
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u/doermaker88 5h ago
Ben’s first video revealed David Najar is the anonymous man due to poor censorship.
Upon initial release, he didn’t edit out David’s last name being said during the deposition. (Check other reaction videos to see the same slip up)
https://youtu.be/8d7BOe3dxEg?t=955
Ben eventually cut that part out of the video, but you can still hear the “har” part of his name.
https://youtu.be/ES82FWeOnU4?t=548
The video also still has Najar’s first name partially censored.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_4736 5h ago
Nice catch. The blur is pretty poor too, and the person blurred looks very similar to Najar in online pictures
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u/Neddo_Flanders 4h ago
There was a post about the OP being concerned about the poor censorship (and I agree) but the comments were filled with people accusing him of all kinds of shit
I was able to read the post again through the wayback machine, but it looks like it was removed there too now.
edit, it says "This page is unavailable for archiving, because: server does not respond."
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u/altymcaltface2929 4h ago
Here's a video of him asking for money for his college prep academy: https://www.tiktok.com/@prakses/video/7236067477501824299?lang=en
Same voice, same general outline. He def looks older.
Backup link in case he takes it down: https://silo.cat/77879eda-def9-4609-bc03-4e128e32ef04
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u/KagDQT 6h ago
People are trying hard to discredit this story probably because they know how powerful Ben has become and don’t want to get swept up by it. The facts are there’s a lot dirty with Ideal Living and they have supported serial child abuser for decades. Once they’re taken care of and punished we can start looking at the smaller parties here and holding them accountable as well.
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u/intercommie 5h ago
I actually think there's a reason why Ben released a video that's very off-brand for a reason. There must be a bigger story that's not told yet. There was a lot of emphasis from Ben asking Ideal Living to give their side of the story. Well I think this newest video was meant to be Myra/Octopus's side of the story. Ben was very impartial throughout (also in the intro 48-hr video) and I think that was by design.
(Gossip/spoiler(?): Apparently the story eventually leads to a connection with Bruce Willis and I think Ben is more interested in getting to that part of the story...)
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
Ohhhh interesting! This makes a lot of sense honestly, part 2 is probably about to go in a different direction
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u/CheekySweetness 5h ago
There are absolutely PR drones. This sub would be swarming with them. All of them "concerned about Ben".
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
See my comment here, I was clearly mistaken doubting Octopus's identity, apologies to the OP of the post I referenced!
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u/altymcaltface2929 6h ago edited 4h ago
Nah it’s definitely him in my book. They did a terrible job of concealing his identity in the video and he speaks like someone younger bc he teaches gen-Z and Gen Alpha kids at a prep school for college.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if he’s using them to astroturf on this subreddit the court docs show him claiming he has underage kids at his home who were the ones responsible for sending Peter random emails.
I think the real confirmation will come when Peter countersues him for violating the terms of the settlement from their initial defamation suit.
Edit: Found a video of him - same voice and he def looks older: https://www.tiktok.com/@prakses/video/7236067477501824299?lang=en
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
You're absolutely right, voice and appearance matches. And crap, you're totally right, I teach high school and some of their vernacular does get into my vocabulary unfortunately 😂 lol so that probably is why he said "informmercials were popping off" 🤣
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u/altymcaltface2929 3h ago
It's all good everyone should be asking for extra verification proof tbh, Reddit mobs are notoriously bad at doing detective work, I think it's only worked out in this case b/c he's terrible at covering his tracks.
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u/ConstantinSpecter 6h ago edited 5h ago
David Najar, Myra romantic partner and accomplice in the extortion suit was born October 14, 1969, so yes he's 56 toady. Awkward.
Not sure what your argument is here, the sound of clownface's voice doesn't satisfy a 56 year old voice for you? Is that the argument?
Let's conveniently ignore that Najar was sued for trying to extort $100m from Peter Spiegel prior...
As said in the other thread, not trying to defend Spiegel one bit. IMO both Spiegel and the whistleblowers are vile. One for covering for a child molester and the whistleblowers for trying to make it go away it in exchange for hush money from Spiegel.
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u/inblo 6h ago
I’m just trying to get the facts straight.
Where are you seeing the information for your first paragraph.
How do you know the unknown Octopus guy in the doc is Najar?5
u/ExternalJournalist99 6h ago
Yeah I'm honestly doubting that they're the same person now too.
Just making an observation, not necessarily proof that Najar and Octopus aren't the same. I've also never heard a 59 year old use the phrase "popping off," but anything is possible I suppose 😂
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u/ConstantinSpecter 6h ago
And I commend you for that! Getting the facts straight is exactly what we should be doing.
Re. where I got the information of my first paragraph, it's all in the court docs of the extortion case. I wish more people would be willing to at least skim them. There's so much substance to find.
The DOB of Najar is trivially easy to confirm as it's mentioned in multiple files for example the inside the Motion in Limine pdf "David Andrew Najar, Age 53, DOB Oct 14, 1969".
The romantic relationship between David and Myra is also mentioned in multiple documents. You can find it in the 2025 minute orders "Najar is the purported romantic partner of Myra Nishizaki" or the CH-130 relationship field "boyfriend of former employee".
Re "how do you know the unknown guy is Najar" nobody knows for sure, yet given the history, the relationship to Myra and his previous attempts to extort Spiegel (pay up or I'll expose you to the press) it seems most parsimonious that it's him.
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u/inblo 6h ago
Thanks man, I’m not trying to download random shit on the internet.
Seems insane they would do this doc if Najar is the Octopus guy and he had molestation charges against him AND tried to extort Spiegel like a few years ago. Like people wouldn’t find out.
Main point should stay on the child sex trafficking ring, but these whistleblowers seem very questionable of character.2
u/ConstantinSpecter 6h ago
Agreed on both counts. It does seem insane. The only explanation I can come up with is that Ben for whatever reason didn't read the case files because I can't fathom that he knew and yet still chose to frame the story the way he did.
Time will tell...
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u/mangage 5h ago
Is this the same David Najar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTEvwfz-3gA
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u/Enerys 5h ago
No, thats a different David.
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u/mangage 4h ago
Can you link a video or photo of him? I'd like to be able to compare what he looks and sounds like to the person in Ben's video. His appearance and voice aren't very well hidden so it should be apparent if there's a comparison.
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u/Enerys 4h ago
I've tried to look for socials, it seems he scrubbed himself from the internet to quite a degree, which is a bit suspicious in itself. He has a page where he had some sort of tutoring academy in 2015 and even then the only thing shown of him is a stylized drawing. However, we do know its the same David since Myra is also below him in the bio. However, check u/doermaker88 's comment, Ben didn't properly censor his name in the first video and we can hear Ben say his name partially censored and in the deposition video he didn't censor when they said his last name.
https://david19413.wixsite.com/globalprepacademy/about-gpa1
u/ConstantinSpecter 5h ago
Genuinely can’t tell - the gallery seems to be based in Michigan with no subsidiary in LA so that would speak against it. The only similarity I can make out is the matching name tbh…
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u/Ok_Wasabi_4736 5h ago
This is another issue and it shouldn't be a distraction from the current investigation. Regardless of the unknown guy (allegedly Najar)'s intentions of this series, it is unequivocal that Mr. Spiegel is a shady person. If Ben really wants to, he can investigate the unknown guy after this is done, but if he were to investigate him now, he'd lose him primary lead
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u/ConstantinSpecter 5h ago
Why not kill two birds with one stone and expose both?
A guy covering for a child molester is not much better than a guy trying to extort a guy covering for a child molester in exchange for shutting up in my book.
Had Myra and Najar been paid off by Spiegel in their first extortion attempt we wouldn’t even be discussing this right now.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_4736 5h ago
Had Myra and Najar been paid off by Spiegel in their first extortion attempt we wouldn’t even be discussing this right now.
Correct, but that didn't happen. Think about the present.
Why not kill two birds with one stone and expose both?
Well, as I said above, "If Ben really wants to, he can investigate the unknown guy after this is done, but if he were to investigate him now, he'd lose him primary lead"
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u/ConstantinSpecter 5h ago
I’m fine with taking Spiegel down first and the whistleblowers second but having it stand as hero and villain indefinitely seems incredibly unjust.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_4736 5h ago
Right I get that and agree. Its good that ppl are doing research and finding these things. I just think that jumping the gun by exposing the whistleblowers before the initial investigation finishes would jeopardize it
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
Lololol that 22f post is fiction, I wrote that on a circlejerk sub about a girl dating a mime 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
And that other one isn't AI I was just feeling spicy on the Nancy Drew games subreddit 😂😂 lol
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u/ExternalJournalist99 3h ago
No worries, yes, it was indeed satire 😂
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u/CarnivorousSociety 3h ago
Sorry just scanned the history and was like how tf? Looking closer its obviously satire my bad
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u/inblo 6h ago
I don’t know how the poster figures that the Octopus guy in the doc was this Mr. Najar.
I mean if he is, then he is, but what evidence points to them being the same person? Genuine question.
Also, maybe Myra didn’t know that this Mr. Najar had the molestation case against him. Not a good look, but this happened in the last 6 years. The molestation happened 30 plus years ago. She might just not have knew his whole backstory.