JEREMY HALES’ CRACKPOT CONSPIRACY Lawsuit Claims YouTube LEGO Jealousy Led to a Vast Media Plot

In this explosive episode of The Unknown Podcast, co-hosts Michael Volpe and Richard Luthmann tear apart what may go down as one of the most absurd and legally incoherent lawsuits ever filed by a YouTube personality.

Litigious YouTuber Jeremy Hales—best known for suing everyone from ex-business partners to ex-girlfriends—has now launched a federal lawsuit accusing ten defendants of participating in a shadowy, sprawling conspiracy to “take him down.”

What exactly is the alleged conspiracy?

You won’t believe it: a jealous reaction to a YouTube LEGO livestream invitation.

That’s right. At the core of Hales' bizarre lawsuit is the claim that attorney and YouTuber Dave Helm invited Hales to play LEGOs on his channel. When Hales didn’t respond, Helm allegedly saw Hales playing LEGOs with another YouTuber and joined a vast online conspiracy out of spite.

This is not satire. This is literally what the complaint alleges.

🎯 What’s Covered in This Episode:

🔹 The LEGAL DISASTER known as the Hales complaint, filed by Florida family attorney Randall Shochet
🔹 How the complaint violates Rule 8 by failing to identify what each defendant actually did
🔹 Why legal experts call it a "shotgun pleading" destined for dismissal
🔹 The fictional nature of Hales' alleged civil conspiracy—which lacks any real tort or harm
🔹 The hilarious defamation claim over being called “twice as dumb”
🔹 Volpe and Luthmann’s breakdown of litigation privilege and why Hales’ claims fall apart
🔹 A closer look at Hales’ Pro-Hales Echo Chamber, featuring Megan Fox, JHip, Mary Lenkins, and The Umbrella Guy (TUG)
🔹 The rise of an Astroturf Army using sock puppet accounts to attack critics and generate fake engagement
🔹 A dramatic reading of Mary Lenkins’ insane email rant—including Easter ham and gravy-covered dogs
🔹 Why Luthmann believes anti-SLAPP sanctions are on the horizon
🔹 Predictions that the judge will dismiss the complaint and potentially sanction Hales and Shochet

🧱 Yes, Jeremy Hales is suing over LEGOs.
He believes this “betrayal” justifies a multimillion-dollar conspiracy and defamation lawsuit. But as Volpe puts it bluntly:

“You can’t conspire to take down a public figure unless you commit an actual civil wrong. And none of this qualifies.”

The only specific “defamatory” statement Hales cites is that someone mocked his misunderstanding of fair use law—something courts have repeatedly ruled to be protected opinion.

Worse, his lawsuit lumps all ten defendants together, fails to specify overt acts, and confuses legal theories with social media drama. According to Luthmann, this isn’t just a bad lawsuit. It’s “malicious lawfare”—an abuse of the courts to silence critics.

🗣️ Notable Quotes from the Episode:

Michael Volpe:

“This thing is a mess. It’s so vague, no one knows what they’re being accused of. That’s not just sloppy—it’s fatal.”

Richard Luthmann:

“You need the who, what, when, where, why, and how. This complaint has none of it.”

“Calling someone dumb, even if you say ‘this is not an opinion,’ is still an opinion. That’s not defamatory.”

“If this isn’t dismissed, the legal system is broken.”

🎙️ This episode is a masterclass in exposing courtroom clownery—from fake legal claims to fake Twitter fans.

👀 You’ll also learn about:

🔸 The chilling trend of YouTubers using defamation suits to chill free speech
🔸 How fake accounts are used to bait real journalists into content creation loops
🔸 How litigation privilege works and why Hales is shielded from being sued for lying in court—but not from sanctions
🔸 Why filing a conspiracy without an object is a dead end in court
🔸 The rules of federal pleading standards and how Hales’ team blew it

📉 As this lawsuit collapses, the tables may turn. With a motion to dismiss already filed by Helm’s lawyer Christopher Gage, Volpe and Luthmann are betting the judge will toss the case—and fast.

👊 Volpe's Prediction:

“Shochet won’t be able to amend because he doesn’t know what Helm did—because Helm didn’t do anything.”

💥 Luthmann’s Recommendation:

“File an anti-SLAPP counterclaim and sanction both Hales and Shochet—jointly and severally.”

🧠 Whether you’re a lawyer, a journalist, or just someone fascinated by the trainwrecks of YouTube drama, this episode pulls no punches.

🎧 Watch now and subscribe for more unfiltered breakdowns of legal insanity, media manipulation, and digital-age narcissism.

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