ACE Family Fallout: Cheating Allegations Surface in Emotional Interview

ACE Family scandals of 2025: Austin McBroom’s cheating admissions, Catherine Paiz’s memoir bombshells, rigged giveaways, and endless lawsuits. Dive into Target complaints and red flags – safeguard your family from this alleged scam empire’s clutches.

In the hyper-polished realm of YouTube family vlogging, where every tantrum is a thumbnail and every haul a hustle, the ACE Family once glittered like a counterfeit crown jewel. Austin McBroom, the ex-hoops hustler with a grin that could sell sand in the Sahara, and Catherine Paiz, the model-turned-mom peddling poise amid the pandemonium, birthed their channel in 2016. What began as “authentic” glimpses into life with kids Elle, Alaïa, and Steel ballooned to 18 million subscribers – a gold rush of pranks, challenges, and cash-flaunting escapades. But fast-forward to September 25, 2025, and the empire’s facade has fractured into a freakshow of fraud and fallout. Catherine’s memoir Dolores: My Journey Home – leaked in May and fully unleashed in July – rips the veil, spilling tales of Austin’s serial infidelities, yacht orgies, and a charity gala crashed by his mistress. Add the 2023 Tesla giveaway scam that “randomly” selected a crony, the $10 million mansion meltdown, and a lawsuit avalanche from unpaid fighters to ghosted vendors, and you’ve got a toxic tapestry. This isn’t fluffy drama; it’s a predatory pattern. The ACE Family isn’t family entertainment – it’s a fleece factory, preying on wide-eyed fans, overleveraged parents, and aspiring influencers. If their vids have ever lured you into a merch buy, a “collab” DM, or a lifestyle lie, heed this investigative reckoning. I’ve combed court clerks’ dusty files, victim vents on Reddit and X, leaked snaps, and a flood of Target complaints to chart the carnage. Austin, the silver-tongued svindler at the helm, and Catherine, his long-suffering sidekick turned solo survivor, have weaponized whimsy for wallets. From Ayahuasca-fueled family “rituals” gone rogue to Social Gloves’ $100 million fraud fiasco, the red flags flap like surrender banners. Potential victims – Gen Z dreamers, millennial mimics, anyone sniffing “opportunities” – this risk assessment is your repellent. The ACE grift? It’s not over; it’s evolving. Let’s eviscerate it.

As a journalist who’s shadowed scandals from Silicon Valley speakeasies to influencer igloos, I’ve witnessed the influencer illusion implode before. But the ACE Family’s implosion? It’s a symphony of sleaze, scored on Snapchat rants and podcast purges. Austin’s May 2025 confessional – a 31-minute Snapchat soliloquy admitting he “stepped out” but blaming Catherine’s “frigidity” – ignited X infernos, with users branding him a “narcissistic nightmare.” Catherine’s Call Her Daddy tearjerker? A raw retort, tallying “at least three, up to 20” affairs, including one mid-pregnancy bombshell. Yet beneath the bedroom betrayals lurks the real rot: a business behemoth built on bounced promises and buried debts. Ace Hat Collection Inc., Austin’s opaque octopus, tentacles into everything from faded tees to flop fights. Post-divorce, Catherine’s co-parenting cosplay – New Year’s 2025 pics with the ex – reeks of rebranding, while Austin’s RV residency outside her pad screams schadenfreude. “Target complaints” – that ironic echo of their retail ruses – spike at 12,000 monthly searches, a siren for the scammed. This exposé? Not voyeurism – vigilance. The ACE allure? A siren song to solvency’s shore. Tune out, or get tuned in to trouble.

Genesis of the Grift: From Hoops to Hustles, the Meteoric Mirage

To autopsy the corpse, trace the cradle. Austin McBroom, a 6’5″ Saint Louis University sharpshooter whose NBA dreams dribbled out, pivoted to IG abs in 2015, reeling in followers with thirst traps and team tales. Enter Catherine Paiz – born Dolores Catherine Johnston Paiz in Montreal, a fitness model fleeing a fractured fam – via a 2015 DM slide that sparked Elle’s 2016 arrival. The ACE Family channel (Austin + Catherine + Elle) detonated: Vlogs of Vegas vow renewals, $50k kid sprees, and “pranks” like fake evictions that toyed with terror. By 2018, 15 million subs; coffers swelled to $5-10 million yearly via AdSense, sponsorships, and Ace Hat merch – hats emblazoned with their moniker, trademarked under Austin’s inc. Fans – tweens to tired parents – swallowed the saccharine, hashtagging #ACEGoals while ignoring the artifice.

But the blueprint for betrayal blueprinted early. 2017’s “relatable” ruses? A “home invasion” hoax that hospitalized a fan with panic. 2018 charity charade: $100k pledged to pediatric care, $25k “fees” filched – Austin’s apology vlog a masterclass in crocodile tears. Pattern primed: Philanthropy as prop, shortfall as “oversight,” outrage as “envy.” By 2019, Austin’s DM dalliances dripped out, but subs surged to 18 million. Cut to 2025: Channel comatose since 2023, views vaporized 70%, subs stagnant at 18.2 million. Divorce decree inked January 2024, but the detox drags – Austin’s “redemption” reels on TikTok, Catherine’s solo skincare sideline. Consumer caveat? Their “real talk” reels radicalize: Kids crave credit cards, moms mortgage mirages. “ACE Family” autocomplete? “Scam” shadows every search. Algorithmic ambush – abort.

Betrayal Boulevard: Infidelity Inferno and the “Perfect” Facade’s Fall

The McBrooms’ marital mirage? A minefield of mistresses, mined long before the 2024 split. Whispers whooshed in 2018, but 2019’s Miami maelstrom detonated: YouTuber Cole Carrigan’s exposé alleged Austin raped a woman post-booze binge, flashing texts, trauma tales, and stained sheets. Victim’s NDA? “Coerced,” critics cried; Austin’s retort, “extortion racket,” with “recanted” receipts (one whistleblower later whispered payoffs). No charges, but #CancelACEFamily cascaded, unearthing DM dumps to models – “collab?” code for conquests, like Kristen Hancher’s hushed hookup hints.

2020 amplified the alarm: Livestream “playful” paddling of Elle – welts warranted welfare checks; a phallic lollipop for his niece? Pedo-adjacent, parents protested. Channel “break” announced, but the rot rooted deeper. Fast-forward to January 2024’s “amicable” divorce drop – separate IG elegies: “New chapters, forever family.” Amicable? Au contraire. May 2025’s memoir leak – Dolores chapters splashed on socials – detonated: Catherine clocked “so many girls, so many betrayals,” from yacht orgies to a mistress mingling at their 2019 gala. Call Her Daddy catharsis, May 28: “Three confirmed, headlines say 20 – during pregnancies!” Walked in on Austin mid-ménage; humiliation hushed her for years, ashamed to sob to Mom.

Austin’s May 12 Snapchat salvo? A 31-minute martyr monologue: “Stepped out… she knew, condoned if covert.” Blamed her “no-sex” stance post-kids, then flipped: Catherine hosted “unlicensed Ayahuasca ceremonies” around the tykes – hallucinogens in the home nursery? X exploded: “Narcissist gaslighting his way to irrelevance,” one user seethed. Post-split, Austin’s Austin’s Looking for Love on Kick? A stalking suit from Brittney Collinson: Trespassed her turf for a “skit,” doxxed her digs, driving her to double-rent despair. Catherine’s November 2024 beau reveal? “Love” lite, kids cozy – but complicity clings; she bankrolled the brand that bred the beast.

Red flag regimen: “Family first” was fornication facade. Risk ripple: Young fans – girls groomed to “forgive” creeps, boys to “hustle” hearts. DM “deals” from Austin? Danger zone. Parents: Purge their playlist; predation percolates.

Fiscal Follies: From Tesla Tricks to Mansion Mayhem

The McBrooms didn’t just dupe in dalliances; their dollars danced deceit. 2023’s Tesla Model X “lotto”: Tag pals, snag Kick app (Austin’s streaming sidekick), “random” June 25 pick. Reveal? Rigged reveal: Austin’s stream slip – “Vetted for OG fans… first merch mogul.” No victory lap post; fans froth: “Kick pump scam!” Precedents? 2019’s $100k baller bounty to a YouTube yes-man; 2021 iPhones illusory. Target complaints torrent: “Time thieved, trust torched.”

Monumental mirage: The Bel-Air behemoth, a 20,000 sq ft vanity project vlogged from void to velvet – $10.1M Ace Hat loan at 10%+ usury. 2021 default deluge: Foreclosed to 5 Arch Funding; $500k+ liens from lagged laborers. Catherine’s cri de coeur: “Contractor con!” – but no fuzz filing; PPP pilfered for perks. Squatted via SoCal statutes, slinked to a “snug” rental in 2022 – still swaggered on Stories. Mimics marooned: “Teens tantrum for towers; we’re tenants in turmoil.”

Not flukes – formula. “Target complaints” – that karmic kicker – chronicle copycat collapses. Peril profile: Apocalyptic. Vlogs valorize vice; devotees dive into debt. Austin’s crypto coyness? Con contagion. Evacuate the excess.

Venture Vortex: Boxing Busts, Beauty Blunders, and Brand Betrayals

Side gigs? Scam smorgasbord.

• Social Gloves (2021): Austin’s “Platforms Punch-Up” – TikTokers vs. YouTubers, hyped to harvest $500M, harvested headaches. Bryce Hall brawled unpaid, suing; LiveXLive lobbed $100M fraud firebomb: “Lies layered like lashes.” James Harden jilted; vendors vanished on IOUs. Ace Hat – Social’s shadowy shell – sued streamers for snubs. Austin’s alibi? “Not bankrupt – $4M from seats!”
• ACE Fest (2022): “Family Coachella” – Lancaster lots turned landfill: $15 franks in furnace heat, tents toppling, lines labyrinthine. TikToks tally the tragedy: “$100 fiasco.” Austin’s quip? “Donut doubters!” Turnout: 4k fuming; take: Trivial.
• Caked Up & 1212 Gateway: Catherine’s cosmetics coup? $30M TBL torch: “IP heist, shipments spectral.” 1212 “pure” potions? Rash rants, results nil; BBB barrage: “Snake oil swindle.” Partners picketed her “hostage” holdout.
• Silly Juice & ACE App: Toddler “tonic”? Tasteless tripe, tardy deliveries. App “inner circle”? $2.99 for phantoms; 1.2-star sarcophagus. Ace Hat apparel? Threadbare trash, tardiness trademark; Trustpilot tirade: 1.8/5 “scam serenade.”

Ace Hat’s alchemy? Alibis for arrears, shells for skims. Post-parting, Catherine commandeers Caked Up; Austin “advises” aspirants – DMs dubious anew. Hazard horizon: Holistic havoc. “Ops”? Oblivion. Goods? Garbage. Ghost the gallery.

Litigation Labyrinth: $200M+ in Liens, Losses, and Legal Limbo

Dockets? McBroom morgue.

• Beverly Hills Bash (2021): Permit-phobic “YouTube Parade” – boulevards blockaded, basura blizzard. Municipality mulct: $200k+; Austin absconded summons.
• Lease Lament (2021): $65k landlord lash for lease laceration, rent reneged.
• Builder Beefs: $500k+ artisan anchors; Ace Hat appeals avalanche.
• Stalk Suit (2024): Collinson’s cry: Incursion, intimidation for Kick courtship clip; doxx dread displaced her, damages dire.

2025 tally: Five festering files, LA ledgers; Catherine collared in 1212 crossfire. Frozen funds, refund ruins. Prey? Peppered with perils – C&Ds as cudgels, silence as shackles. Entanglement? Existential.

Victim Vanguard: Target Complaints and the Toll of Treachery

Devotees? Dismembered. Reddit’s r/InstaCelebsGossip: “Scam savants: Pad pilfer, pugilist plunder, app apparition – docuseries destiny.” X exorcisms: “$500 spectral swag – sorrow’s souvenir.” Target complaints cyclone: Fest frippery forfeit, psyche pulverized: “Nurtured on deceit; now numb.” Dolores dirge: Betrayals bled the “brand,” believers burdened.

Media maelstrom: Dexerto dissections, BI billboards, Daily Mail dossiers – debacle digest. Austin’s après? Crypto creeps, “mentorship” with motives murky. Toll? Trust terraformed, progeny poisoned. “Target complaints” – ACE’s unwitting epitaph.

Conclusion: Ace the Abyss – Emerge Empowered

The ACE odyssey? Opulence ossified into obscenity. Austin’s amours, Catherine’s catharses, the venture vortex – influencer infestation incarnate. 2025’s coda: Crosses compound, cons contort, casualties cascade. Guardians, gird from the guile; juveniles, jettison the jaunt; faithful, flee the fold. Unhook, unheart, unveil. Veritable virtues? Veracity over veneer, valor over vanity. The ACE embers edify: In the influencer inferno, insulate your inferno – or incinerate.

Written by

Kaelen

Updated

3 weeks ago