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Mourey is a former YouTuber whose comedy channel uses themes such as comedy, sex, pet life, and D.I.Y. projects to relate to her fans, fans she refers to as "Internet Friends" (5). Mourey originally acted as her own writer, director, actor, and producer as she creates, films, acts in, edits, and publishes her own videos (5). Later, she hired a personal assistant, among other things, to keep her professional career afloat (5).

Mourey is considered to be the "Queen of YouTube" (5), becoming the second most subscribed YouTuber of All-Time in 2013 ( https://www.tubefilter.com/2013/05/10/jenna-marbles-youtube-most-subscribed/ ), losing out to Smosh. She carved out a new form of entertainment; one that undermines visual aesthetic for comedy (5). Her influence on the platform played a key role in changing the term of "YouTuber" into "Influencer" ( https://lanthorn.com/84483/opinion/column-which-is-more-influential-money-or-content-creators/ ).

Mourey is one of the three original content creators on YouTube that was more than a one-hit wonder as she (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecohen/2020/06/27/why-jenna-marbles-one-of-youtubes-first-stars-decided-to-cancel-herself/?sh=7d721d0b2028), along with Smosh and Fred Figglehorn, earned money through sponsorships and ad revenue, shaping what began as a hobby into a career choice ( https://lanthorn.com/84483/opinion/column-which-is-more-influential-money-or-content-creators/ ). Mourey's humour evolved with the times, keeping her fanbase attached and enabling her to continually pull millions of views per video ( https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/ ), earning her almost $350,000 in 2012 (5). Mourey's estimated networth in 2021 is $8 million ( https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/producers/jenna-marbles-net-worth/ ).

Youtube:
Among the first of Mourey's videos to gain traction on the platform, "How to Trick People into Thinking You're Good Looking"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnywTk), released in 2010, was viewed over 5.3 million times in its first week. This video was inspired by how she transforms her appearance for her go-go dancing job. In less than three minutes, Mourey becomes a "human optical illusion" (5). This same video has over 70 million views in 2021 ( https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/ ). Soon after, another one of her videos, "How to Avoid Talking to People You Don't Want to Talk To," was featured in The New York Times and ABC News in August 2011. In the video, she said, "I'm sick and tired of guys thinking that just because I showed up at a club or a dance or a bar that I want to have their genitalia touching my backside." EDITED UP TO HERE. Mourey's upward trajectory continued with videos such as "Drunk Makeup Tutorial" in 2012, a classic upload from Mourey that became popular with 14.6 million views in 2013 and over 24 million in 2021 (5). Other videos like "I Hate Being a Grown up," "What Girls Do in the Bathroom in the Morning," and "My Favorite Dance Moves" added to her success. In 2013, Mourey had more than one billion YouTube clicks and more than 8 million subscribers (5).

Mourey kept in contact with her fans, balancing a delicate game of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube while keeping her professional and personal life rolling (5). Popular among teenage girls, Mourey had more Instagram followers than Oprah Winfrey, Facebook fans than Jennifer Lawrence, more followers on Twitter than Fox News (5). As such, she received over 50,000 messages a month from viewers.

Personal Life:

When starting her channel, Mourey was in a relationship with Max Weisz (look for a source about him to link) and had a comedic relationship on screen (5).

Jenna marbles played on the professional softball team at her university during school (find source).

Jenna started her YouTube career in 2010 with a two minute video about her black and white Chihuahua, Mr. Marbles ( https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/ ), the inspiration for her internet alias of 'Jenna Marbles.' Up until the end of Mourey's YouTube career in 2020, she continued to post videos about her other dogs, Kermit and Peach who are Italian Greyhounds and are half-siblings ( https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-are-fostering-an-adorable-new-puppy-1633387/ ). Bunny, a greyhound, was added to the family in 2019. This furry family became a main theme on Mourey's channel with videos such as 'Doing An Easter Egg Hunt For My Dogs,' 'Making My Dogs Homemade Treats,' 'Teaching My Dogs How To Swim,' and 'My Dogs Eat Pupsicles.' The fifth and most recent addition to the family is another Greyhound names 'Jamie' who is a retired racing dog ( https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jenna-marbles-julien-solomita-are-fostering-an-adorable-new-puppy-1633387/ ).

On June 25, 2020, Mourey uploaded an 11-minute apology video called 'A Message, following accusations of blackface(cite), racism (cite), and slut-shaming (cite) [sentence citation 5 and https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/. In this video, she addresses offensive content present in videos from her earlier career in 2011-2012, such as the impersonation of Nicki Minaj featuring blackface, rapping anti-Asian slander while wearing traditional Asian clothing, and slut-shaming women who had slept with multiple people ( https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-26/jenna-marbles-leaves-youtube-channel-after-apologizing-for-blackface ). This video was Mourey's step towards taking responsibility for her actions. Mourey stated it was never her intent to hurt or offend anyone and that she would be taking an indefinite hiatus from her YouTube channel. Shortly after being posted, this apology video was deleted.

On June 26, Mourey's boyfriend, Julien Solomita, announced on Twitter that the couple's joint podcast and Twitch streams would be put on indefinite hiatus. While Solomita returned to streaming on the joint Twitch channel on July 6, he announced on behalf of both of them that the channel would be transitioning to be operated solely under his name, since Mourey still wished to remain out of the spotlight.

In September of 2021, one year after Mourney left YouTube, she also deleted her Instagram and Twitter accounts ( https://www.distractify.com/p/jenna-marbles-now ). Solomita joined in on this anniversary, too, and deleted his Twitter account( https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-julien-solomita-explains-deleted-twitter-claims-no-longer-gaining-anything ).

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