He no longer has any affiliation with Legendary Digital Networks.
The company has removed all reference to Mr. Hardwick even as the original Founder of Nerdist pending further investigation.
(Hardwick married Lydia Hearst in 2016.)
(Nerdistbegan as a podcast, and Hardwick rose to CEO of Nerdist Industries.)
Dykstra alleges that her ex-boyfriend quickly exhibited controlling behavior that could be classified as emotional abuse.
Within 2 weeks, rules were quickly established, she wrote.
Some of these included …
I should not want to go somewhere at night … She then went on to allege that her ex-boyfriend regularly sexually assaulted her.
He called it starfishing.
He thought the whole idea was funny.
To be fair, I did go along with it out of fear of losing him.
Im still recovering from being sexually used (not in a super fun way) for three years.
A representative for Hardwick did not respond to a request for comment.
Nerdist released a statement via the brands official Twitter account, in which Hardwick was not named.
HardwicksNerdist Podcastwas renamedID10Tearlier this year, after it severed ties with Nerdist Industries.
