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Stephanie Soo vs Nikocado Avocado: Manipulation Allegations and Video Responses

The conflict emerged after collaborative filming involving Stephanie Soo, Nikocado Avocado, and Zach Choi in December 2019. Soo alleged that Nikocado tried to pressure her into publicly discussing her conflict with Veronica Wang, continued pushing the subject after she expressed discomfort, used public hints and messages after she canceled another collaboration, and photographed areas of her home without clearly established permission. Nikocado disputed key parts of Soo's interpretation, accused her of removing context, and presented messages and photographs to support his version. Soo then released a detailed rebuttal to his response. In 2021, Nikocado told MEL Magazine that the feud had been orchestrated to benefit both of their careers. In a new 2025 video, however, he described the situation differently: he acknowledged that his pressure, angry messages, and behavior in Soo's home were wrong and apologized, while also accusing Soo of intentionally dramatizing and exaggerating the situation. These later statements by Nikocado create a significant unresolved contradiction.

SSParticipantStephanie SooNAParticipantNikocado Avocado

Timeline

11 events
EventYOUTUBE · CONTEXTPrimary source

Stephanie Soo, Nikocado Avocado, and Zach Choi appeared in a collaborative ASMR video

A collaborative ASMR video featuring Stephanie Soo, Nikocado Avocado, and Zach Choi was published on Zach Choi's channel. The video does not itself contain statements about the later conflict, but it confirms that the three creators were filming together shortly before the dispute became public.

YouTube02:18Video sourceASMR CHICKEN WINGS & STRETCHY CHEESE with STEPHANIE SOO & NIKOCADO AVOCADO (No Talking)Open on the platform ↗
Checked December 15, 2019 at 07:00 AM
EventYOUTUBE · CONTEXTPrimary source

Nikocado raised the topic of Veronica Wang during a collaborative mukbang

A conversational mukbang featuring Nikocado Avocado, Stephanie Soo, and Zach Choi was published. Soo later cited parts of this filming session as examples of Nikocado pressuring her to discuss Veronica Wang. The video confirms the collaboration and the discussion itself, but whether Soo had previously agreed to discuss Wang and how clearly she refused during filming later became disputed by the parties.

YouTube04:36Video source10 Packs Spicy Fire Noodle Challenge With Zach Choi And Stephanie Soo - MUKBANGOpen on the platform ↗
Checked December 17, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Start of the conflictYOUTUBE · INITIALPrimary source

Stephanie Soo published 'Why I Am Scared Of Nikocado Avocado'

Soo alleged that Nikocado had manipulated and pressured her in the days surrounding their collaborations. According to Soo, he attempted to use their friendship and earlier private conversations to push her into discussing Veronica Wang on camera, continued applying pressure after she expressed discomfort, and later used social media and mutual acquaintances for public hints and ridicule after she canceled another planned collaboration. Soo also said that footage from her home security system showed Nikocado photographing parts of her home while she was outside the room, and she connected her feeling of being unsafe to earlier trauma. These were Soo's allegations and descriptions of her own experience and did not by themselves establish Nikocado's intent.

YouTube01:42Video sourceWhy I Am Scared Of Nikocado AvocadoOpen on the platform ↗
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1Why I Am Scared Of Nikocado AvocadoYouTube · VideoPrimary source2YouTuber Stephanie Soo exposes Nikocado Avocado's alleged abuse in videoDaily Dot · LinkSecondary source
Checked December 21, 2019 at 07:00 AM
ResponseDAILY DOT · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Nikocado rejected the allegations and announced a full response

Nikocado publicly rejected Soo's allegations shortly after her video was published. Contemporary coverage recorded his position as claiming that the accusations were fabricated and constituted a targeted attack against him. He also announced that he intended to release a full response. A direct permalink to the initial statement was not preserved in the reviewed material, so this event is supported by contemporaneous secondary reporting.

YouTuber Stephanie Soo exposes Nikocado Avocado's alleged abuse in video ↗
Checked December 22, 2019 at 07:00 AM
ResponseYOUTUBE · RESPONSEPrimary source

Nikocado Avocado released a multi-hour response to Stephanie Soo

In 'My response to Stephanie Soo....', Nikocado disputed Soo's account. He argued that Soo knew he had taken photographs inside her home, had shown him parts of the property, and had discussed the interior with him. He also argued that messages and the history of planning the collaboration showed that Soo had previously been more willing to discuss Veronica Wang than her video suggested. He claimed that Soo exaggerated how strongly she had demonstrated discomfort and presented private messages with Zach Choi as evidence for his version. Nikocado did not deny taking photographs inside Soo's home. The dispute concerned consent, context, and the interpretation of his actions.

YouTube04:36Video sourceMy response to Stephanie Soo....Open on the platform ↗
Checked December 30, 2019 at 07:00 AM
ReactionYOUTUBE · REACTIONPrimary source

Stephanie Soo responded with 'How Nikocado Manipulated All Of Us'

Soo addressed Nikocado's response point by point and presented additional messages and video excerpts. She argued that the material he showed did not establish that she had agreed to discuss Veronica Wang during the specific filming session, disputed his characterization of her behavior as ghosting, cited his earlier positive statements about her, and returned to the issue of photographs taken inside her home. Soo alleged that Nikocado continued photographing the interior and her security system screen after she had left the room. She stated that this would be her final response and that she intended to move on.

YouTube01:42Video sourceHow Nikocado Manipulated All Of UsOpen on the platform ↗
Checked January 1, 2020 at 07:00 AM
ReactionX/TWITTER · REACTIONVerified by the editors

Zach Choi publicly disputed Nikocado's use of their private messages

After Nikocado's response video, Zach Choi published a series of public statements. He said he had not given permission for their private text messages to be shown, that Nikocado had pulled him into a dispute in which he did not want to participate, and that Nikocado's goal during the collaboration had been to get an visibly uncomfortable Soo to discuss Veronica Wang. Choi also said he had been afraid of Nikocado's reaction when disagreeing with him and stated that he had privately supported Soo.

Public statement by Zach Choi ↗
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1Public statement by Zach ChoiX/Twitter · Postprimary_preserved_via_secondary2Zach Choi Intervenes in Nikocado Avocado vs. Stephanie Soo FeudShowbiz CheatSheet · LinkSecondary source
Checked December 31, 2019 at 07:00 AM
UpdateYOUTUBE · UPDATEPrimary source

Nikocado continued the public dispute with Zach Choi

Nikocado published 'Why i'm no longer friends with Zach Choi ASMR'. In the description, he directly connected the video to his response to the Stephanie Soo conflict and stated that he did not regret publishing Choi's messages. He accused Choi of disloyalty and of coordinating with Soo against him. The material documents the expansion of the original dispute to another participant in the collaboration.

YouTube04:36Video sourceWhy i'm no longer friends with Zach Choi ASMROpen on the platform ↗
Checked January 10, 2020 at 07:00 AM
CommentaryMEL MAGAZINE · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Nikocado told MEL Magazine that the feud had been orchestrated for career benefit

In an interview with MEL Magazine, Nicholas Perry said that his YouTube persona was largely performative and claimed that the conflict with Stephanie Soo had been orchestrated in a way that benefited both of their careers. He said that both creators understood that the situation would increase their visibility and described it as an opportunity to strengthen his public villain persona. MEL reported that it sought comment from Soo but did not receive a response. This claim came from Perry and was not publicly confirmed by Soo. It is also difficult to reconcile with his later 2025 account, in which he described Soo's video as an independent and deliberate attack rather than a mutually coordinated campaign.

Who Is the Real Nik Avocado? ↗
Checked August 4, 2021 at 07:00 AM
UpdateYOUTUBE · UPDATEPrimary source

Nikocado revisited the conflict and partially apologized to Stephanie Soo

In 'Exposing What Really Happened with Stephanie Soo', Nikocado returned to the dispute more than five years later. He acknowledged that he had wanted to involve Soo in gossip about Veronica Wang, reacted badly when she canceled a collaboration, sent angry messages, publicly expressed frustration, and failed to respect her boundaries sufficiently. He described these actions as mistakes and apologized. He separately acknowledged that continuing to photograph parts of Soo's home after she left the room had been overly presumptuous and wrong. At the same time, he accused Soo of intentionally constructing an emotionally heightened and misleading narrative, using editing and presentation to connect their dispute with more serious implications, exaggerating the context of the photographs, and presenting ordinary moments from ASMR filming as evidence of coercion. These accusations represent Nikocado's later interpretation and are not independently established facts.

YouTube02:18Video sourceExposing What Really Happened with Stephanie SooOpen on the platform ↗
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1Exposing What Really Happened with Stephanie SooYouTube · VideoPrimary source2Transcript: Exposing What Really Happened with Stephanie SooLilys AI transcript · Linktranscript_confirmation
Checked June 17, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Latest updateCommentaryJUST TRISH · REACTION2 confirmations

Just Trish compared Nikocado's new video with his 2021 statement

A Just Trish episode revisited the original conflict and highlighted Nikocado's 2021 MEL Magazine interview, in which he had claimed that the feud was planned for mutual career benefit. The discussion questioned how that statement could be reconciled with his later demand that Soo acknowledge responsibility for allegedly manipulating the story. This was third-party commentary and did not provide new direct evidence about the events of 2019.

Nikocado Avocado EXPOSES Stephanie Soo & Kayla Malec Clocks James Charles AGAIN? ↗
Checked June 26, 2025 at 07:00 AM
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