Hootie Russo

[mafiastudent]

I take back my previous comment about drinking - he didn't actually drink the beer and once again said he doesn't drink which was later in the video but I stand by my other statements.

Yeah he said in that Bek interview he would only drink like once a year for New Years Eve. He said he was usually the DD for his crew when they went out.

I might have to go back and listen to that Bek interview again because I swear that’s where he let it slip that he had been in a drug rehab program.

[Extortion]

I think this dude staxx is the bigger tool of them all. He is a total clown junkie who doesn't know what he is doing. Doesn't know LCN or anything...Telling people hes getting made guys on the show and Joe Watts talking to his assistant "Nicole" lol this is so pathetic that it shouldnt even be addressed yet the drama between them all is so entertaining. At least Hootie was actually in the life and knows something about it and probably made some money. Staxx is white trash probably made like $500 over the course of 10 years.

[mafiastudent]

And just to throw something else out there but doesn't anyone else think it odd that the whole breakup between Hootie and Staxx and everyone else happened right after Pennisi interviewed on JC and Hootie's show (now deleted)?

[JakeTheSnake630]

Hootie is going off on IG. This whole thing has created more views for them then they’ve had the whole time on all the channels they’ve had put together.

[Amershire_Ed]

Hootie is going off on IG. This whole thing has created more views for them then they’ve had the whole time on all the channels they’ve had put together.

Holy shit he is stoned out of his mind on the last 2 videos he posted. He legit said with a serious face “I was the toughest guy on IG”. Can barely keep his eyes open. He needs some major help.

[Shellackhead]

He’s high as shit hahaha now he can’t say he isn’t into drugs.

[JakeTheSnake630]

Yea he’s a complete train wreck. And staxx burning the clothes on his IG. Are they having a who’s more mentally ill contest? Don’t even know who’s winning at this point.

[funkster]

Wtf? Is he claiming they called the cops on him? This is some crackhead HS shit.

[funkster]

Holy shit, he's high as a kite lmao

[Shellackhead]

This is embarrassing.

[Amershire_Ed]

Jesus that video on Staxx IG is psychotic lolol. He looked like he was about to cry. When he said “I’m cooking my clothes!” I almost lost it. It’s hard to overstate how fucked up both these dudes are. Both are in their 40s and have drug problems. Looks like Staxx lives with his mom and Hootie lives in someone’s basement. I should note that every ex wiseguy and associate has been liking Staxx stuff on IG. Pennisi, Arilotta, Calandria. Hootie must’ve burned a lot of bridges.

[Hired_Goonz]

These Youtube rats are very much like old pro wrestlers anyways, going on each other's podcasts to tell the same bullshit stories, so who knows they could just be working an angle here.

[newera_212]

I dont have IG but this sounds hilarious. I figured a while ago there’d be a public falling out in the ratcast space, but always figured it’d be Borello and Alite. I guess Gene getting locked up threw a wrench in that inevitable plan.

This is kind of a shame. Hootie was around online for what...all of 2-3 months? I wonder how he got linked up with Staxx and JC in the first place, it seems so random.

Someone else already mentioned the possibility of this being staged for clout, and I wouldnt put it past Hootie or Stax, who both seem like they’d do literally anything for views. But I cant see a middle aged guy like JC being down with that..its too pathetic.

So to summarize, Hootie gave Staxx some breathing money to help get the channel going and to live off of (and some clothing?) and Staxx blew it on drugs? And to get ahead of the situation he himself accused Hootie of being a junkie and lying about the extent of his cooperation? Is that what happened here?

[joeycigars]

Hootie is a disgrace , his IG alone makes him persona non grata , No need to dig any further

[bluehouse]

i think hootie was doing fine before he started doing interviews.Then when he started doing interviews he remembered how much he loved the life.In life if you ever want to move on from something you got to try and forget about it,hootie for the past year has done nothing but talk about it every day.He gets out of prison works a shitty job and is estranged from all his friends and family, he should of just not ratted and then when he got out he might of been able to get made which was his dream his whole life.The guys an idiot he made jc and hootie shirts and now he cant sell them because that show doesnt exsist anymore and hes stuck with them.Who the fuck starts selling merch without atleast 50k subscribers