TikToker Zach Justice has been accused of grooming his Dropouts Podcast co-host, Indiana Massara. Social media users took to the internet to opine that the former allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with the latter. YouTubers, including Trisha Paytas, have since taken to the internet to comment on the matter.
Disclaimer: The following article discusses grooming and p**ophilia. Reader’s discretion is advised.
YouTuber Film Cooper and X (formerly Twitter) user Freaky hunter took to social media to accuse Zach Justice of alleged grooming. They claimed that Indiana Massara was just 14 years old when the duo met.
At one point, Justice reportedly began living in Massara’s residence when he was around 20 years old. As per YouTuber Film Cooper, the duo reportedly began dating when Indiana Massara became an adult.
Cooper further revealed that Massara was hired by Justice to edit videos when she was 17 years old. Freaky hunter also created an X thread to accuse Zach Justice of alleged p**ophilia.
For those uninitiated, Zach Justice is a social media personality best known for his comedy and POV videos. He is best known for his podcast, and had amassed over one million views, at the time of writing this article.
Allegations against Zach Justice explored as the relationship with Indiana Massara gets questioned
Along with netizens questioning the duo’s relationship, Freaky Hunter shared several videos where Justice made lewd comments in the presence of other women. In one of the videos shared by the X user, Justice and Massara were seen discussing explicit information, while the latter was allegedly still a minor and Justice was an adult.
In other videos shared by the X user, Zach Justice could be seen making inappropriate comments about content creator Tarayummy, including calling her a “p**ophile’s dream.”
While commenting on the same, YouTuber Film Cooper argued in his video that Justice did not respect the boundaries of other people, and showed a disturbing attitude when it came to children.
After Justice’s relationship with Indiana Massara began to get questioned by netizens, the duo reportedly contacted TikToker @zinaaweenaa, who spoke about the alleged grooming. In text message screenshots, one could see Justice asking TikToker not to discuss their relationship on social media.
He also accused the TikToker of sharing their story solely to get views online. At one point, he also claimed that Indiana Massara did not want details about her relationship with Zach Justice on social media. Justice wrote in a message:
“Indiana doesn’t want what happened to her on text for people to see.”
Justice appeared to insist that the TikToker and him discuss the matter through a phone call.
Speaking about the alleged grooming, Trisha Paytas commented on her Just Trish Podcast on July 4. She said:
“He’s very well liked and when you go against someone who is… here’s the thing right, I’m just trying to think like, the point of all this, bringing it up… they’re [Justice and Massara] acting like none of this is wrong when it is wrong. And my biggest red flag was him coming after the TikToker.”
YouTuber Film Cooper sharedd on his YouTube channel that Indiana Massara probably did not view herself as a victim of grooming.
However, the story is still developing. Neither of the parties involved has publicly spoken about the matter.