Here's Why and How the Ace Family Got Famous so Quickly (2024)

In the video, Cole shares DMs from women claiming they had sexual interactions with Austin — one of them saying he impregnated her (and replied to her by saying "don't say that s--t to anyone else," and "WTF man that baby probably isn't mine anyway.") Most horrifying of all though, is Cole's claim that Austin raped his friend in Miami.

Cole shows evidence, like bloody sheets and texts that corroborate the story. Watch the video below (trigger warning: the YouTube video contains content relating to sexual assault) for the full story.

How exactly did the ACE family get so famous?

Clearly, the ACE family's goal is to appear as picture-perfect as possible. The couple and their children are considered family #goals to millions of subscribers and fans all over the world, so it's especially shocking to learn that Austin and Catherine's relationship is a facade (and that Austin isan accused rapist). How exactly did they accrue millions of fans to begin with?

First of all, Austin McBroom and Catherine Paiz didn't come from nowhere. Austin had already made a name for himselfwith his basketball career.Austinwas an NCAAbasketball guardwho played forEastern Washington University. And Catherinehas modeled for Victoria's Secretand Azzelia Swimwear. Theystarted vlogging in 2016, first with pranksthey played on themselves, along with challenges, and then they pivoted toward parenting content when Catherine learned she was pregnant with their first child.

Both Austin and Catherine had a decent social following, so it made sense that the two of them combined could lead to a bigger fandom. While their original channel was called Catherine and Austin Vlogs, they quickly changed to ACE once Elle was born (ACE stands for Austin, Catherine, Elle).

According to the ACE family's Fandom page, they reached 1 million subscribersby April 5, 2017. They quickly grew, reaching10 million by July22, 2018, and17 million by July 14, 2019.The ACE family amassed 2 billion views byNovember 3, 2018.

What made the ACE family so successful?

The ACE family surely isn't the only family that vlogged their daily lives on YouTube, but they're one of the only content creators that took it to the next, Kardashian level. They consistently uploaded videos, created social media accounts on every single platform (and even created accounts for their kids, Elle andAlaïa), created ACE family merch, memes,and cultivated brand partnershipsand other YouTuber collabs. Simply put, the ACE family had a good business strategy.

Will cheating and sexual assault allegations hurt the ACE family brand?

Fans of the family are NOT happy and are calling out Austin for his disgusting actions.People are concerned for Austin and Catherine's daughters, stating that it's not healthy or safe for them to be growing up in that kind of environment.

Austin has denied the cheating and rape accusations, saying, "justice will be served" on Twitter.

We do hope justice will be served — for the victims who have come forward about Austin's deplorable actions. Stay tuned for more updates.