A prominent YouTube gaming couple known for their popularity in the online ‘zombie’ community is at war over wild allegations of sexual assault and grooming in the wake of their ugly split.
MrTLexify, whose real name is Lex Iwan, has amassed 1.56 million followers since joining the platform in 2013.
While streaming on the Twitch platform, watching his romance with Reagan McNulty, known as puresoftie, delighted mutual fans, until the two apparently broke up two years ago after McNulty stopped appearing on his streams.
Now, the relationship has turned sour, with McNulty airing explosive claims that Iwan ‘groomed’ her to become his girlfriend when she was underage.
He responded by insisting that the relationship began when they were both under 18 years old. He denies all allegations of wrongdoing and has not faced any type of criminal investigation.
But the scandal has shocked their once shared fan base.
McNulty, 23, said she started talking to Zombie YouTuber Iwan, 26, when she was 15 and he was 18.
One X user said: ‘Chat Lex has been cooked, unsubscribing after being submissive for almost ten years – prayers for this lady. I hope you find peace.’
Another wrote: “Stay strong Lex, lifelong fan of yours, I hate seeing you dealing with so much in the background.” Take care man.’
Iwan is part of what is called the zombie gamer community, who play and post videos of themselves playing Call of Duty (COD) zombies mode, a popular survival mode that appears in several COD titles, particularly the Black Ops series.
Allegations of Iwan’s inappropriate behavior surfaced in July after some members of the community began speculating about the timeline of his two-and-a-half-year age gap relationship with his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend, Reagan McNulty. known as ‘puresoftie’ or Wren on her social networks.
Iwan, who did not respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment, responded to the speculation by saying his relationship with McNulty had begun when they were both minors and accused McNulty of extortion.
Iwan, who did not respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment, responded to speculation by saying his relationship with McNulty (pictured) had begun when they were both minors and accused McNulty of extortion.
McNulty describes herself as an e-girl, a subculture heavily influenced by emo culture, the scene and mall goth combined with Japanese and Korean street fashion.
Following questions surrounding their relationship and Iwan’s X post, McNulty posted on July 28: ‘All because he was lying on my behalf, to direct the hate he was having towards me. I have lost the most important and formative years of my life at the hands of Lex Adrian Iwan, and I refuse to continue wasting any more years.’
McNulty claimed that the two had met at ZHouse, a collective that meets to play COD zombies, Meet and Greet in Santa Monica on January 24, 2016.
‘Lex and I met in 2016 and started talking when I was 15 and he was 18. We formed a relationship online before meeting in person with the intention of dating in 2017,’ she said in a statement.
A year later, on July 4, 2017, McNulty said the two met in person. That night, they allegedly kissed for the first time while in the same hotel room.
This screenshot was from McNulty’s Instagram account. She said she had this profile since high school when she took it down from another user after her account was deactivated. She said this exchange was about how Iwan ‘appreciated her female presence in his life because he “never had one” when he was younger’ and happened when she was 15 and he was 18.
The two would supposedly meet again on July 10, 2017, when Lex took her to Disneyland. McNulty alleged that one night, Lex touched her breasts.
McNulty said that as the relationship continued, the sexual advances increased. She said Iwan lied about her being 18 to his gamer friends and would try to intoxicate her into sleeping with him.
“Lex even changed my birth year on a passport for an escape room that he, all his friends and I did together so no one would notice,” she said.
She said their sexual relationship escalated further on Aug. 31, 2017, when McNulty alleged they had sex in a hotel room when she was 16 and he was 19.
This photo was taken at Disneyland when they met for the second time on July 10, 2017. McNulty said Iwan rented a hotel in Oceanside for the weekend, but left early because she felt uncomfortable after he touched her breast. .
McNulty, who sells explicit photos of herself on subscription platform Passes, did not provide images of the hotel room, but did include Snapchat photos of the two showing them together in Los Angeles, California.
“He begged me to have sex with him since that was our last night together and he was returning to Canada,” she said of the alleged incident.
‘The whole experience was horrible. I didn’t want to have sex with him.
‘We made up the next morning and said goodbye. He made plans to see me again.
In response to these claims, Iwan posted a video titled ‘My Ex’ on YouTube, in which he addressed the allegations of sexual assault and harassment, but did not make it clear when their relationship began.
“There is evidence that she lied that she wanted to turn 18, that the only way for us to work was for her to also lie about her age,” he said.
It included screenshots of X direct messages from McNulty where she described herself as a virgin in 2020 and instances where she allegedly lied about her age to his friends and him. He also alleged that the passport with the false age was his idea.
This text exchange between McNulty and Iwan appeared in Iwan’s ‘My Ex’ video to show the alleged verbal abuse and extortion he claims to have experienced.
Iwan also alleged in that document that McNulty physically assaulted him and caused property damage.
Iwan said every encounter between them was consensual and there was “no evidence to the contrary.” But in a separate document he shared, he also apparently did not question his romantic relationship with McNulty, then a minor.
In California, the age of consent is 18 and there are no Romeo and Juliet laws; This means that under California law, having sexual relations with a minor is statutory rape, even if they are of a similar age or are minors. If the minor claimed to be of legal age, the adult would still be at fault.
Iwan also alleged in that document that McNulty physically assaulted him, caused property damage and extorted him.
Iwan said McNulty began extorting him from August 2021 to July 2023 in exchange for his silence or she would go public with her allegations. It showed PayPal transactions to McNulty’s account totaling $38,325.
He also provided text messages in which McNulty allegedly demanded money from him and threatened to report him as an alleged hairdresser and pedophile.
Iwan (pictured) said McNulty began extorting him from August 2021 to July 2023 in exchange for his silence or she would go public with her allegations. It showed PayPal transactions to McNulty’s account totaling $38,325.
Based on text messages he shared, it’s unclear if McNulty was demanding money in exchange for his silence.
He said this stopped when Iwan sent a cease and desist letter on August 25, 2023. He also filed a police report in Canada on July 23, 2024 regarding harassment allegations McNulty was spreading on X.
McNulty uploaded a two-hour response video to YouTube on September 2. But the video was removed for violating YouTube’s terms of service agreement because it included nude photos of her and Iwan that were taken when she was a minor.
His X profile has since been banned.
Under Section 2260 of Title 18 of the United States Code, the production, transportation, possession, and distribution of child pornography is prohibited and is considered a felony.
Revenge porn is a misdemeanor in California.
DailyMail.com could not immediately reach McNulty for comment.