YouTube personality Jared Knabenbauer, also known as ProJared, has claimed his now-estranged wife wanted them to have an open relationship and encouraged him to tell the woman he's accused of cheating with that he had serious feelings for her. He opened up in a Friday evening post, saying he feels forced to speak about private details of his marriage to Heidi O'Ferrall after she posted on Twitter that he was sleeping with popular artist Holly Conrad behind her back. After apologizing for images shared by his spouse and others since last Wednesday, he states that he went along with 'Ferrall's suggestion of a poly relationship a few years ago. But he claims that in hindsight it was an attempt to resolve deep issues in their union. He alleged O'Ferrall had been involved with several casual partners during their marriage and has enjoyed a serious relationship with someone else since 2017. YouTube personality Jared Knabenbauer (left), also known as ProJared, said wife Heidi O'Ferrall (right) pushed for an open relationship But he alleges she flipped and accused him of cheating then threatened to hurt his reputation He claims he tried therapy and stopped seeing others but she continued to see people His statement added that O'Ferrall persuaded him to look for intimacy outside of their relationship but said he doesn't know whether that was to justify her own actions or boost his self esteem. Knabenbauer's post went on to say that things took a bad turn after his wife told him to tell Conrad he didn't see her as just a fling. 'When I did, things changed with Heidi,' Knabenbauer wrote. 'She became angry and vindictive … She called me a 'cheater' and claimed that I was destroying the marriage because of my 'affair'—even though she continued to have other relationships with other partners.' He alleged that despite the rough patch O'Ferrall continued her own intimate relationships outside of the marriage. Knabenbauer say he had couple's and individual therapy in an attempt to mend the marriage despite loved ones telling him to leave. Alleging he was not the abuser but the one abused, he described it as a time of being 'embarrassed, scared and broken' as she threatened to destroy his career every time he tried to split from October 2018. 'I want everyone to know that any other interactions I may have had with any other women were known to, and encouraged by, Heid and were had with only the purest and lawful intentions,' he said, adding that he paid for initial deposits after finding a new place for her to live, and purchased a car to help her be independent. O'Ferrall also claimed Knabenbauer exchanged nude images with impressionable fans O'Ferrall claims her husband was having an affair with popular artist and designer, Holly Conrad (pictured) but he claims she told him to tell Conrad he had serious feelings for her She called it 'lies' and said she called out his relationship with Conrad in January 2018 In addition he told followers that when he filed for divorce May 13, he told his lawyers to give her what she's entitled to from his earnings during the time they were together. Knabenbauer ended the statement saying he acknowledges that he must hold himself to a higher standard as a public figure but he only had the best intentions for his wife. When their feud went public O'Ferrall tweeted that her husband had blocked her but on Friday she addressed screenshots she had seen of the YouTuber's tweets. 'Just count the number of times he says 'Heidi' compared to addressing his actions. I'm shocked that he's even still trying. This is full of misdirection and lies,' she posted. 'He says he only acted with my approval and this is nothing short of bulls**t. It's legitimately insane. I told him in no uncertain terms that I was not comfortable with polyamory after he proved he could not be transparent with me. Countless people can corroborate this.' She clarified: 'We attempted polyamory, and then I shut it it down in no uncertain terms. I never had anything to hide from him, period. I did not receive the same transparency.' O'Ferrall said she called them out for their romance in January 2018. She wrote: 'Holly is the REASON our 'open relationship' didn't work. Because she told Jared that she ONLY had feelings for him, despite being married at the time.' In the days before Knabenbauer's Twitter statement O'Ferrall had been tweeting that she was glad she pursued her own career over the course of their marriage as she only felt like 'Jared's wife' in many situations. His wife tweeted she was 'unaware of him having sexual interactions with fans after late 2017'. But Knabenbauer claims he tried to do whatever he could to make his wife happy Wife admits they tried polyamory but she shut it down and her spouse didn't stop He told followers he paid for her to move and bought her a car when they split. But she claims he made her financially dependent But she accused him of making her financially dependent on him and unable to move out without his help. Addressing his sharing of finances she told her followers that it's not a sign of generosity and simply what she's entitled to. After accusing him of 'gaslighting' her she addressed his inappropriate conduct with followers. 'I was COMPLETELY unaware of him having sexual interactions with fans after late 2017. And the reason I thought it 'ended' then was because I demanded he end it. Because it's unacceptable.' O'Ferrall said he regarded her attempts to make him accountable for his actions as threats. 'I literally warned him, 'Others will be hurt by knowledge of your adultery. Your fans, and your friends who unwittingly enabled it.' He ignored me, and acted like I was threatening him,' she tweeted. The popular gamer who amassed more than 1.3million subscribers on YouTube is alleged to have solicited sexually explicit photos from his underage fans. A Twitter user known by the handle 'Chai' alleges that 33-year-old Knabenbauer, 'knew I was 16' when he requested nude photos of him on Tumblr. Chai alleges that the two even exchanged explicit photos. Social media star tweeted he tried to leave many times since October 2018 but she made him feel 'embarrassed, scared and broken' 'We spoke sexually,' Chai wrote on Twitter. 'He sent me pictures of him in cosplay with his d*** very visible. 'He told me details about his sexual life and fantasies. 'Eventually, he sent me a d*** pick…We didn't speak every day, but most. 'I sent him many actual, real nudes.' DailyMail.com has reached out to Knabenbauer for comment. Chai tweeted that Knabenbauer 'knew I was a big fan of his, and that I was underage, and still continued to talk sexually to me.' Another Twitter user who goes by the name 'Charlie' also posted allegations against Knabenbauer. Charlie claims they began communicating with him in 2016, when he or she was either 15 or 16 years old. Charlie writes that they sent Knabenbauer nude photos, and that he answered by thanking them. 'Thrilled by the acknowledgement and validation from someone whom I admired so much, I didn't stop,' Charlie writes. YouTuber claims he was not the abuser (left). He said he told his lawyers to give her the fair share of earnings during their marriage Charlies then claimed to have received an invitation to join a 'secret' blog known as 'SinJared.' 'On it, he posted nudes that his followers submitted to the blog and posted some of his own,' Charlie wrote. 'He encouraged me to submit some as well, but I wasn't comfortable.' Charlie and Chai said they spoke and compared their experiences with Knabenbauer. They then said they wrote an email to NormalBoots, a gaming collective that counted Knabenbauer as one of its members. NormalBoots provided a statement to The Verge confirming that it was made aware of the allegations against Knabenbauer last month. Another Twitter user known by the handle 'Bren' told The Daily Beast that Knabenbauer's Tumblr account consisted of him answering 'questions from fans, who he called 'his sinners,' about his sexual life.' 'He also made a lot of 'send nudes' comments (on his public Tumblr too), which seemed like just a joke at first, but on SinJared he actually was asking for nudes, and encouraging fans to submit them,' Bren told The Daily Beast. Asa, who got to know Knabenbauer's online fan community through the game Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club, also claims that Knabenbauer's Tumblr account was filled with explicit content. 'One of the chat members shared a link to us,' Asa said. 'He asked if I was over 18, and I said yes, mentioning that my birthday was scarcely a few months prior. 'He said that he was honored I would want to 'use' my newfound legality with him.' The allegations against Knabenbauer initially came to light after his wife, popular cosplayer Heidi O'Ferrall, published a series of tweets accusing her husband of infidelity. Knabenbauer's social media accounts include a number of suggestive images The drama began when Knabenbauer announced the end of his marriage to O'Ferrall in a statement shared on Twitter. 'My wife Heidi and I have filed for divorce. I know this may come as surprising and upsetting for many of you, but know that we do this so that we may both seek happiness for ourselves,' he wrote. Hours later, O'Ferrall took to Twitter claiming she was blindsided by the split announcement, and claimed that it was an attempt 'to silence her'. Conrad has also not issued a public statement, and has now set her Twitter account to private. Later, O'Ferrall went further, claiming that her famous former spouse exchanged nude images with impressionable fans. 'He has been soliciting nudes from his fans for years. I was there. In the beginning, it was a joke on (blog site) Tumblr,' O'Ferrall posted. 'It was ostensibly a body-positive space for consenting adults, and I approved on that basis.... [but] he started a Snapchat, for getting nudes from fans, without telling me. I found out via a fan comment. I felt pressured to allow it even though I was uncomfortable.' Heidi frequently featured in Jared's photos and videos, which were shared with his legion of followers Knabenbauer released a statement saying that people may 'see a lot of rumors, speculation, and gossip going around'All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility