page_title: DFTBA Records
section_title: Controversy
hierarchical_section_title: DFTBA Records / History / Controversy
caption_attribution_description: English: Alex Day speaking at VidCon in 2010, for use on the Wikipedia page 'Alex Day (musician)'
context_page_description: DFTBA Records is an e-commerce merchandise company that was co-founded by Hank Green and Alan Lastufka in 2008. Originally a record label, the company now focuses on selling merchandise for prominent YouTube stars, such as Green himself, his brother the novelist John Green, Charlie McDonnell, CGP Grey, and Charles Trippy, among several others. DFTBA is an acronym for "don't forget to be awesome", a catchphrase of the Green brothers and used as a closing tagline on their Crash Course educational video series, among others, such as their podcast, Dear Hank and John.
context_section_description: In March 2014, several artists signed under DFTBA Records, including Alex Day and Tom Milsom, were involved in sexual abuse accusations. Following the breaking of this news, all artists that had been accused of having sexual encounters with their fans, or of being perpetrators of sexual abuse were dropped from the label. Lastufka also made a $1000 donation to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
  Both Hank and John Green made public announcements on YouTube and Tumblr regarding the situation. On Milsom specifically, John stated, "On a professional note, we continue to have a zero tolerance policy for abusive behavior by artists whose work is distributed by DFTBA Records, so his music is no longer for sale at DFTBA." Around the same time, a former DFTBA Record-signed artist, Michael Lombardo was sentenced to five years in prison due to pleading guilty on eleven counts of child pornography charges. Lombardo's ex-girlfriend, Hayley G. Hoover, who is also signed under DFTBA Records, spoke out against him.
caption: Alex Day at VidCon 2010
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