[["Anthony Padilla is leaving Smosh, the comedy group he formed 11 years ago as a YouTube channel with Ian Hecox when they were teens in the Sacramento suburbs. Padilla said that striking out on his own \u201cis a passion that I have wanted to explore for a long time.\"", 47.0], ["On June 14, 2017, Padilla announced he would be leaving Smosh to pursue independent video ventures due to a \"lack in creative freedom\".", 29.0]]
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