"I just kind of felt relief": Trisha Paytas and Moses Hacmon break silence on Ethan and Hila Klein's estrangement amid alleged cheating scandal

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Trisha Paytas admitted she felt “relief” after learning about the affair allegations involving her former Frenemies co-host Ethan Klein, while stressing the situation is painful because of her family's ties to his wife, Hila Klein.

The podcast host addressed the allegations during an Oct. 27 episode of her Just Trish podcast, explaining she and her husband, Moses Hacmon, had no prior knowledge of the claims. Moses is Hila Klein's brother.

“I just kind of felt relief. And like, I'm really ashamed to say that because it's an awful situation.”
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Trisha Paytas said the developments over the previous several days had been difficult to discuss, especially as people who felt wronged by Ethan celebrated the allegations.

“Everything that's happened in the past 72 hours, it's hard. It's hard to talk about. I see a lot of people that were wronged by Ethan obviously, like, celebrating, rejoicing … I don't feel that way about it, obviously. 'Cause it's, again, it's Moses' family. We also have kids the same age.”

Trisha Paytas and Ethan Klein co-hosted Frenemies from September 2020 until June 2021. Their partnership ended after a series of disagreements, and Paytas and Moses eventually became estranged from Ethan and Hila. The couple married in December 2021.


Moses Hacmon accuses Ethan Klein of destroying their families

Moses Hacmon also appeared on the podcast and accused Ethan Klein of spreading false claims about him, including that he had been a combat pilot who killed people. Moses denied the claims, saying:

“I never graduated from flight school. I never was a pilot. I've never been in combat. I never hurt anyone.”

Trisha Paytas' husband also said he didn’t consider Ethan part of his family anymore, though he remained concerned about his sister. He left a pointed comment at his estranged brother-in-law.

"Everything is Ethan's self-destruction. At first he did everything he could to destroy my family, and he was successful at that, unfortunately.”

He added:

“And after that, he did everything he could to destroy his own family, and he was successful at that too.”

Hila Klein exposes husband Ethan Klein’s affair in tell-all post

Trisha Paytas’ comments arrive amidst Ethan Klein’s alleged infidelity to wife, Hila, which she revealed in explosive Instagram Stories on Oct. 22.

“I am living a nightmare I can’t wake up from. My husband has been having an affair. I have been fed lie after lie after lie for months. Here is the truth.”

Hila Klein went on to share that she “could sense something was wrong,” and that she had tried asking him about it only to be disregarded.

“But I was met with dismissive answers and no action. Things that bothered me continued to bother me, and he did nothing about it. So I trusted him. Because I loved him. I stopped questioning him and began to question myself, my own instincts. My sanity.”

She continued:

“Eventually, he was caught in a lie, and I knew I was done. But the lies continued. ‘It was just a kiss’ became ‘it was emotional cheating.’ After I dragged these lies from him, he finally admitted he’d been in an affair for over 6 months, the extent of which I’m sure I still don’t know.”

Hila Klein said that her feelings about the betrayal were “immeasurable,” seeing how her partner for two decades changed.

“The person I loved and trusted for 20 years evaporated overnight. He was my safe place, my partner in marriage, parenting, and business. My only family on this side of the world. How do I even begin to make sense of this?”

She concluded her message, admitting that she doesn’t know what happens next. However, while she is in “survival mode,” she says that her priority right now is herself and their children.

In response to the tell-all, Ethan Klein broke his silence on his social media and requested his family's privacy.

"I know a lot of people are understandably looking for a comment from me, but I ask that you please respect my family’s privacy and do not contact them looking for me or asking for their comments. They have nothing to do with this and share in your outrage and disappointment."

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Edited by Gladys Altamarino